No fix in sight for Christiaan de Wet Road

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05-11-2025
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Roodepoort Record
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Once a vital route, Christiaan de Wet Road now stands as a reminder of the crumbling infrastructure and unanswered appeals.

After months of growing frustration, motorists and residents alike still find themselves at their wits’ end with Christiaan de Wet Road left abandoned.

This follows after the Roodepoort Northsider reported on the barriers placed on the left lane in April, highlighting the road’s deterioration, the unsafely placement of barriers, and the lack of progress from responsible authorities despite repeated appeals from Ward 89 Councillor Zander Shaw and Ward 85 Councillor Zoné Hughes. The stretch between Wilhelmina Avenue and Wilgerood Road remains partially closed, with barriers that were originally installed for safety now serving as a hazard themselves.

In many areas, the concrete blocks have cracked, shifted, or disappeared entirely, leaving motorists to fend for themselves amid worsening potholes and non-functional streetlights. One resident in particular, Zelia Labuschagne, who stays in Wilhelmina Avenue, continues to express outrage, describing the barriers as both unsightly and dangerous.

“Evening travel on this busy corridor has become particularly treacherous, with limited visibility and no proper warning signage in place,” she says.

In response to questions submitted by the Northsider, a spokesperson for the Johannesburg Roads Agency confirmed that Christiaan de Wet Road falls under provincial jurisdiction. The Northside further escalated the matter to the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, and no response was forthcoming.

Barriers continue to line the road six months after installation, and motorists still navigate a landscape of danger and uncertainty.