City repairs roads following pothole complaints in Hurlyvale
“Once repairs are completed, reinstatement of the road surfacing will follow,”
After concerns were raised regarding several water leaks and potholes in Hurlyvale, the City of Ekurhuleni confirmed that many were caused by ageing water infrastructure.
Last month Hurlyvale resident Robert Baigent questioned the level of service delivery in the area after it took up to five months for some of the potholes to be repaired.
According to Dlamini, two road crossing leaks were attended to while another was scheduled for repair.
“Once repairs are completed, reinstatement of the road surfacing will follow,” said Dlamini.
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Dlamini said to prevent the deterioration of this infrastructure the city makes use of an asset register.
This contains records of the remaining useful life of all infrastructure.
He said projects are prioritised according to identified ageing and budget availability.
He said appointed service providers are working tirelessly to clear the backlog while tending to new complaints.
Dlamini said the wastage of potable drinking water results in non-revenue water.
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“This means that the city cannot generate revenue through billing the consumers. This does have an impact on the budget because there’s a loss in revenue, thus reducing the city’s budget.”
Community members are urged to report water leaks so that the city has record of them.
