Enough is enough say Empangeni residents
Have your say and break the silence at the Ward 23 public meeting on 19 February
RESIDENTS wishing to voice their concerns about the poor state of Empangeni are urged to attend a special Ward 23 public meeting on Wednesday, 19 February at 6pm at the Empangeni Civic Centre.
The call for a public meeting follows a flurry of complaints from local ratepayers during the past few months over issues ranging from public drinking, urination in public, littering of open space/parks, to poor road infrastructure, absence of speed humps and traffic lights, and the skipping of traffic lights.
Fed-up residents are demanding answers from municipal authorities over the deteriorating condition of Empangeni and poor service delivery.
Despite numerous calls for the installment of robots and much-needed traffic calming measures, yet another accident took place at the intersection between Main Road and Higgs Road/Frank Bull in Empangeni early this morning.
According to eyewitnesses a car skipped the red traffic light and T-boned another vehicle. Occupants of both vehicles were taken to nearby hospitals and treated for minor injuries.
Residents question why there are no proper speed humps at these high accident zones where speeding road offenders have for years skipped red robots, placing the lives of innocent motorists at risk.
‘This intersection is an accident waiting to happen. From my house, I often hear the sound of screeching tyres as vehicles attempt to avoid collisions. Many a time, motorists unfortunately are unable to avoid a crash,’ said one resident.
‘We need speed humps on this road, not rumble strips. Pongola has speed humps on the N2, so there should be no excuses about installing speed humps on the R34. ‘There’s two schools next to this road and its in a residential area.
We are tired of excuses.’
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