GALLERY: Potholes might be a thing of the past

Potholes could be a thing of the past with a new product being imported into South Africa from Korea, under the name of Wulftech.

Business partners Jason Dicks and Chris Whyte, both from the South of Joburg, approached Ward 54 councillor Stuart Marais to show him this new product which not only fills potholes but remains intact after wear and tear and heavy rainfall.

“Our aim is to make Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) aware of this exciting new product which we are marketing,” Whyte and Dicks said.

On February 18, the two met Marais at two notorious potholes on the corner of Downham and Columbine avenues, Mondeor.

“These particular two potholes keep reappearing, are filled by JRA with whatever substance they use and only a short while later, especially if it rains, the holes are open again, wreaking havoc for motorists,” said Whyte.

Dicks and Whyte filled in the two potholes with packets of the granule-like material, while Marias looked on. They watched as vehicles proceeded to drive over the filled-up potholes.

With the weight from the vehicles, the packets broke up, leveling out the substance.

Two weeks later, Whyte went back and the potholes were still filled and safe to drive over.

“We’ve had some pretty bad storms over the past few weeks, and this is proof the product we are using really works.

“This product carries a guarantee of two years. It can create jobs for people with no qualifications and minimal training. In the long run, it will work out far less costly for the City. We have tried to make contact with JRA’s stakeholders, but unfortunately, we’ve not managed to secure an appointment to show our product and what it can do.

“Clr Marais has said he’ll try and arrange this for us, and we are eagerly waiting to hear from him,” Dicks and Whyte said.