Bushbuckridge roads riddled by potholes
The roads have extremely large potholes which the government have ignored.
BUSHBUCKRIDGE – Road from Acornhoek to Greater Manyeleti and Thulamahashe to Cottondale and several other roads are in an appalling condition.
Bushbuckridge Local Municipality’s Aubrey Mnisi said the road in question is the responsibility of the department of public works, roads and transport.
“Including the road from Dwarsloop to Thulamahashe as well as from Thulamahashe to Cottondale,” said Mnisi.
#BushbuckridgeMassProtest
the residents of Bushbuckridge municipality have finally united to say no to poor service delivery. R40road closed— MsaJazi (@MsaJazi) March 8, 2017
Members of the community and motorists took to social media to voice out their plight.
Khody_M asked on twitter: @MYANC @PresidencyZA look at our roads in Mpumalanga Bushbuckridge (Arconhoek) where there is support, don’t you think we deserve better roads as well?
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City of potholes #acornhoek #bushbuckridge #thulamahashe we are suffering on this road @eNCA please help pic.twitter.com/rqRqZ9sa3f
— Thandeyana Mgiba (@thandeyana) February 28, 2017
The Mpumalanga department of Public Works, Roads and Transport said it is aware of the condition of several roads and many other roads in different parts of the province.
“The Department is going to reseal the badly damaged sections of the road as an immediate intervention. We will begin with design for the rehabilitation (reconstruction) of the road in 2017/18 as a long-term intervention,” said the department.
The department’s Regional Director, Mandla Mashele said there are two plans to stabilise the roads.
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@MYANC @PresidencyZA look at our roads in Mpumalanga Bushbuckridge (Arconhoek) where support, dont you think we deserve better roads as wel pic.twitter.com/qYv15PCWuC
— khondy_m (@khondies) February 27, 2017
“There is going to be an extensive sectional reseal that is going to take place. A full rehabilitation of roads from Acornhoek to Greater Manyeleti and Thulamahashe from Cottondale is underway,” said Mashele.
He added by saying a road network assessment and design was done which looks at the roads in Bushbuckridge.
“The rehabilitation will start in two weeks. The department will also upgrade gravel roads to tar roads,” he added.
