Road rehab poses risks
projects, but then leaves the work incomplete.
“When we attempt to speak to the municipality, they refer us from one department to another,” said Bachu.
He said he had been trying to get hold of Ward 23 councillor Themba Mtshali since last month, but to no avail.
Raymond Naidoo said that incomplete work painted a negative picture of the municipality.
“There is no proper system in place, and workers seem to leave work unattended for weeks. The number of potholes in some parts of Clare Estate is shocking.”
Mtshali said residents had nothing to worry about. The repairs were a work in progress.
“No residents have tried to contact me, but the problems are being attended to.
“I am not sure about the progress on O’Flaherty Road, but I will enquire. I heard that the rehabilitation process had started on Spencer Road.” MEMBERS of the KZN Doctors’ Healthcare Coalition are against the use of trucks in Juniper Road, Overport, as they have damaged the road and caused a number of water cuts.
They claim it has been an eight-month battle to get the municipality to intervene, but metro police only issued fines to the truck drivers.
The chief executive of the coalition, Dr Morgan Chetty, said the delivery trucks, which parked in the road, caused traffic congestion and damaged the pavements.
“This is a health-related business and we deal with 5 000 doctors in the country, with 1 500 of them from KwaZuluNatal. We receive a lot of clients at our office and the state of the road leaves a lot to be desired.
“Trucks have taken control of the area and the damage is devastating. One of the truck drivers recently broke a water pipe that resulted in water cuts,” Chetty said.
“They also damaged our fences, which we had to repair with our own money. There are three to four trucks on the road at any given time, mak- ing it hard for our clients and residents to get in.
“Metro police have issued fines, but there needs to be long-term strategies in place to ensure the use of trucks is minimised,” he said.
Chetty said they were awaiting a response from the environmental department and said it was unfair that ratepayers had to endure a lack of service delivery from the council.
Coalition member Kamlesh Maharaj described the situation as an inconvenience.
“These truck drivers are arrogant and do not find anything wrong with their behaviour. We suggest that the businesses using these truck services accommodate them in designated parking areas to avoid traffic congestion,” she said.
“Council also needs to take matters seriously by conducting regular clean-ups,” said Maharaj.