The City of Joburg’s MMC for transport Funzi Ngobeni said that the resurfaced M2 highway going in and out of the city’s CBD will stay free of potholes for the next 15 years.
A R42-million budget has been allocated to the remediation of the road which is taking place in two phases, the final phase to be completed in December 2022.
The agency has already completed the resurfacing of the M2 Motorway Eastbound, Cleveland off-ramp and on-ramp, and M2 Motorway Westbound from New Goch Road to Maritzburg off-ramp south of the CBD.
“As a statement of confidence in the quality of JRA’s (Johannesburg Roads Agency) work, engineers have assured me that the re-surfacing of the M2 Motorway is intended to curb any possibility of potholes developing along the highway for the next 15 years,” said Ngobeni.
The reparations include milling out 120mm of surfacing on sections deemed to be in poor condition, which is followed by a 40mm asphalt overlay to restore the road surface to “pristine condition.”
Once the surface is sufficiently dry and hardened, road markings are applied.
Ngobeni said the resurfacing of the M2 highway is important in attracting investment and economic development into the area as it is one of the major thoroughfares in and out of the City.
He warns that the ongoing work on the M2 is likely to create more traffic delays in the coming months on the Eastbound and Westbound carriageways, with road works to run from 09h00 to 15h00 each day whereby several lanes will be closed.
Future projects will be less disruptive
Ngobeni said for future projects the JRA will implement a “Shift Policy” which will see the agency perform upkeep duties at night when there are fewer cars on the road.
“The introduction of the Shift Policy would eliminate disruptions like those encountered currently by allowing JRA to work at night, when there is less traffic, and prevent incidents of motorists driving over wet surfaces during the day,” said Ngobeni.
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