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EDITOR: BETTIE GILIOMEE
All roads lead to Baywest M REPORTER
ORE than 5 000 construction workers and shop fitters worked feverishly this past weeked to add the finishing touches to the biggest and most eagerly anticipated shopping and entertainment complex in the Eastern Cape, the R1.7-billion Baywest Mall in Port Elizabeth’s western suburbs.
ground level, leading to the roofed drop-off and pick-up point, said De Necker. While the public transport drop-off and pick-up point would be operational from tomorrow, the facilities would be completed towards the end of June, she said. Leading to the mall, the R300-million Baywest road network not only links shoppers conveniently to Baywest Mall via the N2 freeway and Walker Drive in Sherwood, but also links Sherwood to the N2, alleviating traffic
congestion in the western suburbs. Baywest Mall also boasted high-tech security, De Necker added. “We have prioritised shopper security,” she said, adding that 230 state-of-the-art CCTV cameras with facial and number plate recognition software were placed strategically throughout the mall and the parking area which surrounds the mall on both floors. “The entire access to the mall is controlled with security booms. We have also trained up
our security team and will have guards patrolling the mall and the parking area constantly. They will be on foot, on bicycles, quad bikes and in patrol vehicles,” said De Necker. All the stores would also be fitted with panic buttons, she said. To further ensure shopper safety, De Necker said, hoodies and caps would not be permitted inside the new mall.
The mall, constructed in a record 24 months, opens its doors to the public at 10am tomorrow (Thursday), shortly after a VIP ceremony during which Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle will cut a ceremonial ribbon indicating the start of the mall’s operation. At 10am sharp, ribbons spanning the mall’s eight entrances over its two levels will be simultaneously cut to allow shoppers to enjoy Baywest Mall and the grand opening festivities planned for the rest of the week. According to Baywest Mall GM, Sonja de Necker, the mall had prioritised shopper safety, as well as ease of access for shoppers with cars and those using public transport. Security breaches at shopping malls around the country have put a sharp focus on mall security, while in Nelson Mandela Bay commuters have bemoaned the lack of proper public transport facilities at major malls. “Baywest Mall has a dedicated public transport drop-off and pick-up point, which we have tailored to meet commuters’ needs,” said De Necker. “Not only is this facility at the doorstep of the mall, meaning commuters won’t have to walk far, but it is roofed and offers a muchneeded canteen and ablution facilities for drivers.” While there were eight easy access points to the double-storey mall’s safe and secure parking facilities, the special public transport access point had been incorporated at
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