Major street refurbishing programme for Louis Trichardt

Residents along Ruh Street in Louis Trichardt will soon have the opportunity to drive on a tarred road surface again without fearing damage to their vehicles.

Over the past couple of years, Ruh Street between Anderson and President Street had fallen into a state of total disrepair. The worst part was between Krogh and Kruger Street, with most motorists opting not to drive on this stretch of road at all because of countless potholes. More recently, Ruh Street next to Soutpansberg Primary was temporarily repaired, much to the delight of parents having to drop off and pick up their children from school.

The past week saw heavy machinery moving in and starting to remove the top layer of the road surface in Ruh Street completely. Municipal spokesperson Mr Louis Bobodi confirmed on Tuesday that the rebuilding of Ruh Street forms part of the Makhado Municipality’s ongoing street refurbishment programme.

The rebuilding of Ruh Street will be conducted in phases. This entails only removing one part of the road surface to allow single-lane traffic on the opposite side. Once the one side of the street has been finished, the other side will be tackled. The contractor appointed for the rebuilding of the street is Mukhatshane Construction and the completion date for the contract is September 2015.

Further good news for residents is that Ruh Street is not the only street earmarked for rebuilding or resurfacing. This project is but one to be financed out of the R13,7 million allocated for the upgrading of streets in town. Other streets to receive attention, Bobodi said, include Celliers-, Waterbessie- and Tshirululuni Street.

News - Date: 17 April 2015

Andries van Zyl

Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.

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