South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that is has earmarked key strategic plans for infrastructure development in West Coast National Park. This comes after the allocation of an additional R700 million for infrastructure investment over the next three years to SANParks. This allocation by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment (DFFE) is intended to improve the visitor experience at various national parks under SANParks’ management. West Coast National Park in South Africa's Western Cape is one of the National Parks that has received an injection of +/R31 million to upgrade the park’s infrastructure and tourism facilities to ultimately improve the visitor’s experience in the park and also to boost income generation.
The following projects have been highlighted for West Coast National Park:
- Construction of the R27 Entrance Gate, West Coast National Park
- Construction of the Park Management Offices
- Geelbek Activity Node
- Kraalbaai Management Offices and Public Ablutions
- Duinepos – refurbishment of eleven chalets
These projects will be rolled out over the next three years with handover envisaged for 2026. The entrance gate next to the R27/ West Coast Road, the main entrance gate to West Coast National Park, is one of the first that will be rolled out. Immediately after the completion of the gate upgrade, the construction work will resume for the Duinepos chalets upgrade. The chalets have been non-operational due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining three planned developments will be rolled out right after the latter.
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