Akasia weighbridge reopened to curb reckless heavy traffic
Overloaded trucks operating with impunity in Tshwane’s north will no longer go unchecked. The municipal weighbridge is back in action in a major crackdown to protect road users and infrastructure.
The Tshwane metro has officially reactivated the Akasia municipal weighbridge after more than a decade of inactivity.
This facility, along with a similar one in Centurion, is now fully operational, marking a turnaround in municipal traffic enforcement under the stewardship of the multiparty coalition government.
MMC for Community Safety Hannes Coetzee described the weighbridge reactivation as a critical move to enhance road safety, law enforcement, and service delivery in Tshwane.
“This signals the return of the rule of law to our roads. For far too long, the collapse of these facilities created a vacuum in enforcement.
“Overloaded vehicles were allowed to operate with impunity, putting ordinary motorists at risk, damaging our road network and costing the municipality millions in repairs and lost revenue.”
The Akasia weighbridge, strategically located in a busy freight corridor to the north of Tshwane, is a vital tool in controlling and monitoring the movement of heavy vehicles that are often overloaded.
With its reopening, TMPD officers are now fully empowered to stop, weigh, fine and, if necessary, impound overloaded trucks.
“This ensures that freight operators cannot bypass the law and that our roads are no longer abused for profit at the public’s expense,” added Coetzee.
The metro believes this development will not only improve safety on roads in and around Akasia but also contribute to the protection of Tshwane’s road infrastructure.
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TMPD officers can now conduct real-time inspections and gather data from checkpoints, especially on high-risk routes prone to overloading and reckless heavy vehicle traffic.
The weighbridge will also serve a broader purpose beyond traffic policing.
According to Coetzee, it will strengthen TMPD’s capacity to deal with illegal dumping and unregulated waste movement, which has long gone unchecked.
“It also enhances the TMPD’s role in waste management enforcement, where illegal dumping and fraud linked to unregulated load movement have gone unchecked for too long,” he said.
The weighbridge reactivation forms part of a wider metro-wide campaign to restore accountability and functionality across government departments.
“We are building it, brick by brick, department by department. Where there was a collapse, we are restoring function. Where there was silence, we are restoring authority,” said Coetzee.
The metro stated that it appreciates all the TMPD officers, engineers, technicians, and municipal staff who contributed to the reopening.
“Your efforts reflect our collective commitment to a safer, stronger and more lawful Tshwane.”
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