Berg River Bridge Construction Process | Val De Vie Estate

The Berg River Bridge at Val de Vie Estate was officially opened by the Executive Mayor of Drakenstein Municipality, Councillor Conrad Poole, on Thursday 21 June 2018. Martin Venter, Founder and CEO of Val de Vie Estate said at the opening event: “Building a bridge is symbolic of human progress. We are proud today to open the Berg River Bridge and believe that this addition to our Estate is not only to the benefit of our residents, but in favour of our entire community.” The Berg River Bridge connects the estate with the R45 Simondium road via the new Berg River gatehouse, introducing a mere 30-minute travelling time to Cape Town International Airport and Cape Town, 16 minutes to Stellenbosch and 3 minutes to Paarl Main Road. Berg River Bridge Facts: It is the first private bridge of this scale in South Africa. The Berg River Bridge is 400 metres long, the roads on either side totalling 1.2 kilometres It took two years for the construction to be completed, and cost roughly R100 million Boogertman + Partners Architects designed the Berg River Bridge Video made by Light Lounge Photography Studio. www.lightlounge.co.za