After nearly 20 years of having to use a dusty, bumpy gravel road to go to Blue Hills College, the school finally has a tarred road.
The school celebrated a big moment as they unveiled the tarred Village Road for better travel, efficiency and safety on 24 January.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was supported by parents, educators and contractors who worked on the project, a representative of the Sun Valley residents association and the learners who marched from the Village and Summit roads entrance to the entrance of the school.
Roy Ndlovu, Blue Hills College CEO explained that the project was started around August last year. “The road has been a dust road since [the school opened in 1999], when it rained it became muddy and rough – you would find that people who did not drive bakkies and SUVs felt uncomfortable as they had to drive on the road every day to deliver their kids for school.
“Besides that, people look after their cars, one would take their car to a car-wash then, unfortunately, they would have to come to school and by the time they leave the school, their car is dusty again. It was a serious concern as it also diminished the school’s image.”
Ndlovu thanked the parents as their contributions made the project come to fruition. “This project has been long overdue.”
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