The City’s collapsed Transport Authority Management System, which underpinned the pothole repair service, has resulted in a 40-fold increase of the 900 threshold maintenance number set four years ago.
According to the Good Party
secretary Brett Herron before the last few weeks of heavy rainfall there was
already a backlog of 35 000 potholes in need of repair across the city. He
said following recent rains, the situation would be exacerbated.
He said the majority of
potholed and poorly maintained roads were in poor communities.
Nyanga policing forum
chairperson Martin Makhasi said another reason that made the situation worse
was car hijackings and smash-and-grabs incidents in the area. He also said
there were incidents where residents partly contributed to this condition but
said it was mostly caused by flooding and the unattended overflowing sewage
draining system.
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