Ward 97 councillor, André Beetge provides an insight into the happenings within Amanzimtoti and surrounding areas.
Sewage outfall into Ezimangweni river at the golf course Following a site inspection on Tuesday and subsequent inspection at the treatment works which led to us finding a broken pipe on the Joyner Road line, we can confirm that a request has been made for an urgent repair to be authorised from the head of water offices which should eliminate the constant spills into the river that in turn, causes unbearing smells to the area.
Drag racing around the Arbour road precinct Following complaints of street race-ready vehicles congregating at McDonald’s, both Metro police and SAPS have been sensitised and any such perpetrators will be fined to the maximum to reduce noise and address road safety. Traffic calming measures are again under debate for this node Upgrading of sidewalks at Adams Road and Lewis Drive intersection. Road users are cautioned to the removal of concrete blocks nearing the end of their life cycle and the upgrade of sidewalks at the Adams and Lewis intersection.
Winter tree trimming and cutback With spring and the subsequent start of the rainy season almost upon us, and with Covid-19 shifts hampering routine tasks such as branch pruning and cutback, overtime was approved for both local and neighbouring district personnel to cut back and remove over weekends. Please tolerate additional noise in the interest of the bigger picture.
Stormwater line cleaning and upgrade of Commercial Road Cleaning of the stormwater discharge along Commercial road from Take and Pay parallel to the N2 into the Amanzimtoti River will be complete before month-end and in time for the rain season. The project included the installation of new slabs to ensure safe pedestrian passage
The continued challenge with e- hale taxi ranks The fact that e-hale taxis are not yet regularised poses a serious ranking problem for an industry that until recently, didn’t exist in the area. We are in process of facilitating a stakeholders meeting to seek resolve for this challenging matter
Vaccinations at Civic Centre The vaccination process remains underway at Amanzimtoti Civic centre from Monday to Thursday between the hours of 08:00 to 14:30.
Installation of water infrastructure along Kingsway in Warner beach To speed up the process that’s been extensively hampered by Covid-19 protocols and budget constraints yet with minimal disruption to traffic, teams are currently taking advantage of covid-19 curfew by undertaking road cutting and pipe laying during the night. While we understand the frustration of night time noise, the installation needs to be completed to enhance future water supply to the area.
Various road resurfacing projects and installation of new traffic calming measures Various roads are currently receiving a re-topping and speed calming is being installed in line with previous successful assessments. The projects run simultaneously as some were delayed by Covid-19 challenges
Paving of outdoor gym area at Hutchison Park Material challenges concerning the completion of the outdoor gym node at Hutchison Park have now been overcome and installation of the paving commenced on Thursday morning.
Dangerous southern migration of Amanzimtoti river mouth Despite preventative measures by the municipality earlier this year, the dangerous southern migration of the Amanzimtoti river continuous in turn compromising the railway embankment Stakeholders have been alerted, site inspections conducted and we await further guidance from the relevant provincial department on the way forward.
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