Roads in Aureus to be fixed

There has been positive feedback from the municipality regarding the roads in Aureus.

In a previous article on page 2 of its 30 January 2015 edition the herald reported about Wayne Roselt, manager of Supra Trusses who took his complaints about Steyer Street all the way to the top by writing a letter to the South African President Jacob Zuma.

“I waited for weeks for a reply from Municipal Manager Peter Mathebula but the email was not even opened or read. I then decided to take it to the top, and who is higher than the president, Jacob Zuma?” Roselt explained.

Supra Trusses claims to have lost thousands of rands because of the state of the roads in Aureus.

“Our trucks have lost so many tyres because of the potholes in Steyer Street that we now buy them in bulk. We have been fined by the Metro Police for damaged tyres, causing further losses to the company. Our main concern is the customers we are losing on a daily basis. They refuse to travel to Randfontein because of the state of the roads and it is costing the company thousands of rands,” Roselt said.

Roselt believes the lack of storm and rain-water drainage systems is the main cause of all the issues. The water does not drain away properly and accumulates below the road surface.

“The water also accumulates in front of our offices because of the bend in the road and even has flooded our reception area, causing thousands of rands’ damage to electrical equipment, furniture and the floors.” Roselt added.

After the article in the herald, Roselt was contacted by Mathebula who set up a meeting with Roselt and DA councillors Alwyn van Tonder, Gerhard Kruger and Evert du Plessis.

“We received positive feedback from Mathebula during the meeting held on 1 February. He committed to fixing Steyer Street by the end of April. The municipality also promised to address the storm-water drain issue, which goes hand in hand with the maintenance of the roads. The municipality also decided to use hot asphalt and not tar to make the roads last longer because of the heavy trucks frequently using the roads,” Van Tonder explained.

He said the Aureus intersections will be resurfaced with paving bricks that can withstand the heavily loaded trucks.

Roselt added he was hopeful the municipality would stick to their promise and commitment.

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