MULBARTON – Traffic is especially heavy at peak hours, as the stretch of True North Road, between Saron/ South roads and The Broads, services three nursery schools and three schools.
Parents from the schools have been wanting traffic calming measures to be implemented for years. Apart from the schools and nursery schools, Netcare Mulbarton Hospital is situated on True North Road as well as a shopping centre and an illegal taxi rank.
Residents strongly believe some form of traffic calming feature needs to be implemented here as a matter of urgency. Drivers entering True North Road have to take tremendous risks but what is more of a concern is that young children have to cross True North on their way to school.
“Getting across True North Road at The Broads, or any of the adjoining roads is an absolute nightmare in a morning as well as later in the day when school finishes. You have to take a huge chance and just go, or else you’d be stuck there for ages, it’s very dangerous,” said a parent of a child at Glenvista High.
Mario Stelli of Jawitz South recently handed a petition to Ward 23 Councillor, Paul Smit and he has agreed to assist Mulbarton residents by submitting the petition to Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and to ensure that action is taken to implement safety measures as soon as possible.
