The deep hole on Garsfontein Road in Waterkloof Glen is not a sinkhole as many may have feared.
This is according to ward councillor Pieter van Heerden who said the hole was erosion from underneath.
The hole appeared to be a small pothole, but upon inspection, a resident found that the hole was deep.
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This caused panic amongst residents on social media with some wondering whether it could sink as vehicles drove over it.
Van Heerden said he reported the hole to the metro whose inspection found that it was not a sinkhole.
“There is a pipe that runs underneath, so erosion may be caused by filtered water from the drainage,” he said.
“Rainwater may have also contributed.”
Van Heerden said people could be at ease, as the hole did not pose any imminent danger.
“There is no danger of any sort,” he said.
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He said the road was being fixed and would be “compacted tightly” to ensure that further erosion does not take place.
Rekord visited the site where the at least 2-metre deep hole was being repaired.
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