​‘Jakes Gerwel Drive, where it intersects with Viking Road, remains closed and will most likely remain so until the City’s Roads Infrastructure Management team can implement appropriate measures to ensure the road user’s safety,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas.

A tunnel appears to have been dug under the Bonteheuwel Bridge.

‘This past Friday we made the startling discovering of this road’s intergrity being compromised. It appears that there are people who have been digging out the sand under this bridge which has led to a segment of the road being vulnerable to collapse. At this stage closure would be the best safety measure.’

Road users are advised to avoid the N7 Jakes Gerwel Drive southbound at Viking Road and to consider using alternative routes while the City continues its interventions and repair work.
It has also been noted that certain community members continue to remove material under this bridge. The City requests that this practice stop immediately and that members of the public who spot anyone removing anything under his bridge report the matter to the City’s call centre.

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