That’s right, the day has finally come that contractors are resurfacing McGrath Street, one of the main roads used in this little suburb.
The Record reported earlier this year that R25 million is being spent on fixing deteriorating roads in Region C, which included 14 roads in the Witpoortjie area alone.
The company KPG Surfacing and Civils CC was awarded a tender by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the City of Johannesburg to work on the roads. Site agent Wayne Maher said that they started the job on 19 January and will continue in parts of Roodepoort and Florida until August.
This morning, Thursday 23 April, their contract workers could be seen blocking of the ‘bottom’ of McGrath Street, which connects to Nassau Street and starting their work there. The road will most likely be dealt with in parts, until they reach the circle in front of the Witpoortjie Shopping Centre.
Roads connecting to McGrath Street were already fixed in February.
The Witpoortjie roads that are to be fixed/ have been fixed:
• Ackerman Street
• De Vries Street
• Gregor Street
• Michael Brink Street
• Payne Street
• Penny Street
• Java Street
• Boren Street
• Nantes Street
• Marchale Street
• Van Alkmaar Street
• Leerdam Street
• McGrath Street
• Piet Retief Street
