Muddy north road is a horror
Taxis are too afraid to take it after any rains as cars get stuck in giant potholes.
A road in Soshanguve is so bad after the rains that taxi drivers simply dump their passengers so that they walk further instead of braving the muddy unpaved mess.
“I was just trying my luck the other day thinking that maybe the road is better now but it was still bad,” a taxi driver told Rekord of Buitekant Road in Soshanguve block M.
“Our passengers who stay in this area have to walk because we can’t pass here. This road has been like this for the past five years. Every time it rains, we know it will be like this.”
Residents said the road has been neglected for years and despite their many cries for intervention, nothing has been done.
A resident said they have to take off their shoes to walk over the muddy road.
“If you don’t take off your shoes and socks to cross it, it will be a big mess. You then have to clean your feet when you get to the other side of the road and put your shoes back on. This has been the case for years now.
“We have been trying for years to get someone to listen to us so it can be fixed, but nothing has been done. This whole road is just a mess. You’ll swear it is a gravel road. There are potholes everywhere.”
Resident Mandla Masimula’s car got stuck on the road on Saturday.
“It was raining and I thought it was a small pothole I could drive through. But it was filled with water, so I misjudged it. The two front wheels got stuck in the hole and my car could not move. I had to go home to fetch my van so I could pull it out. When I came back, I found six other cars stuck near my car.
“This road is a horror. It is very very convenient road to use when going to Ga-Rankuwa, but I just wish it can be fixed.”
Local councilor Rose Maake said fixing the road and other potholes in the Soshanguve area is one of the things they have made their priorities.
“This road is a problem, it has not been maintained regularly. Our administration was out for seven months but we are back now and this road is one of our priorities on the list.
“We are going to fix it together with the province. I cannot confirm the deadline as things are working a bit slow because of the pandemic, but measures to fix it have been taken.”
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