A ‘marbleous’ repair job done
A fairly deep pothole that has plagued Skoenlapper's residents for months has at last been filled and decorated with a beautiful assemblage of marbles by Van Aardt.
Local dietician and musician, Reon van Aardt, has temporarily become Skoenlapper Street’s fixer of potholes.
He said the pothole had already started forming when he first moved into his Skoenlapper home in December last year.
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“I would drive into it almost every day when turning in and out of the driveway,” said van Aardt.
“There would be times when I would be lying in bed at night and hear cars drive into it. It is quite a busy road.”
Van Aardt said he reported the pothole to the municipality but did not receive any feedback.
“So I decided to fill the pothole, plus another smaller pothole next to it, but because I am quite artistic I wanted to be a bit more creative with filling it.
“We first filled it at around 22:00 on June 4. We had to fill it late at night because that was the time the road was the most quiet.
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“I put coloured marbles in the cement to make it look pretty and to just be creative. Some of the marbles have fallen out but I think it has lasted quite well all in all,” said the dietitian with a smile.
He said he would fill it again and redecorate with the marbles when it started to wear out more.
