Project Showcase

Berg River Dam

Client: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry
Location: Franschhoek, Western Cape
Products Used: More than 43 000 tons of cement
Project Start: July 2005
Completion Date: July 2007

Project Synopsis

At a cost of R1.5 billion, the dam and accompanying infrastructure, designed to last a thousand years, has been one of the largest civil engineering projects in South Africa to date. Nearly 145 000m³ of concrete was cast to complete the new Berg River Dam's one kilometre long wall.

Interesting fact

When full the dam holds almost 130 million cubic meters of water, equivalent to 52 000 Olympic sized swimming pools, making it the second largest dam in the region after the Theewaterskloof dam. With a depth of 65 metres, it covers an
area of 600 hectares, or roughly 595 rugby fields, when filled to capacity.