Rooidam

Many Murraysburgers share fond memories of the Rooidamme from years gone by. Thanks to the efforts of the MSDC the canal filling the dam and the dam itself have been repaired. The time has come to restore this historic site to its former glory and to create a recreational facility for the whole town to…

The 26 January 2017 marks another landmark day in the Murraysburg Rooidam project. Now that the dam is full, the valve was tested the morning and water made its way down the furrow system to Berrange street. A MSDC group followed the stream to evaluate the condition of the furrow. A lot of work needs to…

Murraysburg has been blessed with substantial rains since the 2nd January 2017 and as a result the Rooidamme have quickly filled. In fact, on Sunday evening 8th January at about 10:00pm the dams started overflowing into the bypass furrow which leads surplus water back into the Buffels River. And so, after an absence of about…

Emosies was hoog, Maandag middag 21 Nov 2016 toe die sluise na die historiese Rooidamme om streeks 17:30 oop gemaak is en daar weer water na jare van ongebruik in die damme te vloei. Oud en jonk het met groot opwinding die kanaal wat die water in die dam inlei dop gehou en reg gestaan…

Murraysburg, Western Cape, November 19, 2016– It is now just over two months since work commenced on the rehabilitation of the town’s historic lei-water system. The project is rapidly nearing completion and we are hopeful that we will be able to begin diverting water into the newly refurbished dams before the end of November. Diversion…

Murraysburg, Western Cape, November 10, 2016– It is now two months since work commenced on the rehabilitation of the town’s historic lei-water system. The project is rapidly nearing completion and we are hopeful that we will be able to begin diverting water into the newly refurbished dams before the end of November. Diversion weir and…

Present at the signing of the contract for: Murraysburg rooidam project And at the official handover of the site to the successful contractor by the implementing agency, Casidra. Commencement date 5th September 2016, expected duration approximately 8 weeks. Jaco van Heerden (Front left) Vastrap Grondverskuiwings BK, Murraysburg Chris Barr (back left) Board Member, Murraysburg Sustainable…

It is with great pleasure that the Murraysburg Sustainable Development Council (MSDC) can announce that the tender for the Rooidam Project has been awarded to a Murraysburg business, Vastrap Grondverskuiwings. Vastrap was established in 2010, but the owner has been in the earth moving industry since 2000, so we can be sure they will do…