Monster potholes in Ladysmith

Potholes and bad road surfaces is a hot topic in Ladysmith and has become a major problem, as many motorists are frustrated and cannot understand why the municipality does not fix the town’s roads!

The Ladysmith Gazette went around town to find the 10 ‘most dangerous’ potholes.

While out on the streets snapping photos of “monster potholes”, it was scary to see motorists breaking the law driving on the wrong side of the road, driving on curbs and doing some “dodgem driving” to avoid the holes.

Frustrated motorists stopped and thanked us for highlighting this issue, sharing their experiences and the costs they have been faced with due to damage done to their vehicles.

“I had to replace three run-flat tyres on 3 different vehicles, which cost me close to R14,000. I guess this is just another expense motorists are forced to pay due to lack of interest from the municipality,” said a businessman.

“Most of the time, we are forced to hit these damn potholes, as there is oncoming traffic and we cannot avoid them,” he added.

Also read: Ladysmith motorists frustrated by huge potholes

We have added reader-submitted photos to our top 10. See if you can find bigger and “better” potholes.

If you have any potholes in your area that you think deserve to be listed, you can send photos of them to: editorldy@dbn.caxton.co.za

Coming straight in at number one, we have a monster pothole indeed! And then the list carries on…

1) Agra Road-

2) Main Road –

3) Burger Street –

4) Rangoon Road –

5) Thompson Road – 

6) Highlands Road –

7) Newcastle Road –

8) Harrismith Road –

9) Francis Road –

10) Buckingham Road – 

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