#OperationRestore hits Rabie Ridge
Rabie Ridge streets are changing for the better with JRA, under the watch of MMC Kenny Kunene continues repairing potholes and adding traffic calming measures across the township.
Rabie Ridge residents are seeing action where it matters most, the streets they travel every day.
The City of Johannesburg has kicked off a series of road repairs and traffic calming measures, responding directly to concerns raised by the community earlier this year during #OperationRestore.
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From potholes to speed humps, progress is rolling out across the township, promising safer streets for everyone.
MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene, returned to the area on November 6 to oversee the installation of speed humps and ongoing pothole repairs, issues residents raised at Integrated Development Plan (IDP) consultations and during his mid-March visit.
Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) teams were on site along Parliament and Church streets in Extensions 4 and 5, where they carried out pothole patching and resurfacing work. A second phase of repairs was also done on Strandloper Road.
Kunene reiterated that water intrusion remained one of the main causes of road deterioration in the city, noting that both surface runoff and underground water weakened road foundations over time.
He also highlighted concerns regarding informal car wash operations along the road network, stressing the need for community engagement to prevent further damage.
“Residents of Johannesburg, residents of Rabie Ridge, we are here to do this service of the road,” Kunene said during the site visit.
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“Car washes from this road are damaging the road, and we are going to speak to them so that they understand. We are going to patch potholes, resurface the speed humps, and do road markings.”
He added that community safety was a key motivator for the upgrades. “During the IDP sessions, the community complained about cars racing on these roads and the danger posed to children and other motorists.
They asked us to put speed humps, and we have now responded. The JRA has listened, the MMC has listened.”
Two new speed humps have already been installed on Falcon Street as part of the traffic calming programme, with more road safety interventions expected to follow.
The work forms part of the city’s broader effort to improve driving conditions and enhance road safety across Region A.
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