The City of Ekurhuleni’s delayed service delivery seems to have forced residents to take desperate measures to keep the City’s roads safe to drive on.
Among the many interventions by residents to rescue the City’s roads, someone recently resorted to using sand to fill the massive potholes on Pretoria Road in Comet,
This came after the Advertiser recently ran a story about the delays to repair the potholed stretch of the road near the intersection of Main Reef and Pretoria Road.
When this publication revisited the area this week, it was found that the massive holes had been filled with sand. It’s, however, still unclear as to who resorted to these desperate measures.
Neglected
Ward 33 DA councillor Ashley Hoods said the roads in his ward have been neglected for a long time by the metro employees, resulting in a backlog to repair road defects.
“I was, however, in contact with the relevant department officials and they promised to prioritise the potholes and other road defects in my ward.”
Tight-lipped
The metro has not yet responded to questions from the Advertiser, but this publication understands that a senior Roads Department official went out to inspect the affected areas after the Advertiser reported on the state of the City’s roads.
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Gallery: An Ekurhuleni metro official was spotted inspecting some of the crumbling roads in Boksburg.
