Another pipe burst on Sarnia Road frustrates commuters
Traffic was held up as commuters traveling towards Queensburgh were force to travel contraflow because of the big hole in the road.
ANOTHER pipe burst in Sarnia Road upset early morning traffic near Bellair SAPS on Thursday morning, (4 February).
The latest pipe burst on the road which had frequent similar problems affecting traffic and the water supply of residents last year.
On Thursday morning workers from the city’s water department were excavating the broken asbestos pipe in order to replace it with a new plastic pipe.
Leach Road
In July last year a similar pipe burst metres away from the latest hole close to the corner of Sarnia and Leach Roads. The incident left residents in Hillary, Bellair and Seaview without water for almost a week. It was only fully repaired in August.
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These type of problems are not only taking place in Hillary. Escombe residents in Eldridge Road have seen clear water running down their road into the storm water system since before lockdown started in March 2020. In Northdene a burst pipe left behind a hole which took over four months to be filled and re-tarred last year.
In November last year the city announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).
“To address water and sanitation challenges in the City, eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation Unit in partnership with the Water Research Commission (WRC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop innovative ways to ensure eThekwini residents have access to clean water and proper sanitation,” said the City’s spokesperson, Msawakhe Mayisela.
The City’s Head of Water and Sanitation, Ednick Msweli said eThekwini’s aging infrastructure, water pollution, water scarcity and climate change are some of the key challenges they face along with a growing informal residential sector which required service delivery urgently.
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