Outsurance pointsmen resume duty in the City
The pointsmen have been deployed in various regions.
The City of Johannesburg announced the finalisation of a new agreement between the City of Johannesburg and Traffic Freeflow, a company responsible for the deployment of pointsmen in the City.
The pointsmen, popularly known as the Outsurance pointsmen, have been an inconvenient absence on the roads since September 1,
2019. Regardless of the service being provided at no cost to the City by the entity responsible, this critical service was abruptly cancelled by the previous administration under former mayor Herman Mashaba.
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Over the last 15 months, the City’s roads have been left unattended and with great inconvenience to residents during peak-hour traffic and signal failures. This undoubtedly compromised the safety of residents on the roads.
Upon his election in December 2019, mayor Geoffery Makhubo directed that the City moves swiftly to finalise new agreements with the service providers on terms that would guarantee the services at zero cost to the City and the creation of job opportunities for the hundreds of young people who are trained to provide these services.
“We are pleased that the JMPD trained 40 of the pointsmen last month, who from January 11 took up duty alongside an additional 60 pointsmen who were part of the programme previously.
“We urge residents to show the pointsmen courtesy and cooperate with their instructions on our roads. They are there to assist with the smooth flow of traffic and to ensure we are safe on the roads at all times. We are beginning to see fruits in our efforts to normalise the City after the disruption of the last four years,” said Makhubo.
The pointsmen have been deployed in various regions.
