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Nelson Mandela Bay executive mayor, Nqaba Bhanga, has signed off on an R8.2 million budget solely to fund the eradication of potholes in the Metro.
The Municipality said “long-suffering residents will soon be able to drive on the Metro’s roads without having to dodge potholes” after the mayor signed a “budget virement” on Friday during an oversight visit to a site of pothole repairs in Burman Road, Deal Party.
NMB said this funding was in addition to the R12 million that was initially made available for pothole repairs.
“The additional R8.2 million will be used to fund pothole repairs over the next two months and will rid the Metro of between 8 000 and 10 000 potholes,” Bhanga said.
“We are also currently meeting with the Metro’s Chief Financial Officer in order to make a further R10 million available in what is not a pipedream war on potholes, but a real and tangible attack to fight for the safety of our residents.”
He said in addition, a further R30 million, budgeted for the resurfacing of roads, would also be used to assist with pothole repairs.
Bhanga said the Metro’s new Coalition of Good Governance was committed to delivering the services that our residents so richly deserve.
