Complaints about the state of Van Der Linde Road in Bedfordview was followed by Ward 20 Clr Jill Humpreys and Reddam House’s estate manager speaking out about the problems on the road.
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The pavement next to Reddam House is dilapidated and Humphreys said this is due to fibre contractors.
“There are multiple issues like this in Bedfordview. It seems to me these fibre contractors cannot fix anything,” said Humphreys.
“The road has been left like this since 2013 and the school has made numerous requests to the metro to fix the road,” said Mark Jansen van Vuuren, estate manager at Reddam House.
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Humphreys said there is a number of problems that add to the flow of sewage in the road.
“The rain flows into the stormwater drains, which is connected to sewage pipes. It then explodes and the result is sewage flooding the roads of Bedfordview,” said Humphreys.
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Jansen van Vuuren said Reddam resorted to covering the drains themselves on Van Der Linde Road as the metro failed to do so.
“The metro needs to use a steel metal that won’t be tampered with or stolen. Due to the rain, the sewage now runs into Gillooly’s,” said Humphreys.
“Parents have concerns as this has become a health hazard and unsafe for the school children,” said Jansen van Vuuren.
Humphreys and Jansen van Vuuren said traffic is a problem on Van Der Linde, especially in the mornings and afternoons.
“We need to reduce the pavements and slipways in order to get more space on the road for traffic,” said Humphreys.
Jansen van Vuuren said EMPD officers are at Van Der Linde every day to ensure traffic flows.
“The corner is a nightmare with traffic going all the way to St Andrew’s School for Girls,” said Humphreys.
Themba Gadebe, spokesperson from City of Ekurhuleni (CoE), said no resident has made CoE aware of the recent sewage leak on Van Der Linde Road.
“The last complaint of an overflowing sewer was on April 2 and was attended to. Our preliminary investigation reveals that the blockages are caused by root ingress into the sewer line running mid-block through the properties,” said Gadebe.
Gadebe said operations included cleaning and disinfecting of sewer spillages to ensure it poses no health hazard to the public.
“The sweeping of the sewer line was scheduled for April.
“We will arrange for the line to be cleaned properly and inspected to ensure we prevent future sewer blockages,” said Gadebe.
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