AGENDA - Swakopmund Municipality

11.1.10 SURFACING OF EXISTING STREETS
(C/M 2012/06/28 - N 8/13/1/4)
Ordinary Management Committee Meeting of 14 June 2012,
Addendum 8.5 page 25 refers.
A. The following item was submitted to the Management Committee for
consideration:
INTRODUCTION:
The Engineering Services Department in their financial budget for Financial
Year 2012/2013, planned for various streets to be upgraded. Different
considerations were used to identify the proposed streets for example load of
traffic, storm water problems, accessibility and the classification in the road
hierarchy.
The proposed streets that will be upgraded is as follows:
1. Nelson Mandela Avenue - (Annexure 1)
2. Südstrand Street - (Annexure 2)
3. Schwester Frieda Street - (Annexure 3)
4. Kühnast Street - (Annexure 4)
5. Harder Street - (Annexure 5)
6. Rakotoka Street - (Annexure 6)
7. Theo Ben Gurirab Avenue - (Annexure 7)
8. Anton Lubowski Street - (Annexure 8)
9. Mandume Ya Ndemufayo Avenue - (Annexure 9)
From the list above each street will be discussed individually and a cost
estimate will be provided. Locality Plans for each street are also attached for
reference.
Nelson Mandela Avenue
Nelson Mandela Avenue has been partially upgraded and therefore should be
completed. Nelson Mandela is also a main Arterial Street which carries a high
volume of vehicle traffic and would ease traffic through the Central Business
District. It would also accelerate local business along the route and it would
make the area aesthetically pleasing for visitors driving along an alternative
route to the Northern Suburbs. Also included in the upgrading will be a new
Traffic Circle at the intersection of Nelson Mandela Avenue and Rakotoka
Street which will also increase traffic flow and would deter speeding along these
two streets.
Südstrand Street
The specific street has been on the scheduled upgrading program for the
Financial Year (2011/2012) and the money budgeted was used for the urgent
repair of Daniel Kamho Street. This Street would also be a major route to the
Kempinski Strand Hotel, once it is completed.
Schwester Frieda Street
This particular street has been chosen for the amount of traffic it carries, it is a
major route to a school and therefore the need to upgrade the Street. It also has
a low storm water point where storm water runoff collect and the upgrading
would alleviate maintenance problems.