UPDATE: Alrode road repairs could take 6 months as city awaits contractor appointments

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05-08-2026
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Alberton Record
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The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed that the Water and Sanitation Business Unit is responsible for reinstating Juyn and Dekenah streets, with repairs expected once new maintenance contractors are appointed.

The City of Ekurhuleni has confirmed that the Water and Sanitation Business Unit is responsible for reinstating Juyn Street and Dekenah Street in Alrode following underground infrastructure repairs, with the process expected to take up to six months.

The clarification comes after businesses in the area raised concerns over deteriorating road conditions and sought answers on who was responsible for repairing the damaged roads.

Water and sanitation responsible

Responding to questions from the Alberton Record, city spokesperson Zweli Dlamini confirmed that the Water and Sanitation Business Unit is ultimately responsible for repairing and reinstating the roads following sewer, stormwater and other underground infrastructure repairs.

Dlamini explained that the Operations Department within the Water and Sanitation Business Unit carried out the pipeline repairs.

According to Dlamini, the underground infrastructure repairs were completed last month.

Why repairs have been delayed

Dlamini said the road surface has not yet been permanently reinstated because the appointed sewer contractor’s contract ended.

“The appointed sewer contractor repaired the pipeline, and the contract came to an end before they could reinstate the road,” said Dlamini.

He added that the city is in the process of appointing new maintenance contractors to undertake the reinstatement work.

Six-month timeline

According to Dlamini, the reinstatement process is estimated to take about six months.

This includes appointing contractors, implementing the maintenance programme and carrying out the repairs.

He said the timeline depends on when appointment letters are issued to the successful contractors.

Dlamini added that funding for the project will be allocated once the appointment process has been finalised, after which a programme will be developed to resurface the affected roads.

He said the tender process has been finalised, recommendations have been made and the appointments are at the final approval stage before contractors receive appointment letters and are allocated work areas.

Road remains closed

Dlamini confirmed that the affected road remains closed while the city awaits the appointment of new contractors.

Responding to concerns that businesses have been purchasing asphalt at their own expense to carry out temporary repairs, Dlamini said the city would attend to the issue once the new contractor has been appointed.

Businesses in the Alrode industrial area have previously raised concerns that the deteriorating road conditions have damaged vehicles, disrupted operations and created safety risks for road users.