Sections of Cape Town Stadium’s roof appear to be coming loose, and the city is to spend R1 million to investigate the problem.
|||Sections of the roof of Cape Town Stadium appear to be coming loose thanks to “bolt failure”, and the city says it is to spend R1 million to investigate what’s causing it.
A few bolts in the stadium roof were found to have failed during routine inspections a year ago.
The roof was designed to withstand strong south-easters.
But the city has guaranteed the stadium’s safety
and intends to recover the costs from the party responsible.
The mayoral committee member responsible for the stadium, Grant Pascoe, said:
“The city is awaiting the final report from the professional team.”
Arup Consulting Engineers had been appointed for R1 million to conduct an independent professional review. Cape Town Stadium has cost ratepayers R44.6m over the current financial year.
Councillor Yagyah Adams of the Cape Muslim Congress, who attended a finance portfolio committee meeting which discussed the matter, asked why the city would spend as much as R1m.
“If we’re paying R1m just to investigate, what about the repairs?” asked Adams.
The stadium’s roof is so advanced that it has been featured in National Geographic magazine.
babalo.ndenze@inl.co.za
Cape Times