Lyndhurst’s broken stormwater drain to be attended to after Fairmount sinkhole repairs
JRA cannot provide a completion timeline for Lyndhurst's broken stormwater drain.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) put Lyndhurst’s broken stormwater repairs on the back burner while its stormwater team commences with sinkhole repairs in Fairmount.
The publication visited and sounded the alarm about the blocked stormwater drain in January.
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JRA regional operations head of department, Khayalethu Gqibitole, on March 12, explained, “Kindly note that the work has been scheduled for repair. Our stormwater team is currently commencing with sinkhole repairs in Fairmount.”
Gqibitole added that once that work had been completed, the team would proceed to repair the damaged stormwater infrastructure.
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He noted that timelines would be provided once the Fairmount sinkhole had been excavated and the full extent of the damage assessed.
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