IF you live in the Umgeni Park, Durban North areas, and you’re wondering why some of the amber lights in some traffic lights aren’t in operation at certain intersections, it’s because they are being stolen.

Durban North resident, Johan Botha, told Northglen News that he noticed that the amber light has been removed from the traffic light at Old Mill Way and Kennenth Kaunda (Northway) last week.

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“I frequent that intersection and one day noticed that the entire amber fitting was missing. I thought it was strange that it was only the amber light that was removed,” he said.

Brian Daish, chairperson of sub forum 4 Greenwood Park Community Police Forum, said he had noticed the same occurrence at the Riverside Road and Browns Drift intersection.

“This seems to be the latest trend. I mentioned this at our CPF meeting with Greenwood Park police last week and was told that some of the elements of the light can be sold as scrap metal,” he said.

“So once again, it comes down to theft of infrastructure. Policing of registers and inspection of scrap metal dealers needs to be done on a regular basis,” added Daish.

Ward 36 councillor, Shontel de Boer, said she had received complaints about the vandalised traffic lights and had notified the eThekwini Municipality.

“The other intersections affected by this are Kenneth Kaunda and Humber Crescent and uMhlanga and Longwood,” she said.

De Boer said she was baffled as to why it was only the amber lights that are being stolen.

The eThekwini Municipality did not comment at the time of going to print.