Positive news after road summit in Lydenburg
Heavy traffic on the D2571 and R37 continues to threaten the lives of pedestrians and other road users.
The first of many solutions to the road safety plight on the D2571 (Boomplaats/Mosterthoek/Frischgewaagd) and the first 5km on the R37, after the Burgersfort turn-off, were implemented recently.
After a road summit on Friday July 8, Sanral installed speed limit signs, slow down signs on Thursday July 14.
A Grade Two learner of Marifaan School in Skhila was hit by a vehicle on a bridge and died recently.
The workable plan to assist this community was discussed by a delegation of Sanral, as well as Mojalefa Tsotetsi, the director of transport at the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Raisibe Thwale, the chief transport inspector of the DPW. They were joined in their discussion by some of their colleagues of Thaba Chweu Local Municipality and Mbombela.
Loti Mabuza of the provincial roads law enforcement department agreed that the road was unsafe and that he would report back on it at a provincial level.
Emma Düring, the organiser of the meeting and a resident near the road, expressed her gratitude towards Sanral and the other role players. She said the new signs are already making a difference. “We will make sure the signs are not vandalised and stay visible. This is a small step, but it is a step in the right direction.”
