Durban North resident frustrated over rubble dumped on sidewalk
Councilor Shontel de Boer said she escalated the matter to the eThekwini Municipality on January 12, 18, 22, 27 and again on February 8.
A BURNSIDE Place resident is at her wits’ end after she has made numerous attempts to get a heap of rubble removed from the pavement.
“A pipe burst in December so the piece of road had to be excavated in order to fix it. The tarmac which was dug up has been lying there ever since,” said resident Tish Adams.
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The patch, which is about three metres long and more than a metre wide, was initially filled with sand.
“I then asked councillor Shontel de Boer to intervene. She managed to get the City to fill the patch up with blue stone,” said Adams.
Since the road was excavated, a water tanker got stuck in the patch and cars are often seen avoiding the patch by swerving onto the oncoming lane, which Adams said was a danger to other motorists.
“The rubble is an eyesore. It looks disgusting. There’s old pipes, stones and tarmac just lying on the sidewalk. It should have been removed, and the road should have been resurfaced a long time ago,” she said.
Ward 34 councillor, Shontel de Boer said the pipe had burst on December 17, last year and the rubble had been left on Burnside Place ever since.
“I reported the matter several times since January but the rubble has still not been removed,” said de Boer.
“It has become absolutely frustrating as a councillor to get the municipality to do simple service delivery in the ward. Driving through the ward one can see many corners or sidewalks where rubble is left after burst water pipe repairs, some for many months,” she added.
She said there was utter neglect and deterioration in municipal services in Durban North.
“There is absolutely no accountability whatsoever,” said de Boer.
The eThekwini Municipality was not available for comment by the time of going to print.
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