Giant new urban park for V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town will add a new urban park to its offering in October.
Battery Park will be part of the Canal District and is described as a gateway to the V&A Waterfront.
The initial Waterway House development was an investment of R700m, while developing the new Battery Park and garage and preserving the remnants of the old Amsterdam Battery was an investment of R300m.
Furthermore, R25m is being invested in the Canal Plaza and to improve the flow of traffic; R70m is being spent on the Queens Hotel, Amway Building, old Dock Road and landscaping; R10m is being spent on additional pedestrian links in the Canal District.
‘New heritage site’
According to David Green, CEO of the V&A Waterfront, a key objective of the V&A Waterfront has always been to re-establish the connection between the city and the sea. This has been done with the pedestrian path that runs alongside the Canal.
The ruins of the historic Amsterdam Battery have been retained in the park as a new heritage site.
“Our overarching vision, though, was to provide a functional, convenient, comfortable, safe and unrestricted space with recreational activities for all age groups,” Green said in a statement.
Each area of the park contains public walking paths and benches.
Source: fin24.com