A water leak that left a section of Mulbarton Road in Beverly damaged has been causing headaches for motorists, with Johannesburg Water teams on site on November 10 to address the excavation.

Ward 94 councillor David Foley visited the site outside Leaping Frog Shopping Centre, where teams were working to backfill the excavation and prepare the road for reinstatement. Foley said the leak had started a couple of weeks ago, but the repair process had been affected by the recent strike, resulting in delays and further deterioration of the road surface.

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The damage left motorists navigating large potholes, while the affected section had also become a traffic bottleneck. “This is one lane that goes into three. It is causing a massive backlog all the way down to Main Road through Lonehill Boulevard,” Foley said.

He said he had contacted the depot manager. “I asked them, please, can this hole be backfilled and can it be resolved? So, we are standing here today. The TLB is here, there is dry sand on the way, and once that is resolved, I think everybody will be happy again. We have got to just do the reinstatement,” he said.

Foley said he was pleased to see the municipal entity on site and that work was progressing towards addressing the problem. He added that the water inside the excavation was from recent rainfall rather than a burst pipe, pointing out that it was not overflowing. “Over the last week or so, we have had quite a bit of rain since this hole has been fixed. I think we probably had about 70mm to 80mm of rain,” he said.

Foley explained that the water would first be removed before the team continued with the backfilling process. “They’ll take it out first. They’ll check. They’ll fill it with dry sand and remove all the other bits and pieces, which could possibly damage the pipe if they put it on top,” he said.

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The excavation will need to be properly filled before the damaged road surface can be reinstated.

Foley said resolving the excavation and completing the reinstatement would help improve traffic movement along Mulbarton Road and ease the congestion experienced by motorists.

Motorists are advised to remain cautious when approaching the affected section while work continues.
A Johannesburg Water team on site confirmed that the work would be completed soon.

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