Queens Road excavation slows traffic and poses danger to pedestrians
The two-year water leak on Queens Road has been stopped, but the excavation remains, and it’s a danger to motorists and pedestrians.
A two-year old water leak on Queens Road in Parktown may have stopped, but the dug-up debris and exposed waterpipes pose a danger, not only to motorists, but to pedestrians as well.
Resident Maria Mena, who approached the publication last year in November about the two-year-old water leak which has now stopped, said she was worried about the dug-up debris. “The exposed water pipes were dug up about two months ago and have been left in that state since.
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The excavation poses a hazard to the cars, which have to slow down to avoid causing accidents.”
The Gazette reached out to Johannesburg Water on May 20 for a response and was told the matter was escalated to its depot manager.
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