Durban — This week, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) is expected to start repairs on the N2 in eManzimtoti.
Sanral said phase 1 repairs to restore mobility on the N2 eManzimtoti northbound carriageway are set to begin this week.
Sanral eastern region project manager Andrew Ssekayita said: “After receiving the instruction to proceed with phase 1 repairs to restore mobility, I have instructed the project management team to start construction this week on the routine road maintenance.”
Ssekayita said the damage on the N2 eManzimtoti occurred on April 3, and while Sanral was conducting in-depth investigations and preparing for the necessary designs and repairs to this failure, KwaZulu-Natal experienced floods from April 11 to 13, which resulted in minor and major failures throughout the network.
“This necessitated that we reassess our priorities and concentrate on areas with complete road closures due to the floods, and give areas where mobility was still possible second priority, such as this failure,” Ssekayita said.
He said the location, along with seven others along the Sanral network which require extensive repairs, have had their remedial designs completed.
“Unfortunately, we experienced challenges in the process of procuring contractors, which has delayed the commencement of the repairs in this location,” Ssekayita said.
Sanral apologised for the inconvenience caused to motorists.
Last month, the DA led a delegation which also visited the N2 in eManzimtoti where the road was damaged during the April floods.
The DA said the eThekwini Municipality had not fixed the road and as a result there is major traffic disruption.
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