Road to recovery for Midvaal’s infrastructure

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06-07-2026
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The Citizen Online
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The municipality also reported major progress on the rehabilitation of Boundary Road and Corrie Pypers Road.

Midvaal Local Municipality’s War on Potholes Project continues to make a visible impact on the municipality’s road infrastructure. In June, teams repaired more than 1 900 potholes and maintained an average weekly pothole closure rate of 83%.

MLM’s gravel road maintenance teams attended to 25 roads, improving accessibility and driving conditions for residents.

Additionally, the team has been hard at work enhancing road safety and repainting stop signs, pedestrian crossings and speed humps, as well as restoring rusted road infrastructure.

These efforts are complemented by the work of other service delivery teams who conduct tree cutting, weed control, clear illegal dumping sites, and repair streetlights to improve visibility and safety at night.

Midvaal Local Municipality’s War on Potholes Project continues.

“Significant progress has been made on the rehabilitation of Boundary Road following extensive road failures that compromised sections of the roadway. Maintenance works aimed at restoring the structural integrity of the affected road section are currently 85% complete.”

Another major road rehabilitation project currently underway is on Corrie Pypers Road in Golf Park.

“Teams found that Corrie Pypers has highly saturated and unstable ground conditions, needing additional remedial work. Investigations revealed that the existing asphalt surface had been constructed directly on clayey subgrade with little to no supporting pavement layers.To address these challenges, dump rock has been installed to create a stable working platform and improve drainage. Construction of the new road layers is now underway.”

The municipality says additional funding will be redirected to the project to accommodate unforeseen site conditions and the expanded scope of work.