Although it has been a year since the Merafong City Local Municipality started to repair the road to the Carletonville cemetary, the work is still far from being completed.

The road to the graveyard has been getting worse during the past decade. Although there used to be a neat tarred road before, so many potholes have caved in that family members who want to go to the graveyard to visit their relatives’ graves have started to drive on the side of the road.

For this reason, residents whose loved ones are buried at the facility were overjoyed when the municipal contractor started working at the site in May 2025. According to a municipal document from 2024, the municipality has set aside R5.6m to fix this road.

The money was received from the National Government through a Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG). The contractor is Rhuone Projects and Plant Hire Pty Ltd. Despite the good plans, progress has stalled.
A recent visit to the site revealed that only the section stretching from the graveyard gate to the bridge over the mine canal has been finished. Although this new section is neat and sturdy, it accounts for only about a third of the entire route.

To reach the graveyard, visitors must either risk the badly damaged section of the main road or use the gravel track to the left, running next to the neighbouring farmland.

The municipality was previously asked when the roadworks would be completed, but no response was received.