Forward planning was sorely needed

I have got to the stage that I am completely fed up, if that is a strong enough term.
The latest traffic situation around Ballito has us all in a tizz. This on top of all the other issues like no power, water restrictions, crime, postal strikes, makes doing business and life in Ballito very challenging (softer term for pain in the ass).
For over 10 months we have endured the poor management of the in-progress intersections  between the N2 and Ballito. If you are a service company such as ours, your teams are criss-crossing these intersections all of the time, to get to unsympathetic clients who want things done. Each team of ours was making about 18 calls per day, which has dropped to less than 10, even though we have become quite inventive in getting from place to place using “short cuts”.
The traffic wardens / police have only just started assisting and quite frankly it has been worse when they are on duty. Unwary large vehicle toll dodgers are directed into the old village because they cannot turn onto the M4. What do they do when they get down there, heaven only knows. The taxis just force their way through, and who can blame them, using verges and businesses to get to their fares.
Everyone politely waves at the traffic warden as they eventually drive by but under their breath they are berating them for the poor service we are getting. They needed wardens here a long time ago and good planning could get the traffic moving to assist the contractors.
Speaking about the contractors, it is only now that we have seen some productivity in their workforce. For months workers just seemed to stand around with a broom or spade doing nothing in particular with the deadline looming. Now at least we have some activity. What about working at night and weekends on crucial portions of the intersections that would relieve them of the difficulty of getting their equipment to each area and closing roads during the times we have to work.
Where was the planning of this done and how come it is only at the last moment that we are waking up to the fact that the tourists are (maybe) coming, adding to the traffic volumes? Ballito’s losses have been Salt Rock  and Umhlanga’s gains. All of our Ballito businesses have felt the pain of lost business in the time we depend upon to capitalise for the year.
These road changes better be good or I fear we will have a revolt on our hands.
PAUL BOTHA
Ballito