City to find cause of Eldoraigne stormwater overflow
Residents of a street in Eldoraigne are concerned that a problem stormwater pipe could worsen and lead to a sinkhole.
The metro is investigating the cause of a major stormwater pipe leak in Eldoraigne that has residents worried.
Residents of Starling Avenue in Eldoraigne are concerned that erosion caused by stormwater overflow damaging the road and their properties could lead to a sinkhole.
City spokesperson Lindela Mashigo told Rekord the site was assessed last year on November 30.
“The ground had eroded around the stormwater pipe and there were no indications of a sinkhole forming,” said Mashigo.
He said the stormwater system would need to be exposed around the pipe and manholes before an informed response could be given on what was causing the issue.
The metro will expose the site by hand excavation this week to determine the cause before a possible solution can be found.
Mashigo said residents with issues about stormwater drains could report it at potholes@tshwane.go.za.
Rekord previously reported resident Gerhard Scheepers said the issue had become worse since he first reported it at the beginning of November.
“With every heavy rain it opens up a bit wider,” Scheepers told Rekord.
He said his wall had been damaged twice before.
Scheepers said the first time stormwater from Ruimte Road, which runs along the back of his property, affected them was during heavy rain on New Year’s Eve in 2010.
Since then, damage caused by water overflowing the stormwater system has cost Scheepers about R100 000 in repairing damage to his property.
Scheepers’ neighbours, the Kotze family, said they were concerned the forming hole could affect their driveway if it worsened, making access to their property a challenge.
Van der Walt explained that the stormwater pipe runs out from Ruimte Road, under Scheepers’ property, before a T-junction in the pipe along Starling Avenue.
Johan van der Walt, another resident, said the deep hole posed a safety risk.
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