The end is in sight for Wright Park residents

After months of delay at the water leak in Wright Park, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel for these residents.

The water leak that started last year already, led to a massive hole in the middle of Orr Street, which is the main entrance to Wright Park.

The Advertiser reported on this in April (Wright Park inwoners boos oor metro se gesloer). After allegedly no work was done for the past two months, municipal workers started work again last week.

“To be honest it’s hard to be optimistic about the work being done now since it has been dragging for months now,” said Riaan Steenkamp (54), resident and vice-chairperson of Wright Park’s executive committee.

According to him, the first time a municipal worker set foot on Orr Road was nine months ago and the work has been dragging ever since.

Within the last two months of no progress being made, the frustrated community started to drive through the land masses.

Some residents claim that they are still suffering under the roadworks because their property is being damaged by machinery.

Other residents complain about the rest of the roads in the suburb being damaged due to the main road that is closed down for months.

Steenkamp also confirmed that the construction has had a great influence on the whole area’s water.

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“Our water is dirty and it has a terrible smell coming from it,” he stated.

After visiting the site on Monday, the Advertiser can confirm that municipal workers were on site and tarring the road. Steenkamp confirmed that the workers have been on site every day for the last week.

“There is light at the end of a very dark tunnel,” he said.

On Monday the site manager Norman Makhubele confirmed that the road will be completely tarred and cleaning would be done by today (Thursday). A request for comment has been sent to the City of Ekurhuleni but none had been received at the time of publication.