Mayor officially hands-over Maepa Access road project
MAEPA
Gone are the days when Maepa residents will travel on dusty and undriveable roads in the village.
The community led by the traditional authority representatives and the local councilor were the recipients of the 4.5 kilometres Maepa Access road on Wednesday February 11.
Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality’s mayor Eddie Maila officially handed the road project to more than 200 delighted community members.
Handing over the completed project, Maila thanked the community of Maepa for their support during the erecting of the road.
“We are gathered here today to officially hand over the Maepa road project to the community. This is an honour and privilege for this council to fulfil the promise made to change the lives of our communities. The community of Maepa has been starved off service delivery for many years and here we are today to hand over this well constructed road project,” said the mayor.
He thanked the community leaders and the tribal council for working with government to make this project a success.
“We are also happy that during the implementation of the project, many people benefitted in terms of employment and business opportunities. This project is going to change the lives of many people in different ways. The face of this village has completely changed as access has been improved and even the travel distance from the main road into the village. Many economic activities will take place due to accessibility and turn around time. .”
Maila made an appeal for the community to take care of this project and increase its lifespan. “We must desist from damaging infrastructure when we are confronted by challenges. The doors of the Office of the Mayor are always opened for any engagement at any given time. We cannot afford to damage our legacy, but our main objective is to guard against any vandalism especially on infrastructural projects.”
He commended the Maepa people for playing an important role in ensuring that the project is not delayed during the implementation. He said this has assisted the FTLM to spend 100% on both MIG and INEP projects.
Representing the communities, resident, Paulinah Coetzer, thanked the FTLM for promising them a road, and delivering on their promise.
“As a community, we are excited about this milestone, we will easily manoeuvre around the village. We are also satisfied with the quality of the road made by the contractor.
“We are relieved that FTLM has finally heeded our pleas for a proper road. ”
The Maepa road project started on 2 September 2024, it was erected by Tseamiso Trading Contractor.
The contractor thanked the community for supporting them in orchestrating the successful project.
