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Provincial app flags Derdepoort as area with most potholes
Provincial app flags Derdepoort as area with most potholes
The potholes app, monitored by the Department of Roads and Transport, has identified parts of Tshwane with the highest number of potholes reported.
According to the department, the PotholeFixGP App, indicates that Derdepoort and Bronkhorstspruit in Tshwane had some of the most pothole reports recently.
According to Gauteng MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, 763 potholes were reported in Derdepoort and only 375 were repaired.
'The region has the highest number of potholes on provincial roads on or scheduled for full rehabilitation,' she said.
She added that the region has 177 potholes on provincial roads being repaired or yet to be scheduled for repairs.
Meanwhile, in Bronkhorstspruit, 57 potholes were reported and 18 repaired.
She said the PotholeFixGP App has gained momentum as reports indicate motorists in the province have adopted the tool to report poor road conditions and non-functioning traffic lights in the province.
'This is on the back of strides by the department in attending to maintaining and rehabilitating road infrastructure, particularly potholes, across provincial roads.'
According to the MEC, the app was developed to make it easier to digitally report problems with road infrastructure maintenance in Gauteng, including potholes and malfunctioning traffic signals.
'The app uses geographic information system technology, allowing it to pinpoint the exact location of reported maintenance issues and allocate the issue to the correct road authority for repair and maintenance.
'Since its launch in 2022, over 38 790 potholes have been repaired by the department's regional maintenance teams.'
Diale-Tlabela said that 2 814 of the 4 000 potholes that were reported along provincial routes through the app had already been fixed, indicating a 72% repair rate.
She added that the rest of the potholes are identified and attended to by the maintenance teams.
'This also excludes potholes, over 200, located on provincial roads on or scheduled for full rehabilitation.
'To date, a total of 3 926 potholes have been reported along provincial roads since May 2022, with 892 still pending repair, of which a portion lies on roads awaiting full-scale rehabilitation.'
Diale-Tlabela said, although the app was initially developed to report on potholes on Gauteng roads, it has been expanded to include reporting of non-functioning traffic signals.
'It further enables the department to track and monitor progress on addressing reported issues, while providing updates.'
She said as of May, the app has seen strong public engagement, with 15 701 downloads on Android, and 3 430 on iOS.
The app consists of two interfaces: a mobile app, available for iOS and Android devices, that allows members of the public to report potholes and non-functioning traffic signals, as well as a web application dashboard for the department.
'When reporting a road maintenance issue through the mobile app, real-time data is transmitted, enabling the department to efficiently allocate resources, monitor reported cases and initiate repairs,' she said.
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