MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Department of Transport and Public Works R58 million project to transform the Mossel Bay building formerly known as De Klerk House and also as the Sport School in Marsh Street, is 64% completed.
Construction personnel started working on the site in September 2018.
The building has been empty for years and became a den of iniquity, where police and neighbourhood watches had their hands full, trying to curb criminal activity. However, crime at the empty building will soon be a thing of the past.
Department spokesperson Jandré Bakker says the department is transforming the premises into a Western Cape Government shared offices building.
Construction work includes the demolition of derelict outbuildings, additions and upgrades to the existing main building. The new internal layout will include offices and modernised workplaces for user departments as well as new services and finishes throughout the complex.
The pedestrian entrances from Marsh and Upper Cross streets, as well as the vehicle access from Field Street, will also be upgraded. Bakker says the project is expected to be completed by the end of April 2020.
Once completed, the modernised building will provide office space for staff of the provincial departments of Social Development and Education (currently housed in the Willem van Heerden Building), Health (currently housed in Dias), and Agriculture (new offices).
Bakker says the relevant departments will occupy the building by June next year.
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