Shoddy workmanship on a Limpopo road that was the centre of a R22.6 million contract controversy has resulted in parts of a the road cracking and falling away. Here's what happened
Cllr Mogotji published an image earlier this year showing how the roads built did not have proper rain drainage systems. Image: Facebook.
A Limpopo road that was the centre of controversy in a claim that a R22.6 million contract was paid in full to ill-equipped contractors for a job that was never really completed, has washed away in the recent heavy rains. According to reports, shoddy workmanship resulted in parts of the roadway cracking and falling away along the 3.8km stretch of road between Mashemong and Mooihoek., in the area said that roads were also built without proper stormwater drainage in place.The Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality in Limpopo came under heavy criticism after it paid up the contract when the construction process was only 60% complete by Loge Construction who won the tender to construct the road in August 2019.
It was reported that the project had reached only practical completion in June 2021 with progress on site at 93 per cent.
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