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Concern over flooded Seaview road deepens It needs to be fixed so tourists and local residents are not inconvenienced further,” said Stevenson. A further concern is that the foundations of the road are going to become undermined and will cause the road to collapse, resulting in major repair costs. The surrounding road network is also taking a pounding, which will cause a faster deterioration of these routes due to increased traffic.
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Then there is also the concern of the potential loss of life or serious injury due to poor warning signage. “Unsuspecting motorists are unaware that the water is up to 2 metres deep in places,” said Stevenson. Shadow MEC for Roads and Public Works, Pine Pienaar, said the Department of Roads and Public Works and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality must stop passing the
Public Works and the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality (NMBM). Both institutions need to stop HILE both the dilly-dallying and passing the buck. provincial govThey need to come up with an urgent ernment and solution to make this road useable Nelson Mandela again.” Bay municipaliIn a reply to Pienaar’s question, the ty (NMBM) wash MEC for Roads and Public Works, their hands of the responsibility to Thandiswa Marawu, acknowledged clear the Seaview Road which have that the “challenge” of the Seaview been flooded for almost two Roads falls upon the department months, concerns have been and the municipality. raised about the damage the wa“However, her excuse that the ter is doing to this road as well draining of a natural lake that as the economic impact of this forms on the road after excessive important road being closed. rain would be a ‘costly exercise’ is simply not a satisfactory answer. DA Eastern Cape Provincial Nor is her attitude that ‘the local Legislature Leader, Bobby Stevenresidents will unfortunately have son (MPL), said the ongoing crisis to bear with us’,” said Pienaar. regarding the flooding of the SeavAccording to Marawu there are iew Road needs to be attended to as a number of municipal streets that a matter of urgency. collect stormwater during the “A functional roads’ network is rainy season and eventually disthe life blood of a city’s economy. pose of it on Seaview Road. “This When it becomes dysfunctional, it makes the challenge fall precisely has economic consequences, ultito both the department and the mately impacting on jobs.” metro. The metro has to develop a Last week Stevenson and DA storm water management plan for Ward 1 councillor, Stanford Slabthis area in order to solve this bert, assessed the problems in problem,” Marawu said. Seaview Road, which has been unTony Arthur, Assistant Director der water for two months and will of Roads and Stormwater of the probably be for another two NMBM’s Infrastructure and Engimonths. neering Directorate, said the SeavStevenson said the flooding is iew Road (Main Road 422) is defidue to the lack of drainage and nitely not a municipal road. there are various engineering so“The MR 422 is the responsibililutions to this, including capturing ty of the Eastern Cape Department Cllr Stanford Slabbert (Ward 1) and DA Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature Leader, Bobby of Roads and Public Works and is the water and pumping it away. Photo: SUPPLIED recorded on their data base,” said This road is one of the main Stevenson (MPL), at the flooded seaview road. routes taken by tourists when visArthur. iting the Seaview Lion Park and Island “It must be attended to as the situa- buck and attend to the flooded Seaview “Service delivery and the mainteReserve. “Lack of access to key tourist tion will continue to recur with greater Road as a matter of urgency. nance and repair of infrastructure is facilities ultimately impacts on our frequency as a result of the run-off “The matter of this road, which is the core business of the department economy as the tourist-spend is a key caused by ongoing development in the partly under water, is a combined prob- and the municipality. They need to get component of economic development. area.” lem for the Department of Roads and on with the job,” said Pienaar.
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