![]() ![]() In Boksburg, residents who have grown tired of waiting for local authorities to repair the roads, resorted to taking matters into their own hands and repairing the road defects. “We have tried several times to report the matter to the metro, but nothing has happened,” said Holtzhausen. He called on the council to do something regarding the conditions of all the roads in town because they are hurting businesses. Shaun Holtzhausen, who operates a business next to the potholes, said he has been witnessing motorists continuously negotiate their way around the potholes on the road for more than five months now. I had already hit the potholes a couple of times.” said motorist Marieta Engelbrecht.Īnother road user Esmarie Prinsloo, who works for a security company in the area, said she had been in several near-miss incidents in the last few months as she swerved away from the potholes and also avoided crashing into delivery trucks. “I use this road to travel to work and back home and I have to navigate around these suspension-destroying potholes every single day. #Watch broken roads drivers#They said apart from being safety risks, the potholes are a financial burden to motorists as many drivers have had to buy new tyres after their wheels had gone into the potholes. Some of the holes are right in the middle of the road and it is hard to avoid them as the road has become narrow because of the growing defects.ĭrivers, who work in and around the area, claimed that the defects to the road surface were reported to the metro numerous times since last year. “The repairs will be completed in another two or three days,” the official said.This stretch of road near the traffic lights is filled with multiple potholes, forcing motorists to drive on the sides of the road with others even swerving into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting the multiplying holes. “We will be able to complete the repairs by September 20,” the official said.Ī KMDA official said they would prioritise Bypass repairs.Ī KoPT official said they had begun temporary repairs of roads under their custody. Kolkata Port Trust is in charge of the maintenance of 33 roads in the port area.Ī PWD official said they had begun repairs of Diamond Harbour Road. The state public works department (PWD), for example, is the custodian of Diamond Harbour Road, while the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is responsible for EM Bypass. The city police have sent to the KMC a list of 120 potholed roads which they want repaired before Durga Puja.Ī few arterial roads are maintained by other agencies. The KMC will undertake the repairs in a way that they do not leave the road undulated, the official said. “These are temporary repairs meant to cover the potholes and lay a bituminous topcoat over roads that were dug for some utility work.” “If it does not rain excessively, we will be able to repair the roads by September 20,” said the official. ![]() #Watch broken roads driver#Residents of the area said the driver might have failed to keep the truck under control while steering clear of craters on the road, leading to the vehicle’s fall.Ī senior engineer of the KMC said they had begun repairs and hoped to finish work by the deadline set by the mayor. ![]() The road is maintained by Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT). Roads are broken and battered, and are riddled with potholes.Ī 34-year-old man died after a truck loaded with fertilisers toppled and fell on the car he was driving on Dock East Boundary Road, in the port area, on Saturday evening. The Telegraph has been writing about the poor condition of roads across the city for quite some time. News Current spell of rain set to damage Kolkata roads more ![]()
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