Dirk van der Hoff Road to be repaired in February 2023

by Cllr. Annette Verster — DA Ward Councillor, Ward 105

Date: 12 December 2022

Release: Immediate

Type: Media Statement

On the 9th of October 2022, I conducted a site visit on Dirk van der Hoff Road with the MMC for Roads, Transport and Infrastructure, Alderman Mabekenyane Thamahane.

The purpose of the site visit was to showcase the urgency around the need to have the road resurfaced.

This has been a longstanding issue in the ward and has been ignored in the previous administration despite numerous reports from myself as the ward councilor.

The following issues were identified from the site visit:

1. The water level is too high in the area. The water needs to be diverted to the pond/ dam down the road.

2. There is an underground gas pipeline from Sasol that is laying across the road where the potholes are located. The department is not allowed to work on the road without the assistance of Sasol as they need to secure the gas line before work commences. The department has sent numerous emails to Sasol pertaining to this issue and this has delayed numerous attempts to resurface the road/ repair potholes.

3. It is estimated that the road will be fixed by the latest, February 2023.

As a temporary measure, the Department of Roads and Stormwater will fill the holes with gravel.

This is only an interim solution until we can get the road fixed.

Attached to this statement is an image of Ward Councillor Annette Verster and MMC for Roads, Transport, and Infrastructure, Alderman Mabekenyane Thamahane, during the site visit on Dirk van der Hoff Road.

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Cllr. Annette Verster

DA Ward Councillor, Ward 105

083 397 0419