Re-opening of John Vorster Road in Southdowns
30 September 2020
The community of Southdowns in Centurion will finally relish free flowing traffic as the City of Tshwane announced today the re-opening of John Vorster Road that had developed a sinkhole.
The sinkhole repairs, which have been successfully completed had appeared on the intersection of John Vorster Road and Karee Streeton July 10 2018, in Southdowns, Centurion.
A process which included inspection of the site and geological investigation, among others, discovered that the actual cause of the sinkhole was a leaking main water pipe running across the intersection. The geological investigation also revealed the following:
- That the area where the sinkhole formed is underlain by chert ground conditions rich in dolomite.
- That the extent of the affected area is 25m by 34m.
- The dolomite conditions were encountered at depths ranging from 16m to 32m.
In apologising for the inconvenience caused by the road closure, the City of Tshwane Head Administrator Mpho Nawa has applauded the Southdowns community for their patience.
“The formation of the sinkhole cut off easterly and westerly movement through John Vorster Road as well as access to Southdowns mall, schools and other amenities which necessitated the City to create a bypass around the sinkhole to temporarily accommodate traffic while repairs were underway,” Nawa said.
In addition, Nawa commended the contractor for the timely completion of the repairs to the sinkhole
2“The City appointed Ditshimega Projects and Training on December 23 2019 to undertake the repairs to this sinkhole.
The contractor did not waste time as repair works started on 26 January this year. Notwithstanding the interruptions experienced due to COVID-19 national lockdown, the project has been successfully completed within the seven months appointment period,” added Nawa.
The appointment budget for the project was R10 367 197.28 vat inclusive and the final cost is R7 500 000.00 vat inclusive. This means that there has been a saving of over R2 million which can now be re-directed to a small sinkhole within Region 4
Issued by Communication, Marketing and Events Department.