Repair to problem Sea Cow Lake Road finally complete
The repair and resurfacing of the road was carried out by the City's Water and Sanitation and Roads and Stormwater departments.
WARD 34 councillor, Bobby Maharajh said he is ecstatic that a section of Sea Cow Lake Road has now been repaired and rehabilitated after an almost three year wait. A constant sewage and water leak had left the road riddled with large potholes damaging vehicles and leading to the road surface being constantly covered in water.
The road surface had also posed a hazard for pedestrians who had to avoid being splashed by waste water pooled in potholes.
The repair and resurfacing of the road was carried out by the City’s Water and Sanitation and Roads and Stormwater departments.
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“The engineers had discovered an old water pipe had been compromised and that leak was then flooding the road and eroding the asphalt. A sewage pipe blockage complicated the matter and the water leak was also draining into the sewerage system. The constant erosion meant the road surface was being severely compromised and over months we reached a point where it became almost impossible for motorists to avoid damaging their vehicles when using Sea Cow Lake Road.
“I’m ecstatic that the project is now complete. It has been an ongoing battle for the past three years and businesses in the area and residents had tried to no avail to get the City to intervene and properly fix the issue. When the road was at its worse motorists would have to slow down to avoid damaging their vehicles with the potholes and sometimes swerve into the opposite lane to avoid driving over them. Since the repair however, the traffic flow is smooth and motorists are able to drive through the section a lot easier,” he said.
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