Free State roads offer a pothole every 29m, driving away business

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‘There are some places where the road is more gravel than tar … It is probably better to rip out all the tar and make it gravel’

The R708 in Free State is in an extremely poor condition. Picture: SUPPLIED.Free State Agriculture commercial manager Dr Jack Armour said the cost of conducting business on pothole-ridden roads was escalating in the province.Armour said there are about 1,034 potholes on a 30km stretch of the road, an average of one pothole every 29m.

He said there were another five cars on the same road which had hit potholes and stopped on the side of the road to wait for breakdown services.You are driving at 60km/h and if there is a car coming on the other side, you can’t swerve out of the way. You have to go through that pothole,” he said. Armour said this also costs the farmers money as they use more diesel and their tractors break down more often.

“And, where necessary, to co-ordinate actions where the agricultural community can join hands with the state to solve an urgent road problem.” Armour said they are using the recently launched SA National Roads Agency pothole app to report road damage. The app was launched by transport minister Fikile Mbalula in the hope of getting the worst areas prioritised for repairs.When delivering the provincial roads and transport budget vote for 2022/2023 in April, MEC William Bulwane

 

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And Fikile will celebrate the filling in of one pot hole on a dirt road.

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