Metro intensifies road and stormwater maintenance in The Orchards and surrounds

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10-09-2025
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Pretoria Rekord
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The activities include tree pruning, grass cutting, pothole repairs, and stormwater system upkeep in various wards.

Service delivery efforts were ramped up in Region 1, with the metro’s Integrated Urban Management Plan team undertaking extensive maintenance work in Ward 4, The Orchards, and rolling out a full programme across several surrounding wards.

MMC for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, said the campaign is part of the metro’s commitment to ensuring that service delivery reaches all communities, while also promoting a cleaner environment and improving residents’ quality of life.

The maintenance drive in The Orchards encompassed a wide range of services, designed to enhance road safety and improve infrastructure reliability.

Work began on the asphalt road on Hulton Street, where the team cleaned stormwater catch pits, pruned trees, collected litter, removed weeds, swept road curbs, and cut long grass.

On the corner of Hulton Road and Walters Street, the team repaired potholes with asphalt and painted critical road markings.

Further pothole repairs were completed on Doreen Avenue and Deftlefs Avenue

The campaign extended to Hulton and Longmore roads, where weeds were removed, and road curbs were cleaned, before concluding on Gingelly Avenue with the cutting of overgrown grass.

Beyond The Orchards, the metro has scheduled a full programme of maintenance from September 1–5.

The activities include tree pruning, grass cutting, pothole repairs, and stormwater system upkeep in various wards.

Tree pruning was carried out in Ward 11 (Mabopane, Buitenkant Road/Makhosi, Rivoningo) and along Viva/M44 Road.

Grass cutting was conducted in Ward 11 (Soshanguve, Buitenkant Road) and along Molefe Makinta Highway.

Maluleka said roads and stormwater maintenance are set for Ward 11 in Block JJ Soshanguve (Buitekant Road, Rivoningo Street, and Motlhakeng Street), Ward 31 in Ga-Rankuwa View (Ramofye Street, Erf 318 and 319), and Ward 11 in Block JJ Soshanguve.

He thanked all the teams involved in delivering the work and commended their dedication to service delivery.

He also called on residents to safeguard public infrastructure by reporting issues through Tshwane’s official service delivery platforms.

“These maintenance activities are an important step in ensuring safer, cleaner, and more accessible communities. But their success depends on residents playing their part in protecting infrastructure,” said Maluleka.

He maintained that such interventions are not only about fixing potholes or trimming grass but are a co-ordinated effort to strengthen service delivery and uplift communities across Tshwane.