POLOKWANE – Residents have complained that the municipality was ignoring their complaints regarding stop signs and the road signage thereof not being clearly indicated.
In areas like Ladanna, stops at intersections are not clearly indicated and have been the cause of several near and minor accidents. Some of these intersections are near schools and parks, making it all the more dangerous for children.
The municipality has now embarked on a city-wide road-upgrading programme since the state-of-the-city address by mayor Thembi Nkadimeng on June 18.
In Bulawayo Street in Ladanna several residents and teachers from primary and preschools in the area expressed their gratitude towards the municipality for making the roads safer in their area.
Joey Marx, a resident, said she lived close by and had her grandchildren visiting her over the school holiday. “They love playing cricket and often go to the park to do so. I can’t always go with them and feared every time they crossed the street because people do not stop at the stop sign when it is not clearly indicated. It is a relief to now see that the stop is also painted on the road and that motorists actually take note and stop. It means that the municipality is actually listening to the residents’ complaints and do care about the welfare of the people in the municipality,” Marx said.
Municipality spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene, said the municipality painted speed humps and road signage regularly and only needed information from residents to know where to identify and work out problems. “We request the community to help the municipality by reporting the problems with lines and other traffic sign painting that has not been repainted so that they can be repainted,” Chuene said.
Problems like these can be reported to the municipality at (015) 290 2095.
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