16 February 2026
ROBERTSON, VOORTREKKER ROAD – SEWER PIPELINE REPAIR AND TEMPORARY TRAFFIC ADJUSTMENTS
The Municipality would like to inform residents and road users about ongoing work to address the sewer pipeline failure that occurred in December along Voortrekker Road. A contractor is in the process of being appointed to replace the collapsed section of the pipeline. We will share a detailed work schedule as soon as the appointment is finalised.
In the meantime, we will implement temporary measures to alleviate current operational challenges. This includes the installation of a large flow-over pipe to connect the old sewer pipeline to the new one. Once this pipe is installed, it will help eliminate the need for noisy pumping activities and prevent open manholes.
To safely complete this work, both lanes will need to be closed for approximately three days. However, single-lane traffic will be maintained in the remaining lanes. This work was delayed due to the frequent transport of wind turbine components in recent weeks. We requested a temporary pause to create a safe working environment, and we have now received confirmation that this is possible during this week. The exact dates of the temporary lane closures will be communicated shortly.
We appreciate the patience and cooperation of residents and motorists as we work to resolve this issue as quickly and safely as possible.
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KENNISGEWING: Voortrekkerweg – Herstelwerk aan Rioolpyplyn en Tydelike Verkeersaanpassing
Die Munisipaliteit wil inwoners en padgebruikers inlig oor die voortgesette werk om die rioolpyplynfaling wat in Desember langs Voortrekkerweg plaasgevind het, aan te spreek. ’n Kontrakteur is tans in die proses om aangestel te word om die ineengestorte gedeelte van die pyplyn te vervang. ’n Gedetailleerde werkskedule sal gedeel word sodra die aanstelling afgehandel is.
Intussen sal tydelike maatreëls geïmplementeer word om die huidige bedryfsuitdagings te verlig. Dit sluit die installering van ’n groot oorvloeipyp in om die ou rioolpyplyn met die nuwe een te verbind. Sodra hierdie pyp geïnstalleer is, sal dit help om die behoefte aan lawaaierige pompaksies uit te skakel en oop mangate te voorkom.
Om die werk veilig te voltooi, sal beide bane vir ongeveer drie dae gesluit word. Enkelbaanverkeer sal egter in die oorblywende bane gehandhaaf word. Hierdie werk is vertraag weens die gereelde vervoer van windturbinekomponente gedurende die afgelope weke. Ons het ’n tydelike onderbreking versoek om ’n veilige werksomgewing te skep, en ons het nou bevestiging ontvang dat dit hierdie week moontlik sal wees. Die presiese datums van die tydelike baansluitings sal binnekort gekommunikeer word.
Ons waardeer die geduld en samewerking van inwoners en motoriste terwyl ons werk om hierdie probleem so vinnig en veilig moontlik op te los.
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ISAZISO: Voortrekker Road – Ukulungiswa kwemibhobho yoGutyulo kunye noHlengahlengiso lwexeshana kweZendlela
UMasipala unqwenela ukwazisa abahlali kunye nabasebenzisi bendlela malunga nomsebenzi oqhubekayo wokulungisa ukonakala kwemibhobho yoGutyulo okwenzeke kwinyanga yoMnga ecaleni kweVoortrekker Road. Umakhi usaqeshwa ukuze atshintshe icandelo lemibhobho eliwileyo. Siza kwabelana ngenkqubo eneenkcukacha zomsebenzi kwakamsinya nje xa uqeshwa lowo makhi lugqityiwe.
Okwangoku, siza kuphumeza amanyathelo exeshana ukunciphisa iingxaki ezikhoyo. Oku kubandakanya ukufakwa kwemibhobho enkulu yokuhambisa amanzi amdaka ukuze idibanise imibhobho endala yoGutyulo nentsha. Xa sele ifakiwe le mibhobho, iya kunceda ukuphelisa isidingo sokumpompa okunengxolo kwaye ithintele ukuvuleka kwemingxuma yeezititshi zangaphantsi.
Ukuze lo msebenzi wenziwe ngokukhuselekileyo, kuya kufuneka kuvalwe zombini iindlela kangangeentsuku ezintathu (3). Nangona kunjalo, izithuthi izya kuqhubeka zisebenzisa indlela enye kwezinye iindlela eziseleyo. Lo msebenzi ubambezeleke ngenxa yokuthuthwa rhoqo kwezixhobo zeenjini zomoya kwiiveki ezidlulileyo. Sicele ikhefu lethutyana ukuze kuqinisekiswe indawo yokusebenza ekhuselekileyo, kwaye ngoku sifumene uqinisekiso lokuba oku kuyenzeka kule veki. Iintsuku ezichanekileyo zokuvalwa kweendlela zexeshana ziya kubhengezwa kungekudala.
Siyabulela ngomonde nentsebenziswano yabahlali kunye nabaqhubi njengoko sisebenza ukusombulula lo mba ngokukhawuleza nangokukhuselekileyo.