Motorists travelling along Nasmith Avenue, in Driehoek, have had to become rally drivers to navigate their way through the potholes and debris in the road.
For many who use the road as a means to enter and leave Driehoek’s industrial area, their daily commute is a nightmare.
“The road has been a problem for more than two years now,” said one motorist, who did not wish to be named.
“And no matter how many times we report the problem, no lasting solutions are put in place. All the metro does is send in a team to fill the potholes but in a week or two the road is back to the way it was, if not worse.”
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While another motorist commented, “There is literally no more road left, just huge potholes which you often cannot see because of the water from the vlei.
“Apart from it being extremely dangerous, damage to vehicles is extremely likely.
“I drive a Hyundai i10 which is low on the ground and am worried my chassis will be damaged.”
The GCN met Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan in Nasmith Avenue on Friday, where a team was busy working to repair the road.
“This was the first complaint I received when I became a councillor more than two years ago and I have been dealing with it ever since,” she said.
Morgan believes the two main factors causing the damage are the large number of large trucks using the road and the lack of drainage.
“Though there are potholes littered along the road the main problems are found on the short stretch of road over a small vlei.
“The vlei has little to no drainage and because of this when it rains the road floods,” she said.
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While on site, Morgan spoke to a contractor who explained the team were meant to start work on the road last year but due to a miscommunication they only began on Friday, when they returned to work.
He claimed work on the road would take about five days, but that commuters could still use the road as a stop and go system had been set up.
He further claimed that the team would also be repairing other small potholes along the road.
“Sadly Nasmith Avenue is not the only road that is in desperate need of repair. Lower Germiston Road is also filled with potholes,” she explained.
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The GCN sent a media query to the metro asking if there were any plans to upgrade the road and its infrastructure, but at the time of going to press no comment had been received.
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