Washaway damage, pothole concerns for Link Road in Tweni
Besides the potholes a section of the road washed away last year.
Link Road in Umtentweni, which continues on to River Road, has to be one of the South Coast’s most dangerous roads.
It’s certainly a nightmare for residents and motorists who have to deal with avoiding numerous potholes from one end to the other.
That’s not all – a portion of the road collapsed last year due to heavy rain and no repairs have been done since then.
This section is also not cordoned off, making it extremely dangerous for motorists.
A visit to Link Road by the Herald on Tuesday last week revealed what a nightmare it really is.
The lack of urgent maintenance has many residents concerned as to why nothing has been done to save the road.
“We have alerted the municipality on numerous occasions about how dangerous Link Road is. This entire road is hazardous especially where the road collapsed. If someone is not familiar with this section, they will go down a very steep embankment,” said resident Duane Ford.
He added that some time last year an area at the corner of Link Road and River Road was dug and and never repaired.
“This is at a blind rise and one lane has not been repaired for months. It’s really frustrating, especially so that it seems that the municipality does not care and in the mean time our vehicles get damaged,” he said.
Ray Nkonyeni Municipal spokesperson, Simon April said pothole repairs in Link Road was in progress and internal teams had started with preparation work.
“It is expected that it would be completed in the next two weeks. Regarding the collapsed section of the road that took place in April 2022 floods, we do have signage and barricaded the area, and one of the roads superintendent has been instructed to always keep monitoring that the signage and warning signs are visible in the meantime. The submission was done to the Provincial Disaster Centre for the Disaster Funding and the Municipality is awaiting for the funds in order to start with the necessary repairs,” he said.
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