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A R1.7-million pedestrian pathway project at St Francis Bay has proved a hit with the community, reducing incidents of crime on residents walking to and from work.
Its also upskilled previously unemployed youths and women from the area.
The need for the 800m engineered pathway, which also features CCTV, lighting, landscaping, and mosaic art, was identified by the Kouga Wind Farm Community Development Trust, an Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) funded initiative.
Project manager Nigel Aitken said the need for a pathway was identified at a police sector meeting where problems with the previous informal pathway were highlighted.
And as part of the project’s aim to harness local talent, civil engineering student Lesedi Marota was appointed as trainee project manager.
