Residents of Westbury and the surrounding suburbs blocked main roads in area after some homes being without water for up to two weeks
Motorists are advised to exercise caution when travelling in the area, anticipate delays, and avoid the affected intersection.The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department is monitoring a service delivery protest in Westburg, west of Johannesburg.
“The intersection of Perth Road and Harmony Street, impacting Westdene, Brixton, Coronation, and Westbury near Helen Joseph Hospital is currently barricaded off to traffic with burning tyres, rocks and debris due to process action in the area. “It is understood that residents are aggrieved over prolonged water outages in the area. JMPD officers have been deployed, and the situation is calm despite the road closure,” Fihla said.Alternative routes include 4th Avenue, Thornton Road, Lewes Road in Westdene, Price Street in Newclare, and Industria West.on Wednesday morning that she was busy conducting an oversight visit with her team at the reservoir that supplies the area.
“Rand Water has advised municipalities to reduce the physical losses of 33% identified in the No Drop report, repair leaks, enforce by-laws and address illegal connections,” said Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo. “Unfortunately, the crisis we sought to prevent has now materialised. The water supply systems in Gauteng, including Rand Water reservoirs, are critically low, and the situation is anticipated to worsen with the ongoing heat wave,” she added.Gauteng water crisis: ‘The crisis we sought to prevent has now materialised’
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