Update: Technicians assessing damage
Extent of repairs will only be known after assessment
Although the water has stopped gushing from the damaged pipe, Johannesburg Water (JW) is still not able to give residents an estimated time of restoration.
According to JW’s Twitter page, technicians have been able to start excavating at the site to assess the extent of the damage to the pipe. “Once the excavations are done, the team will be able to find out what is needed to effect the repairs, and how long it will take to do them,” the post read.
However, JW could still not give residents an indication of when repairs will start or an estimated time of when the water supply will be restored.
Residents were reminded to make use of the water tankers placed at various locations. These locations are:
• Hillfox Power Centre
• The garage at the corner of Jim Fouché Road and Constantia Drive
• The Pick ‘n Pay on CR Swart Drive
• The garage at the corner of CR Swart Drive and Ouklip Road
• The garage at the corner of Wilgerood and Ouklip Roads
• The Fire Station at the corner of Ontdekkers Road and Golf Club Terrace
• At Builders Warehouse on the corner of Jim Fouché & Hendrik Potgieter Drive
• Corner of Boerneef Road and Ruhama Drive, Heldekruin
• Corner of Mimetes and Wilde Amandel Avenue, Roodekraans
• Corner of Jim Fouché and Pranticole Road, Allen’s Nek
• Checkers Hyper at Constantia Kloof.
There will also be two roaming tankers available to supply critical areas such as schools, old age homes,clinics and hospitals. Should the water tanks be empty, contact JW on 011 375 5555 or 0860 562 874, to have them refilled.
Read initial article here: More suburbs to be affected by water outage
Members of the Kruin Community Voluntary Association have also opened their hearts, and have made 10 boreholes available where people can get water for free, should they be unable to reach the water tankers. A list of these water points can be obtained from Zelda on 082 442 8874.
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