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Hazardous potholes on the road from Vaalpark joining R59
Free State Province embarked on Operation Vala Zonke (fixing potholes) sometime in August 2022.This campaign was aimed at closing all potholes on the roads and curb fatalities. The operation went on for a week of two, since then it has been quite yet we are travelling on dangerous roads.
There is a huge pothole (not even a pothole anymore but excavation) on the road from Vaalpark joining R59 to Vereeniging and Meyerton. That pothole has been there for years and not attended to. It is even worse in rainy days because it get filled with rain water and become invisible. On the same curve before the bridge, there are small deep potholes that become invisible when it rains and becomes a hazard to motorists and cause of damage to vehicles.
We urge municipality to speed up the closure of those potholes because they are very dangerous and unsafe. Let us not wait for people to die then we put actions into place. Loss of one life due to bad road conditions is too many. Let us be proactive rather than being reactive. As we embark on the vehicle safety campaign, let closure of potholes be the first action to be urgently addressed. We humbly request.
The situation on the R59 road to Vereeniging road is still the same and even worse. The pothole was seen by department of transport if I am not mistaken but nothing was done except digging more hole and left the pothole more hazardous. Now with the rain experienced it becomes more risky because the rainwater become stagnant on that curve and there are small deep potholes covered with rainwater. It seems as if there is no storm water drainage on that road or either it is blocked. The condition is very dangerous for motorists. People are going to get injured or die if that situation is not attended to urgently. We urge for urgent attention to closeout of potholes on that curve and unblocking of storm water drainage. As we are conducting driver vehicle safety campaign, let us also make sure that our road conditions are safe for vehicle operators.
The situation on the R59 road to Vereeniging road is still the same and even worse. The pothole was seen by department of transport if I am not mistaken but nothing was done except digging more hole and left the pothole more hazardous. Now with the rain experienced it becomes more risky because the rainwater become stagnant on that curve and there are small deep potholes covered with rainwater. It seems as if there is no storm water drainage on that road or either it is blocked. The condition is very dangerous for motorists. People are going to get injured or die if that situation is not attended to urgently. We urge for urgent attention to closeout of potholes on that curve and unblocking of storm water drainage. As we are conducting driver vehicle safety campaign, let us also make sure that our road conditions are safe for vehicle operators.