Local residents advise people to drive with care on Harrison Avenue
Community members are encouraged to report problems on the roads and drainage to the Johannesburg Road Agency (JRA).
Not knowing what to do but to only turn to the media with the hope of getting help.
Bryanston resident Mpumi Mavi took to social media platform TikTok to try and get help from a national party to come see and maybe fix the situation they are facing on their street.
Mavi says when one walks up Harrison Avenue, Bryanston, from her house, there are more than 10 dangerous potholes on the street.
“There are some small and some bigger, deeper potholes, and there is a particular challenge for us motorists because sometimes when I try to avoid them and swerve to the side, but there is a car coming on the other side, I have found that that can be dangerous for us residents.”
She added that the potholes have been present for so long that she doesn’t remember a time when they weren’t there.
“It is even worse for our visitors who are not used to ducking these potholes, and if one hits that pothole hard, it could potentially cause damage to their tyres and vehicles.”
Mavi points out that she once observed the efforts of the road agency a long time ago when they came to fix one pothole and nothing recently.
“I do not know the exact routes to get to them, but I am going to email them now and ask them to address these.”
She explained that her property manager once reported the potholes, but there was no response from the municipality.
“Municipality needs to redo this road because a quick fix won’t help. The problem will persist, especially after rainy seasons, and if there are community initiatives to improve road conditions that I am not awe of in my community, I would not mind participating in them.”
Bertha Peters Scheepers, the JRA’s operations manager for marketing and communication said, “The JRA depot will inspect the damaged road surface along Harrison Avenue this week and the road repairs will be scheduled over the next two weeks if the weather permits.”
She added that the depot will also be placing safety barriers along the road.
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