RESIDENTS are no closer to finding out when a section of Seaview Road that collapsed in October 2024 will be repaired and reinstated.

For two years the collapsed section of the road near the intersection of Marnevale Road has widened, with the hole becoming a spot for illegal dumping.

What is more the two-lane road has been reduced to a sliver of tarmac with many motorists, including scholar transport (to the nearby school) and other heavy duty vehicles, driving on and damaging the pavement.

Resident Judy Bol, who lives close to the collapsed section, said she is growing concerned that no action to reinstate the road has taken place.

“I walk this route daily and I see new items of rubbish being dumped everyday. From garden refuse to furniture to car parts. The pavement has also suffered because vehicles shouldn’t be using this section to drive through. I’ve seen trucks and motorists use this on a daily basis. I’ve lived on Seaview Road for 41 years and seeing this situation is frustrating. I’ve come to the stage where I’ve given up. We were told funding was available earlier this year but nothing has been done,” she said.

Another resident, who did not want to be named, said she feared for the children and pedestrians using the road.

“When cars use the pavement to drive on, pedestrians and children have very little space to move. We don’t know how long this is going to take and everyday more rubbish is being thrown in. I’ve also seen the initial barriers put up by the City being pushed into the hole. We just want to know when this will be fixed,” the resident said.

In May and this month queries to the City have gone unanswered, and both times the City asked for a location of the road collapse.

In March, eThekwini Municipality’s then marketing and communications deputy head, Gugu Sisilana, explained that an engineering design had been finalised.

“The City has been working through the necessary steps to address the embankment failure and proceeded with the engineering design to ensure that long-term, sustainable solutions are implemented,” she said. “The scope of the repair work includes rebuilding the retaining wall, upgrading stormwater infrastructure, reconstructing the road layerworks, and reinstating the asphalt surface.”

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