{"id":23697,"date":"2013-09-26T21:11:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/09\/baywest-mall-construction-back-on-track\/"},"modified":"2013-09-26T21:11:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T19:11:14","slug":"baywest-mall-construction-back-on-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/baywest-mall-construction-back-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Baywest Mall construction back on track"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Work on the R1.7-billion Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth<\/a> is back on track following the strike action which brought the South African construction industry to a standstill.<\/p>\n

Murray Roberts, who took to the site in Port Elizabeth<\/a>\u2019s western suburbs this May, resumed work last week after a brief hiatus during the strike negotiations.<\/p>\n

Alex Boyazoglu, managing director of Murray Roberts Buildings, said this week that the project was getting back on course and that the mall was still set to open its doors in early 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith regards to the strike activities over the past few weeks, we are in the process of assessing its impact and ensuring the measures are in place to get the works back on schedule,\u201d said Boyazoglu.<\/p>\n

The 87,500m\u00b2 super-regional mall, which is the first phase of a larger Baywest City precinct being developed by Abacus Asset Management and Billion group, will see intensive construction operations over the next 18 months, which will include, among others:<\/p>\n