Insurer sponsors safety barriers at Voëlklip

The recent decision to put barriers along certain stretches on the Voëlklip road has been met with mixed response from the public and the area has recently become a point of contention among residents who have debated whether the road should be closed or not.

Following a site visit by George Mayor Leon van Wyk, members of the mayoral committee, various officials and role players, a task team was established in February to look at options to address issues pertaining to the road.

Since then various safety measurements have been put into place and after approval, remedial work started. However, because the road is on private land, the municipality was not allowed to allocate funds to it and the project was unable to move forward.

It was at this point that dotsure.co.za reached out to George’s acting municipal manager, Dr Michele Gratz, and the head of the task team, George fire chief Neels Barnard, to offer the financial assistance needed to erect safety barriers.

“Many of our employees and partners make up part of this close-knit community and have been personally affected by the incidents along the Voëlklip road – this is extremely close to all of our hearts,” says dotsure.co.za chief operating officer, David Roache.

“We’ve always believed that it is our responsibility to give back to our communities, so when we heard about this initiative, we jumped at the opportunity to provide assistance wherever we could.”