Major Rand Water pipe burst affects widespread areas

Repairs to a burst pipe on a main Rand Water pipeline will affect various parts of Kempton Park as well as surrounding areas.

Justice Mohale, spokesperson for Rand Water, on Saturday at noon said accurate timelines would only be known later.

Rand Water experienced a burst on its O2 pipeline and immediately diverted supply to the O5 pipeline.

“The repair will require that a number of valves be closed in order for the pipeline to drain speedily, as well as to sure a safe working environment for technicians. The O2 pipeline also crosses a river stream and technicians have begun diverting the flow of the stream,” said Mohale.

“Our preliminary assessment indicates that a number of areas will be affected during the repair process. We will communicate accurate timelines as soon as we achieve the first milestone of the repair process.”

These areas in Kempton Park will be affected: Isando, Glen, Kempton Park ext, Van Riebeeck Park, Spartan (as supplied by Rand Water).

Other areas include Bedfordview, Alexandra, Wychwood, Primrose Hill, Dinwiddie, Windsor, Sunnyridge, Fisher’s Hill, Primrose ext, Klopper Park, Knights Mine, Medley (Boksburg), Germiston Station, Spoorrnet East Industrial, Wadeville, Tembisa, Tembisa South, President Park, Halfway House Diepsloot, Rooihuiskraal and Kosmosdal. Linmeyer, Linmeyer ext 2 and Southcrest.

The respective municipal customers have been informed. We urge consumers to continue using water sparingly, said Mohale.