Revival City calls for traffic calming measures
Revival City College did makeshift repairs to their fence to secure the property and ensure learners on the premises are safe.
For years, McBride Street in Brackenhurst has been a safety concern for residents, especially with Revival City College on the same street.
The street is described as a death trap because motorists drive fast despite the road clearly marked with a slowdown warning, putting the lives of others at risk.
Recently, a fatal accident happened on McBride Street on the morning of April 22.
A vehicle travelling down the street failed to make the curve and mounted the pavement. It hit the rocks and barriers on the pavement, flipped and landed on the pillar and palisade fence of the school and church property.
According to Karen van den Oever, the operational director at the school, this curve on McBride Street was reported several times as a ‘dangerous road’ because drivers sped down the street and accidents frequently occurred.
“The college suffers the cost of repairing the brick pillar, palisade fencing, and electric fence. At present, the ground staff of the school had to make a makeshift repair on the fence to secure the property and ensure the learners are safe on the premises,” she explained.
Natalie Louw, the college principal, expressed concern that children often sit on the field under the trees during breaks.
She said this accident was a clear example of how dangerous the curve in the road was because the vehicle landed on the college premises right next to where children sit.
“The school management hopes that after this fatal accident, traffic calming measures are put in place on McBride Street and that concrete barriers are erected on the curve where the accident occurred,” she said.
City spokesperson Zweli Dlamini advised the school to visit the Ekurhuleni Swartkoppies offices to fill out the Traffic Calming Measures application form.
“The school must apply, and an investigation will determine if there is a need. We’re going to send our engineers to check and will give them a response, it may be an issue of when. If there’s a budget, there shouldn’t be any delays,” he said.
He said residents cannot put up speed humps without following necessary procedures.
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