The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) plans to reveal a jetpatcher machine that repairs 200 potholes a day at a service delivery blitz in Region E, which is engineered to restore the structural integrity of City roads.
The jetpatcher will be showcased in Woodmead on Thursday, 28 February at an event to be attended by the Executive Mayor of the City of Joburg, Cllr Herman Mashaba and the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Transport, Nonhlanhla Makhuba.
On the day, the JRA's technical teams will focus on various areas of work, including patching potholes, repairing sidewalks/pavements, cutting overgrown grass and renewing road-markings.
This comprehensive service delivery campaign will happen at the intersection of Woodmead Drive and Water Crescent from 7:30 am until 1 pm.
The JRA, a City entity responsible for road infrastructure, hopes the success of the jetpatcher will steer the company into service delivery excellence, using technology and add new skills to existing pothole repair teams.
The blitz comes shortly after the rainy season in Johannesburg saw some roads flooded and others eroded by torrential rains, which battered several parts of the City in the past few weeks.
“This accelerated maintenance model focuses on clearing road maintenance backlogs, with the aim of eliminating infrastructure defects," says Goodwill Mbatha, the entity's Managing Director.
Ease of mobility and access to quality roads are essential for economic activity and the JRA takes this factor seriously.
Mbatha says his entity will use the blitz in Region E to create awareness about the importance of well-serviced roads, caring for the City's roads infrastructure, avoiding illegal dumping in stormwater drains and reporting structural defects.
