Join the #Fixthispothole campaign
MIDRAND - Midrand Reporter's #Fixthispothole campaign is in full force, with many residents sending through photographs of the potholes hassling them on their drives around Midrand.
The campaign aims to collect as many photographs of potholes as possible and highlight them to the Johannesburg Roads Agency.
Roads agency spokesperson Bertha Peters-Scheepers said if the newspaper sent through the photographs of the potholes troubling the community, they would assign reference numbers to the potholes and they would be attended to.
She reminded community members that it was important to log reference numbers with the roads agency so the team can secure the roads temporarily until permanent repairs can be done.
Alison Williams sent many photographs of potholes around Midrand, and she had already been given reference numbers from the roads agency. The potholes troubling her are:
- Corner of New and 16th roads.
- 16th Road on both sides of the road.
- Corner of the R562 and Elevation Avenue, Randjesfontein.
- Corner of R101 and George Street, Randjespark.
- Corner of the R101 and George Street, Randjespark.
- Corner of Lever and Kiaat roads.
Lawrence Chetty pointed out more potholes but noted community members had filled some of them with sand:
- Seventh road, between New and Tambotie roads
- Between Norfolk Road and Wisken Avenue
- In the middle of the intersection of Garden and Tambotie roads
- Kiaat and Eighth Road intersection
- Harry Galaun from intersection of Seventh Road onwards.
- New Road by Walton Avenue on both sides of the road.
- Walton Avenue to the end of the road there are numerous big potholes.
- Janadel Avenue on both sides of the road.
Community member Kirsten Rembold commented, “Midrand and Kyalami are always experiencing problems of washed out dirt roads and potholes.” She said a few potholes had become significantly bigger during the rain and were causing large traffic congestion. Her main pothole gripes came from Neptune and Arthur roads in Crowthorne.
These pothole problems will be forwarded to the Johannesburg Roads Agency to be fixed. If potholes not mentioned here are troubling you, post a photo of the pothole tagged with #Fixthispothole on the Midrand Reporter Facebook page, Tweet @MidrandReporter or email Midrand Reporter.
Peters-Scheepers assured that the roads agency teams were working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to ensure the roads were safe for road users.
Details: midrandreporter@caxton.co.za; Johannesburg Roads Agency, 0860 562 874.
