{"id":148654,"date":"2017-04-07T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/148654\/road-causes-traffic-chaos-for-commuters\/"},"modified":"2017-04-07T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T13:09:04","slug":"road-causes-traffic-chaos-for-commuters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/04\/07\/road-causes-traffic-chaos-for-commuters\/","title":{"rendered":"Road causes traffic chaos for commuters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After continual requests by road users and the Ward 36 councillor, Wendy Morgan, a portion of Lower Main Reef Road has finally been fixed by the metro.<\/p>\n<p>The road, where a trucking company is situated, was in a terrible state of disrepair, with potholes claiming one side of the road.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Morgan was in contact with the relevant departments on an almost daily basis to get the road fixed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_148655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148655\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148655\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/14GCNMUNICIPALRO_82902-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/14GCNMUNICIPALRO_82902-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/14GCNMUNICIPALRO_82902-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/14GCNMUNICIPALRO_82902-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2017\/04\/14GCNMUNICIPALRO_82902.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-148655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potholes are now starting to form on the opposite side of the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the GCN visited the site with Morgan recently, the road had finally been fixed but Morgan said she could see further problems developing as potholes were starting to develop on the opposite side of the road.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTraffic from the trucking company is also continuous and something needs to be done in the area to alleviate the traffic problems,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EMPD has visited the site and said they cannot man the area all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraffic congestion in the area needs to be looked at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A frequent user of the road, Katie Geyser, said the stretch of road had been an absolute nightmare to use as motorists had to go onto the other side of the road to clear the problem area.<\/p>\n<p>She added that it was also extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>She reported the problem to the metro and received no response from them.<\/p>\n<p>The GCN also asked the metro for comment on the issue, more than once, but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/148619\/new-water-meters-will-provide-better-billing-says-metro\/\">New water meters will provide better billing says metro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/147957\/community-assists-after-centres-elderly-residents-are-left-without-water\/\">Community assists after centre\u2019s elderly residents are left without water<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='660dfea1486d231e006f401fea1c571b'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stretch of Lower Main Reef Road has been 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