Metro’s jet patcher making inroads with pothole repairs
Potholes in Rosslyn, Soshanguve South ext. 2, New Eersterust, Mangobo, Zwartkop, Eldoraigne and Wierdapark, as well as Garsfontein Road and Brakfontein Road in Highveld have been patched.
A so-called “jet-patcher” machine, which was recently acquired by the metro, has fixed 4 000 square metres of potholes and road damage in various regions in Tshwane within a single week.
The metro has thus far patched potholes in Rosslyn, Soshanguve South ext. 2, New Eersterust, Mangobo, Zwartkop, Eldoraigne and Wierdapark, as well as Garsfontein Road and Brakfontein Road in Highveld, according to Tshwane mayor Randall Williams.
“To provide the financial backing needed to maintain our roads, the metro set aside R154-million in its 2022/23 budget allocation for road maintenance,” he said.
“This represents a budget increase of about R17-million from the previous financial year.”
Williams added that part of this allocation included reactive maintenance to the value of R62-million, which looks to address potholes and road repairs.
“Road resurfacing has been allocated R7.5-million to ensure that we keep our roads well maintained,” Williams said.
He said the machine has received positive feedback from councillors and municipal workers who have been working on the ground to patch the potholes.
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