Signs to be rectified

Johannesburg Roads Agency spokesperson Bertha Peters-Scheepers said the agency will remove or repair some of the bent, broken and misspelled street signs around Randburg.

This comes in response to the article Street signs amiss published in the Randburg Sun week ending 25 April, which exposed many street signs and lights that were broken or misspelled.

“The Johannesburg Roads Agency wishes to thank the community for being our eyes and ears and for bringing these matters to our attention,” Peters-Scheepers said.

“The damaged street name signs and pole at President Fouché and C.R. Swart drives will be removed as these are very old signs. The names will be stencilled on the kerbs. The damaged sign and pole [on the corner of Eastwood Avenue and Beyers Naudé Drive, Randpark Ridge] will also be removed due to age. The names already exist on the kerbs.”

She added that the upside down sign indicating a traffic light on Beyers Naudé Drive, belongs to Gautrans and the agency will refer the matter to them.

Referring to Jangroentjie Avenue in Randpark Ridge, spelled as “Jan Groentjie” on one of its signs, Peters-Scheepers said, “The spelling of Jangroentjie Avenue was investigated and it was found that two new sign boards indicate the name as Jangroentjie.

“The green signs are also old signs. In some map books the name is spelled as one word, and in other map books it is spelled as two words.

“We will remove the two signs and we will only stencil the name on the kerb as an interim measure until the street name signs can be reprinted.”

Other errors or damages include Will Scarlet Road in Robindale being spelled as “Will Scalet” on the kerb.

A sign on the corner of Malibongwe Drive and Judges Avenue, Darrenwood, is falling over onto a stop sign and forming a near-perfect right-angled triangle.

Lastly, a street light on Hans Schoeman Street, Malanshof, has been bent to such a degree that it could fall across the length of the road at any moment.