Cape Town: The City informed visitors and locals that the upgrade of the Muizenberg beachfront is making great progress. About 15% of the concrete precast units for the new promenade walkway has been placed already by using a large crane that is operating from Surfer’s Corner.
By next week, the contractor will start with the dismantling of the four beach huts on the western side of the beachfront. The huts on the eastern side will be dismantled by mid-year, as the project progresses to that section. In the meantime, they thanked the community and visitors for their ongoing support and patience.
Refurbishment of the Muizenberg beachfront entails replacing the aged seawalls and major upgrades to public amenities. This project commenced in February 2025, and now all is on track to complete the works by December 2026.
The contractor has placed about 15% of the precast step and promenade units, which will provide coastal protection while also providing the beach access at varied levels. Most of the steps will be below beach level and invisible to visitors as it will be buried under sand, and under normal conditions.
Relatively these large sections of the beachfront are currently fenced off in the interest of public safety and security while excavations are ongoing. Artisan steel formwork has been installed on site by hand to create the curved design for the stepped revetment at Surfer’s Corner to ensure a quality finish.
Deputy Mayor and Member of the Mayoral Committee for Spatial Planning and Environment – Alderman Eddie Andrews said that he is happy to report that the construction of the connection to the St. James Walkway is now complete. So, the new NGO building that Waves for Change will occupy.
However, access to the St. James Walkway will be open to the public only once the western parking precinct next to the railway line has been completed. They will make a public announcement when they reach this milestone.
The old ablution building was demolished in January and currently, they are busy in placing the precast concrete units that form the stepped revetment and promenade walkway. This work is ongoing on the western side of the beachfront, and visitors will see the huge crane operating in this area.
Deputy Mayor Andrews wanted to put residents at ease by mentioning that once this project is complete, most of the steps will be covered by sand. Thus, what will be visible to the naked eye once the project is complete will look a lot different than what is currently the case.
Further, they are making use of the good weather as much as they can before the rainy season kicks in. He wanted to thank the public for their patience and ongoing support and want to reiterate that the sections on the beach are not fenced off, it remains open for recreation, as well as the surf.