Problematic Pike Street is on the list for resurfacing

MOHAMED ISMAIL WRITES:

During the past two weeks, the JRA has been busy in Pike Street, Lenasia Extension 7, doing rehabilitation work. During this period, they have done piecemeal patch work at two intersections, each measuring less than 5m2.

This patch work makes the road even more uneven and the road has become bumpier.

Pike Street may be just over 1km long, but it has several speed humps. It is grossly uneven because of the dolomitic nature of the area and is littered with uneven patch work.

Instead of doing piecemeal rehabilitation work, the JRA should rather look at resurfacing the entire street, as it’s not a long street.

THE JRA REPLIES:

A 2013 visual condition index (VCI) of the city’s road network confirmed that since the previous assessment in 2008, 27 percent of the overall road network had deteriorated to poor and very poor conditions.

The deterioration is often reflected in road failures such as potholes, cracks and depressions, as is seen in Pike Street, and consequently the JRA has introduced a structured approach to road management that prioritises the preservation of existing infrastructure, ensuring it is maintained in good condition, and preventing any further deterioration to poor condition.

The JRA’s road rehabilitation and reconstruction programme, as well as the ongoing roads resurfacing programme, forms part of the JRA’s 10-year roads development plan to achieve targeted road conditions across the city by 2023.

While these programmes are being implemented citywide, the JRA undertakes patching and pothole repairs to ensure the road is drivable.

The roads’ resurfacing schedule for this year is being implemented within each region. The team is busy in Lenasia, and Pike Street is one of the roads to be resurfaced.