Residents plead for the return of yield signs

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) spokesperson Bertha Peters Scheepers told the Fourways Review that in the past three years alone the entity has spent over R15 million to rebuild vandalised traffic intersections. This comes after residents have been complaining about signs in the Fourways area. They pleaded with the JRA to fix the yield sign by the circle intersecting Lonehill Blvd and Mulbarton Road and restoration of a vandalised sign outside Tezula in Uranium Street.

Peters Scheepers confirmed that the JRA will fix the sign because it must have been knocked down during an accident, but in the issue of missing signs, “We have seen a spike in the theft and vandalism of JRA’s roads and traffic infrastructure in the times when there’s load-shedding,” she said. This answered a question by Ward 94 councilor David Foley about the traffic light on Uranium Road. “The issue has been reported in February but was never attended to,” said Foley. He elaborated on how traffic lights that are problematic are on the R511/ William Nicole Drive, the M71 Main Road and the R55 and Witkoppen. “They are either dead or flashing. Witkoppen and Cedar were fixed and the others after a couple of months thankfully. The department says it has a 14-day turnaround timeline which is never the case,” Foley added.

Residents are pleading in these matters to avoid accidents that are now a norm in these areas. A resident forwarded to saying they cannot understand why there are no traffic lights on these busy roads. “It is a nightmare driving on Macbeth Street. Motorists/taxis use Uranium and Macbeth roads to cut through to Fourways Boulevard. Do accidents always have to happen?” An accident on November 14 triggered the conversation. They don’t want to find themselves in such situations.

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