JRA increases barricading around Jan Smuts and Rothesay avenues after a second accident
Inclement weather continues to delay repairs on the Jan Smuts and Rothesay avenues’ excavations, leading to a second accident.
Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has increased the barricades around the excavations on Jan Smuts and Rothesay avenues.
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Yellow jersey barriers can be seen on site, after a second vehicle, a taxi ferrying passengers on April 14, swerved into one of the longstanding excavations.
This is the second accident reported at the site. On February 13, a vehicle also plunged into the excavation during wet weather conditions.
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JRA’s head of operations Khaya Gqibitole explained that repairs on the excavation were scheduled for April 13, but had to be postponed due to inclement weather. “JRA will provide a full update on April 16.”
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