Potholes in town scar Edenvale and cause chaos for motorists who often have to swerve and weave through the pockmarked roads to avoid damaging their vehicles.

While driving through town, the number of potholes quickly becomes evident.

During a recent drive through town, The News identified several roads littered with potholes, including Fourth Street, Third Street, Horwood Street, Twelfth Avenue, and Third Avenue.

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Although this is just a handful of the roads in Edenvale plagued by potholes.

Standing on Twelfth Avenue near the intersection with Fourth Street, among several potholes, Clr of Ward 18, Ald Heather Hart, explained that many of the identified roads now carry far more traffic and vehicles than when they were initially designed.

“Community members need to report potholes when they first start forming, and if there was any certainty of them being fixed, we wouldn’t have the situation that we find ourselves in.

“Unfortunately, the Edenvale Roads and Stormwater Depot received a budget of R4m for all eight wards that it caters for,” said Hart.

The area the depot serves includes Boksburg North, Jet Park, Elandsfontein, Klopperpark, Meadowdale, Edenvale, and Bedfordview.

Hart said the budget is intended for pothole repairs, new signage, painting road markings, and the upkeep of stormwater infrastructure.

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“R4m wouldn’t touch sides just in Edenvale,” Said Hart.

“It’s not the depot’s fault; we can’t shout at them, if they have limited resources, then they have to focus on the priority roads.

“This is the situation that we are faced with until we can turn things around at the city level,” said Hart.

Although the depot has a lot of ground to cover, Hart said Horwood Street and Twelfth Avenue are on priority lists for attention.

“We really are in a crisis situation,” said Hart.

“As a city, we are not collecting sufficient revenue.”

A request for Comment was sent to the City of Ekurhuleni on February 4, with a request for comment due on February 6 at 14:00.

At the time of going to print, no comment was received.