Dennilton roads in a sore state
Dennilton
The Bolsheviks Party of South Africa (BPSA) has raised a serious concern on the poor state of the R25 and the Moteti-Philadelphia Road which they say are in a very bad condition. According to the party, the state of the two roads has been an eyesore for motorists and posing a serious danger to road users.
BPSA leader, Seun Mogotji, said for many years they have been complaining about the poor stated of the road to relevant authorities, however, their pleas fall in deaf ears.
“We appeal to motorists who will be using the R25 as well as the road that links Moteti to Philadelphia Hospital to be extra careful. A lot of time and money has been wasted on the Moteti-Philadelphia Road and it has been a long time since we were convinced that the road will be revamped to a better condition. We are worried that since the road had been revamped it is now worse than it was before,” he said.
Mogotji indicated that poor workmanship and the use of poor quality marerials has contributed to the poor state of the road.
“The condition is worse than it was before the road was revamped. There is currently a lot of sand; we never experienced that sort of thing. Whoever gave that tender to the Western Cape company does not care about the comfort of locals, those people do not care because they will not be using that road, only the locals will suffer,” said Mogotji.
He added that potholes on the R25, which the locals have tried to fill with sand, are now filled with persistent rain water and they are now more hazardous to motorists.
“The stretch of the road from Elandsdoorn to Loskop is also a mess. So much vegetation on the side of the road and trees hanging onto the road are making driving very difficult. The Limpopo Department of Public Works does not care because they keep on sending a delegation that feeds us lies. They never intended to do anything about these roads. The only thing that can help us is to keep it upon ourselves to be cautious and be patient with each other,” he said. At the time of going to press, the Limpopo Department of Public Works was not available for a comment.
