04-07-2025
Bridge destroyed by floods reopened at Lowveld Botanical Garden
A R5.7m infrastructure project in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden saw the refurbishment of the suspension pedestrian bridge that was destroyed by the February 2023 floods.
The 110m-long bridge over the Crocodile River was officially opened by the deputy minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment, Bernice Swarts, and representatives of the South African National Biodiversity Institute on Friday, July 4.
The project also included a new viewing deck of the river.
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It was funded by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment's Greening and Open Space Management Programme.
Swarts said the refurbishments will assist the garden to attract more tourists.
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