Councillor and residents worried about drainage along Allandale Road
KYALAMI – Following the completion of the first phase of the Allandale Road residents and councillor Annette Deppe have concerns about the embankment.
Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe and local residents have expressed concern about the embankment on the side of Allandale Road following construction to the road.
The Midrand Reporter reported on the upgrade to the road in First part of Allandale upgrade is complete [Week ending 22 October].
Deppe said that following the recent completion of construction on Allandale Road, residents at Kyalami Glen Estate next to the road fear that the embankment would need work to avoid damage to their boundary wall and small stream leading into the complex after thunderstorms.
She added, “It looks to me that province has built storm water attenuation coming off of Allandale Road. The original plan, as far as I understood, was that they were going to fix the part where water was damming up when it rains, and they were going to put in underwater storm water attenuation there. They never discussed with us that they were going to do anything further down the road.
“Now that they had finished the project, they’ve gone right down to the Kyalami Prep [School] robot. They’ve been making pavements and put in curb stones which is great for the road. But where is the storm water drainage… it runs into the river stream.”
She said that even though they put in the new drainage, there are worries about the embankment next to the road. “Residents have contacted me, saying that they are not happy with the finishing of this area. They say that this embankment should have been compacted or they should’ve have had retaining walls here, because when the rain eventually comes, the embankment will run down and affect their estate negatively.”
A Kyalami resident who wished not to be named said that when the project first started, residents in the area expected the project to resurface the embankment. The person added, “We have serious concerns because no construction has been done to take our boundary walls and streams into consideration. When there is a flash flood we will be exposed.”
Theo Nkonki, spokesperson for the Gauteng Roads and the Transport MMC Jacob Mamabolo, said, “The rehabilitation has been done. We are quite happy with the work that has been done, and will be continuing work and will soon share a statement about the work to be done
going forward.”
Details: provincialgovernment.co.za
