UPDATE: Burst pipe on Jan Smuts in Parkwood causes water outage

PARKWOOD – Residents left without water even after an attempt at repairs.

Ashtyn Mackenzie
A massive pothole has filled up with water after three attempts to repair a burst pipe on Jan Smuts Avenue have failed. Photo: Twitter Tim Truluck

A cold winter’s evening and morning got even colder after residents were left without water when a pipe burst on Jan Smuts Avenue.

UPDATE: 10am

Water has been restored to all areas affected by the water outage caused by repairs to a burst pipe on Jan Smuts Avenue.

Ward 117 councillor Tim Truluck confirmed that water supplies started returning by midday on 27 June. He added that all suburbs that were affected have been restored by this morning (28 June).

An underground pipe poured water onto the street on 26 June. Residents took to Twitter to voice their concerns that a leak had been reported over a week ago and had not yet been attended to. Suburbs such as Parkwood, Saxonwold, Parktown North, Rosebank and Dunkeld were without water.

Ward 117 councillor Tim Truluck immediately escalated the matter to Johannesburg Water. The community was assured that water would return by midnight, alas this was not to be the case.

Repairs had been made to the pipe but the happy ending was short-lived. Early the next morning (27 June) the pipe cracked again, resulting in extended water outages.

Truluck stated that at least four welders were onsite to repair the damage and were waiting for another two to arrive.

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