Weigh-in on delays in Pierre Road repairs
“When the section of Peter Road collapsed last year, it was repaired within a month without the need for an Environmental Impact Study, a Water Use Licence and – heaven forbid – a Heritage Impact Assessment,” a disgruntled road user said.
Following an update about the delays regarding the Pierre Road rehabilitation, a concerned resident raised questions as to why this road has not been prioritised.
Alistair Brande said she failed to understand why repairs to Peter Road were completed within a month after a section of the road had collapsed, whereas the Pierre Road repairs have not even started.
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“When the section of Peter Road collapsed last year, it was repaired within a month without the need for an Environmental Impact Study, a Water Use Licence and – heaven forbid – a Heritage Impact Assessment,” a disgruntled Alistair said.
“Between R50 million and R100 million to repair that bridge? You cannot be serious. I would suggest that you lot are making a mountain out of a molehill,” she added.
“If it was so easy to repair Peter Road, why not apply the same principles to fixing Pierre Road?” she further asked, elaborating that Pierre Road is an alternative route when residents of Zandspruit are rioting and that the bridge needed to be repaired quickly and cost-effectively.
MMC for Economic Development and Ward 97 councillor, Leah Knott, who initially explained the shortcomings of the project, responded to the comparison of Peter Road and Pierre Road. “Peter Road was not a bridge collapse. The road surface collapsed after Vumatel workers had hit a water pipe running beneath the road, causing major water supply outages in the area,” she explained.
