JRA commits to fixing bridge pavements
MELROSE ESTATE – The JRA representatives committed to repairing the overgrown vegetation which obstructs the pathway.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) says they will soon fix the pavements around the Glenhove Bridge in Melrose Estate.
This follows a site inspection conducted by a stakeholder liaison officer at the Norwood depot Conel Mackay and JRA spokesperson Mosa Makhalima.
The Gazette joined the agency’s representatives for a walk down the pavement, which is in need of attention.
The Gazette published an article titled Walkway left to crumble [Week ending March 18, 2022] outlining the complaints of two local residents who traverse the pavement stretch regularly. The women complained that the pavement is unsafe, full of overgrown vegetation which obstructs the pathway, dangerous to walk on due to uncovered manholes and impossible to walk over in some places.
Mackay said that the agency needs to determine which City entity dug up certain pieces of the walkway for repairs in order to hold them accountable for the poor state in which the pavement has been left.
Referring to a piece of the pavement where a water leak was attended to but never reinstated, Mackay said that he would contact Joburg Water and find out if the leak has been sorted out before requesting that they complete the job.
The JRA representatives committed to repairing the overgrown vegetation which obstructs the pathway, forcing pedestrians to walk on the road.
Mackay said that there have been backlogs due to the allocation of resources to regional A Re Sebetseng mayoral weeks, but the issues will be attended to as soon as possible. “We will do what we can to attend to these issues with minimal staff.”
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