Ward 97 councillor, Andre Beetge keeps the community informed on recent municipal updates:
Wessex Road washaway
“Gabian baskets have been successfully installed and the embankment and road bed has been stablised and declared acceptable by the roads department for the next phase. The project has now been signed over to the roads department and a contractor should be on site within the next week to commence with road reinstatement.”
Warner Beach toilets
Following a second incident of vandalism in a month that resulted in the theft of water pipes and fittings, and forced the closure of the amenities at Baggies Beach, a contractor installed temporary measures on Wednesday, 4 March to render the service available to the public. “Against the backdrop of maintenance budget constraints, one of the toilets in the men’s bathroom remains unrepaired and unavailable for use. Although we have written to management in an attempt to secure additional budget from areas where it is not used, reality remains that municipal departments just cannot keep up with repairs and replacements that result from vandalism and theft.”
Sutcliffe Lane steps
“The Sutcliffe Lane steps that supply pedestrian access between Kingsway and Colin Street, and Colin Street and Gus Brown Road in Warner Beach have been of concern for a while. In particular, the section between Colin Street and Gus Brown Road next to Jabulani retirement home, as it is presently the only safe pedestrian walkway that allows residents access to Gus Brown Road and the walkway towards the new garage.
The steps surface has been severely compromised by, among others, a swimming pool discharge that it illegally dispersed onto the steps and into the lower street. While the roads department has been tasked to investigate the maintenance and repair of the steps, likewise have building inspectorate been advised to act upon the illegal discharge of swimming pool water.
Traffic calming along Kingsway near Toti Towers
“Two recent traffic accidents across from Toti Towers has again sparked renewed calls for the installation of traffic calming measures in the immediate area as well as various other locations along Kingsway. In terms of the eThekwini traffic calming policy, read with the provincial traffic calming guidelines, and with Kingsway being a provincial (R102) main arterial road administered by the municipality, it does not qualify in the road class criteria for traffic calming. Albeit that certain portions of the road might be more prone to accidents, and then possibly as a result of negligence, recklessness or impatience, statistically accidents and especially those with fatalities, still reflect as a fraction of a percentage of the actual road use.”
Dysfunctional street lights
“Although a lessor number of faulty streetlight in comparison to the last quarter of 2019 were observed during a recent nocturnal ward patrol, arrangements have been made to facilitate a similar exercise accompanied by officials from area based management for the evening of 12 March in our continued attempt to eradicate crime through enhanced visibility.” Report faulty street lights, street name, suburb and pole numbers to 080-311-1111 or email custocare@elec.durban.gov.za.
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