Tzaneen’s treacherous roads concerning

■ Joe Dreyer

Tzaneen’s roads are become more and more treacherous as the month progresses. Potholes have made certain routes almost impassable and motorists are required to navigate these obstacle courses at the behest of their municipality who has to date not made a roads maintenance plan available to their rate payers.

It has become apparent that the approach to the maintenance of their infrastructure which includes roads and pavements, has devolved into a reactive exercise reliant mostly on the frustrated calls of their citizens.

Bulletin has repeatedly asked for a detailed plan from the Roads Department at the GTM which should indicate the budget available, the timeslot for scheduled maintenance and the team’s work schedule. This has not been communicated to us as we still await the response from the GTM spokesperson.

We have been unable to gain comment from any of the Ward Coun- cillors in the affected wards at the time of going to print.

In the meantime we request our readers to send us images of affected streets in their neighbourhoods, via email to joe@farnorthbulletin.co.za or via WhatsApp to 072 930 1462 so that we can relay these issues to the relevant departments and hopefully repair the current abhorrent situation.