Bryanston resident Kathleen Mavhunga took matters into her own hands, temporarily filling the potholes on the corner of Cambridge Road and Hamilton Avenue on 20 January.
According to Mavhunga, when making use of the intersection on a daily basis, she noticed a pattern of potholes that would appear in the traffic circle at the intersection every few months, despite the Johannesburg Roads Agency’s (JRA) constant repairs.
“I don’t know why particularly at that intersection but the potholes are ongoing. We would be fine for a couple of months and then all of a sudden, the potholes would return,” she said.
More recently, the potholes increased in size, posing a great danger to motorists at the busy intersection. This is why Mavhunga decided to take action and come up with a temporary solution for the potholes.
“It was getting harder each time to go around the traffic circle so I thought why not fill it until the JRA are able to. The potholes just kept on getting bigger and I saw the traffic they were was causing, as well as the damage that it was doing to my own vehicle.
“It’s an act of kindness, it takes nothing away from you to be kind.”
The JRA was contacted on January 26 for insight into the possible cause of the consistent potholes reappearing at the intersection but no response was availed at the time of publication.
Mavhunga, however, noted that the potholes were affecting much more than just the traffic on the road. During the lockdown, Mavhunga was forced to shut down her shop at a nearby shopping centre. Moving her business to her home, meant that she could expect more clients at her home.
“I can’t have people coming to my home and struggling to pass through the traffic circle, it is quite an inconvenience.”
After temporarily filling the potholes on January 20, Mavhunga took to her social media community group to share her experience. As a result, many of the Bryanston residents who are part of the group reported the intersection to the JRA.
According to Mavhunga, a JRA team attended to the intersection on January 25, filling the potholes at the intersection.
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