Glen Anil residents fed up with state of Pigeonwood Close
Residents have called for serious renovations along the rapidly deteriorating Pigeonwood Close in Glen Anil.
THE recent heavy rains have further deteriorated the state of Pigeonwood Close in Glen Anil, this after residents appealed to the City three months ago to tend to the seriously eroding residential road.
Homeowners who have had to put up with dangerous pot holes, loose stones and collapsing verges for over two years said they are now fed up with the situation, and called on the City to step in.
“Most of our rates are high, and yet we enjoy none of the benefits that other areas have. We have complained and reported the situation to the Roads Department, various other bodies as well as the local ward councillor, but nothing had really been done,” said one of the homeowners, Noleen Hendra.
The situation is particularly serious at the top end of the cul-de-sac where the rains have washed away the sand underneath the collapsing verge to create a small ‘trench’ that is now over two inches deep.
“The road has become so narrow that sometimes we have to reverse all the way down the road to allow another vehicle to pass. If your car’s wheels were to hit that trench it would do serious damage,” she said.
One resident had already damaged his car at a pothole at the bottom of the road.
When the Northglen News approached the City with regards to a solution to the issue eThekwini’s head of communications, Tozi Mthethwa said the task team had inspected the road and that maintenance would ‘commence soon’.
However, residents said they were not satisfied with ‘patch work’.
“They have patched the road years ago, but it does not last. The road needs to be re-tarred. If the City is not prepared to properly fix the problem then they should stop taking our rates so that we can do it ourselves,” she said.
Wayne Palmer a neighbour, also called for proper curbing to be laid on the eroding side of the road.
“We need the verge for vehicles to park safely, as there is very little space along the road. Proper curbing would also assist with guiding the storm water away from properties,” he said.
Related articles:
Poor service delivery seals frustration in Somerset Park
Durban North plagued by incomplete trenches
