The first upgrade to Allandale Road has finally been completed.
As reported in Kyalami residents are in for a rocky road, [Week ending 20 March] there were two proposed projects to upgrade the road. The first was to fix damaged infrastructure caused by water running under the road and the second was to make it a dual carriageway.
Theo Nkonki, the spokesperson for the Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Jacob Mamabolo said, “The recent project did not take more than three months but was delayed by the pandemic because there was a time when people had to stay at home.”
He confirmed that the roadworks had been completed and the contractor was off-site as of
7 October. “The roadworks included construction of the bypass, repair of the subgrade [the material underneath the road] failure on the road pavement, installation of subsoil drainage, construction of concrete-lined drains, and embankment slope protection [backfilling of the embankment, installation of kerbs, gutters and chutes and construction of stone pitching]. The total value of work was R4.2 million.”
Nkonki added that he could not confirm when the second phase of the project would start. “We are implementing it with the private sector, it is not something one will see happening anytime soon.
“A lot of work is going into ensuring that we introduce a lot of efficiency in the management of infrastructure, which focuses on upgrading certain roads and building new roads which are part of the efforts to change the fortunes of this province.
Nkonki concluded, “We do know that there is slow growth but we believe that in transport and the movement of people and things, we can really build a new economy and create jobs.”
Ward 132 councillor Annette Deppe shared her thoughts regarding the progress. “I am happy that the road was fixed without it having to be closed off for three months. I am happy that there is a storm water drain installed and the curb that they have put in. It makes the road a bit wider.”
She thanked the authorities for listening to the community when they requested the road not to be closed for three months during the upgrade.
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