Gedultsrivier road repairs and maintanence

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Anyone willing to stand up for what's right and try get the dept of transport to help

79 Signatures

11 %
700 for collection target

79 Signatures

11 %
700 for collection target
  1. Launched 05/09/2026
  2. Time remaining > 5 months
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Petition addressed to: Anyone willing to stand up for what's right and try get the dept of transport to help

Get the department of transport to fix our roads that we have access to emergancy services and to regularly maintain these roads without excuses everytime why they won't fix.

Reason

Our roads Pelgrim, la Marseillaise and Wefakawe are in desperate need of repairs and maintanance. This includes other roads in the Gedultsrivier area.
Below are just some of the problems due to the neglect of infrastructure.

1. The ambulances and mobile clinics cannot get into some areas anymore.
2. Same with the police and security companies. They simply cannot pass some stretches of road.
3. School children have to walk to Old Cape Road or St Albans road, because their transport cannot get to them.
4. Local business are taking a severe blow and the entire area is taking an economic knock.
5. Private vehicles have sustained a lot of damage running well into 5 figures.
6. Some parts of some roads, cannot simply be scraped anymore. They need to be rebuilt.
7. Some parts have been impassable for months, even before the floods. The one spot a few months ago, was so bad, that not even a bulldozer could pass through there. It probably still looks the same if not worse after the rains.
8. With the slightest rain, some parts of the roads, turn into huge dams or flowing rivers, that vehicles cannot pass through. Some not even 4 x 4 gets through.

Thank you so much for your support, Gedultsrivier, la Marseillaise and pelgrim road repairs, Port Elizabeth
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Petition details

Petition started: 09/05/2026
Collection ends: 03/04/2027
Region: South Africa
Topic: Traffic & transportation

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Why people sign

I have friends and family that live on Wefakawe street and that have to drive on it daily. It causes damage to there vehicle and puts the in danger at times. When it’s wet, you can’t even drive in it.

A youth camp has been severely affected by the road conditions.

All of the rural/farm roads are in disrepair. And the constant heavy trucks make it worse. I pay property tax, with zero municipal services. What is my tax money used for?

It’s the only way in and out of this community. If there’s an emergency, we have no way of receiving the necessary help or even driving to go and get help.

I want people to have a right road so that they can reach where they need to go

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