He said, “There are still lots of potholes, some of which are very dangerous. Starting from the fire station, Unisa Business School on Janadel Avenue and the police station, the roads are littered with potholes. Old Pretoria Road is also a mess. There is still quite a bit of work to be done.”
Ward 112 councillor Annette Deppe said most of the potholes in her ward have been repaired.
“Potholes have been done but not all of them. The city did not stick to the promised time frame that they set out, which was April 30,” councillor Deppe said.
“It is of no use to fix potholes and leave a mess on the pavement afterwards which could damage car tyres. The roads agency must take the old tar away after fixing potholes and clean up [properly] afterwards.”
Some residents on Midrand Reporter’s BBM group are very pleased that potholes on their roads had been fixed.
Hlengi broadcast: “Have you seen that potholes on Lever Road are gone! The road has been widened and we have a new set of robots too.”
Carlito’s Way: “Segal Street has been fixed!”
Zaahir said: “Liebenberg Road has been fixed and has a lot of patchwork but it is better than driving into holes.”
JRA spokesperson Bertha Peters-Scheepers said, “We encourage members of the public to use any of our platforms for communication most suitable to them. This includes the new JRA Find and Fix mobile app.”
Speaking of the Find and Fix app, Peters-Scheepers revealed that the app was doing very well. “We are encouraged by the uptake of the new JRA Find and Fix mobile app. A total of 3 139 people have downloaded the app in the past two weeks. [There have been] 1 254 potholes reported through the app and 524 other linked issues.”
