{"id":195053,"date":"2019-01-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/195053\/trucks-rain-and-poor-drainage-blamed-for-state-of-nasmith-avenue\/"},"modified":"2019-01-17T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:49:33","slug":"trucks-rain-and-poor-drainage-blamed-for-state-of-nasmith-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/01\/17\/trucks-rain-and-poor-drainage-blamed-for-state-of-nasmith-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Trucks, rain and poor drainage blamed for state of Nasmith Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Motorists travelling along Nasmith Avenue, in Driehoek, have had to become rally drivers to navigate their way through the potholes and debris in the road.<\/p>\n

For many who use the road as a means to enter and leave Driehoek\u2019s industrial area, their daily commute is a nightmare.<\/p>

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\u201cThe road has been a problem for more than two years now,\u201d said one motorist, who did not wish to be named.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd no matter how many times we report the problem, no lasting solutions are put in place. All the metro does is send in a team to fill the potholes but in a week or two the road is back to the way it was, if not worse.\u201d<\/p>

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While another motorist commented, \u201cThere is literally no more road left, just huge potholes which you often cannot see because of the water from the vlei.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from it being extremely dangerous, damage to vehicles is extremely likely.<\/p>\n

\u201cI drive a Hyundai i10 which is low on the ground and am worried my chassis will be damaged.\u201d<\/p>\n

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