Southdowns traffic nightmare finally over
“This means that there has been a saving of over R2-million which can now be re-directed to a small sinkhole within region 4.”
It’s been free-flowing traffic in John Vorster Road and Karee Street as the community of Southdowns in Centurion will finally get to use the roads again.
The sinkhole, which has been successfully repaired, appeared on the intersection of John Vorster Road and Karee Street on 10 July 2018.
Tshwane head administrator Mpho Nawa said: “A process which included inspection of the site and geological investigation, among others, discovered the actual cause of the sinkhole was a leaking main water pipe running across the intersection.”
Nawa said the geological investigation also revealed the following:
– That the area where the sinkhole formed is underlain by chert ground conditions rich in dolomite.
– That the extent of the affected area is 25m by 34m.
– That the dolomite conditions were encountered at depths ranging from 16m to 32m.
Nawa has since the opening applauded the Southdowns community for their patience.
“The formation of the sinkhole had cut off easterly and westerly movement through John Vorster Road as well as access to Southdowns mall, schools and other amenities which necessitated the metro to create a bypass around the sinkhole to temporarily accommodate traffic while repairs were underway,” Nawa said.
He further commended the contractor for the timely completion of the repairs to the sinkhole.
“The Tshwane metro appointed Ditshimega Projects and Training on 23 December 2019 to undertake the repairs to this sinkhole.
“The contractor did not waste time as repairs started on 26 January this year. Notwithstanding the interruptions experienced due to Covid-19 national lockdown, the project has been successfully completed within the seven months appointed period,” he said.
Nawa said the budget for the project was R10 367 197 Vat inclusive and the final cost sat at R7 500 000 Vat inclusive.
“This means that there has been a saving of over R2-million which can now be re-directed to a small sinkhole within region 4.”
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