The Alberton Record on September 19 reported on residents’ longstanding concerns about speeding and reckless driving on Kritzinger Road in Florentia.

The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has now responded, “The residents must sign the traffic calming measure request form as a community and submit it at the Customer Care Centre. The city will then investigate and decide if the area qualifies for speed bumps,” said Zweli Dlamini, CoE spokesperson.

According to Dlamini, the process takes 28 days to complete the warranted investigations.

If the CoE approves the request, the speed humps are then placed on a priority list for construction, depending on budget availability.

The response comes after another alarming incident on September 26, when a vehicle crashed through the wall and into the garden of a home on 10 Kritzinger Street.

The car narrowly missed a toddler’s swing in the garden.

“We heard the noise outside, and when we ran out, we saw the car in our yard. The incident left us terrified and scared,” said the homeowner, who asked to remain anonymous.

Adele Kriek, a nearby resident, described the situation as life-threatening: “The taxi was speeding and the guy coming along couldn’t stop in time, and they crashed into the garden. If there was a person walking on the pavement, it would have been devastating.”

For years, Florentia residents have called for speed bumps along Kritzinger Road, mentioning numerous crashes, property damage, and pedestrians being hit by vehicles.

The road is particularly dangerous as schoolchildren, the elderly at the Alberton Retirement Village, and worshippers crossing to attend services at nearby churches regularly use the road.

@albertonrecordResidents of Kritzinger Road in Florentia are raising urgent safety concerns over the stretch between Beras and the Alberton Retirement Village, where speeding vehicles, reckless driving, and intoxicated drivers have posed a persistent danger for more than a decade.

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Residents argue that speed bumps are the only effective solution, citing the CoE’s own Traffic Calming Policy (2019), which prioritises roads serving schools, churches, and old-age homes.

With the rainy season approaching, residents stress that immediate intervention is crucial.

“We do not want to wait for another serious accident or fatality,” said Willem Meyer.

“Installing speed bumps will slow traffic, reduce accidents, and protect children, the elderly, and worshippers. Everyone deserves safe passage on their own streets.”

The Alberton Record will continue to follow up with the CoE on the Kritzinger Road application, and, if successful, will report on when residents can expect action.

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