Peter Road repairs under way
The onsite workers were photographed while resurfacing the road.
Repairs to the collapsed portion of Peter Road near Walnut Road in Ruimsig are under way. The road collapsed last week Friday, 6 July, following a pipe burst the previous day.
Garry Powell, Vumatel programme manager, confirmed on 11 July that they together with the Johannesburg Roads Agency had begun working on repairing the road.
The onsite workers were photographed while resurfacing the road.
At first, there was no clarity about the time frame of the work on the road, but JRA’s spokesperson, Bertha Peters-Scheepers, indicated in a statement that the plan was to have it completed by next Monday, 16 July, in time for the re-opening of schools.
Read the initial article here: Motorists cautioned about collapsed road
Peter Road towards Walnut Road remains barricaded and motorists are still advised to use the detours. With regard to the dust problem created by vehicles using the dirt-road detours (Walnut and Cypress Roads), Bertha said a water tanker will be used to spray water on the roads today, Thursday, 12 July.
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