A lot has been said about the potholes in the city and in the suburbs around the city. Residents have written about their concerns and have raised their complaints to the council, while others have taken to the streets to voice their concern about the potholes. A lot of motorists are concerned about the state of the roads in the city.
Residents have also used the social media to voice their concerns. City administrator Mr Theo Van Vuuren has responded to their concern.
One particular road is the one going towards Ferrobank, the road like most roads is used by trucks.
Their concern stems from the number of potholes on the road (Moses Kotane road) and the damaged road surface and they say it is a just an accident waiting to happen.
“The road is very busy with trucks and cars traveling from the N4 and those on the road joining the N4. The road has deep and wide potholes. Trucks and cars swerve to avoid the potholes and move into the other lanes, which is an accident waiting to happen and it’s worse during the night. The stop near Phola coaches yard does help a bit. Some of these trucks and motorists travel at a very high speed. I wish something would be done to fix the road and fast,” said a concerned motorist.
Some of the potholes were patched recently, but there are still a lot on the road that causes safety issues Some motorists have come forward with suggestions of putting up speed humps and also that the potholes be fixed regularly.
The other road with a lot of potholes in it, is the Mathew Phosa road going to the KwaGuqa Extensions. The road is always busy; more so in the morning and afternoon. With KwaGuqa Mall to be opened soon, the motorists are just as concerned about the state of the road.
“With the recent heavy rains the roads seem to be getting worse. Maybe with the opening of the Mall the road will be improved with robots and humps. There is the issue of school children using the road in the morning and afternoon, since Vosman has only one primary school,” noted a concerned resident.
Mr Van Vuuren in his reply on March 1 said a mayoral cleaning and priority services program will be followed and main issues as identified, will be addressed in the next two months. Wards and troublesome roads including Moses Kotane, have been identified in the program.
Even in the municipality priority programs to improve service delivery and built sustainability, potholes and access roads have been identified as a priority.
