Residents who use Edmund Road say they are tired of driving on a road that has been in poor condition for years, despite repeated complaints to the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA).

Ward 89 councillor Zander Shawe said problems on Edmund Road have been reported several times since 2020, with the issue raised again in late 2024 and early 2025. He confirmed that the ward inspector logged the road with JRA again in February 2025, even though it had already been reported before through JRA’s official reporting system.

“Edmund Road has been escalated for more than a year, and even before that,” Shawe said. “When it was logged again in February 2025, it still hadn’t been properly fixed.”

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Heavy rains and recent storms have made the situation worse. In some places, the road surface has been washed away, making it unsafe for motorists. Parts of the road had to be restricted again because of safety concerns.

The Roodepoort Northsider visited the site with Shawe in December and returned this week after some of the potholes were reported to have been filled on the community WhatsApp group, but the repairs appeared uneven and temporary.

“I don’t believe JRA did the recent repairs on Edmund Road,” Shawe said. “The work is not up to JRA’s usual standard. I am about 95% sure that community members tried to fix it themselves.”

Shawe said JRA did repair some potholes in the ward shortly after the start of the last financial year, but the work did not continue.

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“They fixed a few potholes, and then the work stopped. From where we stand, it looks like they ran out of money, but this has not been confirmed,” he said.

Although other roads in the ward, such as Golf Club Terrace, Constantia Drive, Kudu Street, Allens Nek, and areas near San Pierre and Weltevreden Park, are also in bad condition, Shawe said Edmund Road has been a problem for the longest time. Residents continue to report potholes and receive reference numbers, but many say they have lost confidence that the road will be properly repaired.

JRA was asked for comment on the condition of Edmund Road and whether there are any plans in place for the repairs; at the time of publication, no response has been received.