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WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE

marathon. The Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour of ◊ Below: Newlands Sports Stadium
usually 109 km attracts nearly 35 000 riders every year. ◊ Below Centre: Cape Town Stadium
Civil engineering plays a major role even to the point ◊ Bottom: Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium
that water from the Misverstand Dam is released to raise
the water level for the Berg River Canoe Marathon
if needed. The Cape Epic is a gruelling mountain bike
race that goes on-and off-road and attracts sportsmen
from across the world. Last but not least, the Big Walk
is the biggest timed walking race in the world attracting
30 000 competitors along an 80 km route from Cape
Town to Simonstown.
There are many other sports events for which civil engi-
neering structures provide the basis for the activity.

• Newlands Sports Stadiums include a beautiful
cricket stadium complete with oak trees and modern
amenities as well as the rugby stadium with its 52 000
seats and home to the formidable Stormers team
that over the years, supplied many, players to the
national Springbok team. Situated between a railway
line and the old main road to the south, its backdrop
is the beautiful mountains of the Cape.

33°58’24.25” S, 18°28’07.60” E

• Cape Town Stadium at Green Point in Cape Town is
one of a series of civil engineering marvels which were
designed and constructed in record time after South
Africa was awarded the 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010.
It seats 64 000 spectators and features a number of
safety features to enable free flow of the pedestrians,
separated from any vehicular traffic by walkways and
subways connecting to public transport.

33°58’46.78” S, 18°27’54.67” E

• Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium near the Liesbeeck
River is situated on soft soils and sports a synthet-
ic playing field. In this case, as in many other civil
engineering projects, landscaping and specialist is-
sues associated with modern sports facilities require
the engineering team to be knowledgeable and in-
formed.

33°56’37.78” S, 18°38’13.19” E

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