Residents are concerned for the safety of children on Seventh Street, between Van Riebeeck Avenue and Andries Pretorius Street.
The road is often used as a shortcut by heavy duty vehicles.
“Seventh Street is actually closed where it meets with Andries Pretorius Street and any vehicle using this road must turn down a side street to be able to enter the main road. So why do they use this road at all?” asked resident Ms Margi Jarrett
She added that the vehicles which use the road have little or no regard for the speed bumps which have been installed.
“In their haste, they speed over the bumps causing sand and other material to fly all over the road,” she said.
Seventh Street is also used by children going to and from Eastleigh Primary School in Andries Pretorius Street, as well as pupils from two high schools on First Avenue.
“I would like to ask the Traffic Department to consider the children using this road. Perhaps a notice board can be put up at the entrance from Van Riebeeck Avenue to say that this part of the road cannot be used by trucks,” said Ms Jarrett.
The NEWS sent an enquiry regarding the dangers of Seventh Street to the spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM), Mr Themba Gadebe, for comment on January 20.
In addition, the NEWS also sent the enquiry to Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago, the spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), for comment.
Comment for both enquiries was requested by January 23.
At the time of going to print, no comment was received.
