Municipality starts painting road markings
Some areas have been without road markings on speed humps and at stop streets.
Municipal workers rolled up their sleeves and started painting road markings on speed humps in Randfontein, particularly those on Greenhills Avenue.
This comes after local resident and Ward 9 councillor Tewie Botha aired the problem of the lack of road markings at the Public Safety Portfolio Committee meeting on September 15.
There, Rand West City Traffic Chief Kenny Mampondo promised to give priority to the road markings and road signs, and has since stayed true to his word. Prior to this, the unmarked speed humps were a nuisance for local residents.
Point in case is an incident where Rudi Geldenhuys had his car damaged on September 15 while driving to work on Greenhills Avenue at around 06:00, owing to the lack of road markings on the speed humps.
He said this had caused him inconvenience and resulted in him having to pay for the repairs to his vehicle straight from his pocket.
Speaking to the Herald in an interview, Rand West City Local Municipality spokesperson Phillip Montshiwa said they have taken note of residents’ complaints and have prioritised road rehabilitation in the area.
We have committed ourselves to addressing them accordingly. We also have taken cognisance of the fact that road markings on speed humps and at stop streets are very important, and so is fixing potholes.
“As a result, we are going to be addressing these issues as part of our rehabilitation efforts,” said Montshiwa who added that residents will be seeing more municipal workers repairing damaged roads in Randfontein.
