According to Lambton residents Barnard Street has been plagued with on-going power failures.<\/p>\n
The power interruptions, which residents say, happen daily can last for several hours at a time.<\/p>
\u201cWhen we call the metro they always tell us that there is a cable fault, but surely the fault should have been addressed and repaired by this stage,\u201d said Mike Gordan-van Dyk.<\/p>\n
The GCN sent a query to the metro in an attempt to get more clarity on the situation.<\/p>
The metro were asked what the cause of the problem was and when a lasting solution would be implemented in the area.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the metro Themba Gadebe responded to the GCN\u2019s query stating that the outages were caused by old electrical cables in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe metro is working on a replacement programme in the area, as the old power cables found in the area keep failing in different areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe replacement will start as soon as the necessary procedures have been followed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
No timeline was given for the project, however, Gadebe assured residents that in the meantime repairs would continue as faults were reported to the metro\u2019s call taking centre.<\/p>\n
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