Executive mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, officially launched the city’s manhole cover replacement project yesterday (Thursday).
The project forms part of the city’s future network upgrades plan which aims to improve road infrastructure, boost the city’s economy and create job opportunities.
“By ensuring that businesses can transport their goods and reach consumers and that our residents are able to safely move across the city, we will be a step closer to reaching our goal of achieving 5% economic growth within the city by 2021,” said Mashaba.
Construction work will be carried out at off-peak times during the day – to ensure minimal impact on road users – and will include traffic accommodation, relocation of services and roadworks.
According to Mashaba, over R1 million has been re-prioritised from money kept aside to fund international travel in order to carry out the project.
