Chatsworth resident have rallied and taken matters into their own hands by filling a crater left open for almost a week on Westcliff Drive, after a burst pipe was fixed.
The residents, who say that they were left with no choice but to act, were moved into action following a three-car pile-up on the same stretch of road. Alvin Singh, chairperson of the Westcliff South Sector Police Forum, said their actions proved to be a good show of camaraderie among ordinary citizens of Ward 70. “The tactical team of Westcliff and I spent only two hours rectifying the metro workers’ mess and covered up the dangerous pothole for the safety of the community, drivers and ensuring the protection of their vehicles. These damages can cost the ratepayers and road-users thousands of rands,” said Singh.
Ward 70 Councillor, Tony Govender, has called upon the Water and Sanitation Department to attend to the large crater left unattended on Westcliff Drive with the utmost urgency. He said the municipality is aware of the situation and that he sincerely hoped that this issue is resolved soon. “The gaping crater is on a main arterial road in which motorists come down at a speed. This is absolutely unacceptable. I want the motorists whose vehicles that have been damaged to kindly contact me as well as to open charges against the municipality for not giving due notice way before this crater,” he said. The crater had been cordoned off and was allegedly left uncovered after municipal workers fixed a pipe. The eThekwini Municipality was yet to comment at the time of publication.
