Golf Club Terrace repairs complete
The once-difficult road has now become a smooth ride for drivers travelling through the area without worrying about damaging their tyres.
Motorists are once again able to drive smoothly along Golf Club Terrace after the damaged section of the road outside 177 Golf Club Terrace was repaired, bringing an end to weeks of concerns over growing potholes and water seeping through the road surface.
The issue first came to light after one of the residents, Johan Struwig, who lives adjacent to the affected road, raised concerns about water emerging through the tar and collecting inside potholes on the road surface.
A follow-up visit found the damage had worsened further, with water still visible in the potholes. Struwig also shared that the deteriorating road had caused flat tyres and made it increasingly difficult to access his property, while Ward 89 councillor Zander Shawe said there had already been an accident in the area.
Johannesburg Water (JW) later confirmed that the matter had initially been routed to the wrong depot before being allocated to its Hamberg Depot on June 2. A maintenance team was dispatched the same day to start repair work.
• Read the initial article here: Water seepage blamed for worsening potholes on Golf Club Terrace
When the Roodepoort Northsider returned to the site on June 12, the potholes had been resurfaced with tar and traffic was flowing normally through the area.
JW spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala said all work relating to the utility’s infrastructure has now been completed. She confirmed that the permanent reinstatement of the road surface was carried out by JW’s appointed contractor.
“The current road surface reinstatement done is permanent,” Shabalala said. “We have not identified any visible water leaks or water infrastructure faults at the location following the completion of repairs,” she added.
Although Struwig welcomed the repairs, he said some of the material and broken pieces of tar removed during the work had been left behind where the repairs were carried out.
“The rubble is still lying in the middle of the island. So they never removed the rubble, and I don’t know when they’re going to come remove it,” he said.
While the road has been restored and the water seepage appears to have stopped, the resident believes the clean-up should be completed to finish the job.
