Flood damage report for Ehlanzeni District Municipality due soon
All assessments have been done, but they are now awaiting expert verification and a final cost estimation. This is expected to be finalised soon.
The final report on the damage caused by the recent floods has been tabled, but is awaiting expert verification and cost estimation.
The spokesperson for the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Lindiwe Msibi, said all departments had completed their investigations and presented them to the department. “We are waiting for the expert to verify the estimated cost. Everything is expected to be finalised by the end of this week. We will take it to national government to approve so we can start repairs.”
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Msibi said the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport’s officials have partially reopened some of the closed roads. Some local municipalities are busy repairing potholes in internal streets.
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Some of the roads damaged by floods remain closed. The section of the R40 next to the Klipkopjes Dam still operates on a stop-and-go basis. The route between Sabie and Hazyview and the R40 between Barberton and the Josefsdal Border Post are closed until further notice.
