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There was no sign or employee that informed us not to drive through it. After my wife brought this to the attention of the supervisor he threw sand over the black stuff in front of all the driveways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He promised to get the tar removed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After weeks had passed I noticed the supervisor and asked him when the tar will be cleaned from my driveway. He was very arrogant and aggressive and told me he did not have time for my shit and he will not entertain me. He said he informed all the residents that they must be careful and avoid the tar, which is a blatant lie. All the residents can confirm this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contractor must be taken to task. They are responsible for the damage they caused and must fix it. Clearly they don\u2019t listen to the residents because at the end of the day it is the City of Cape Town that pays them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want our properties the same way as before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><superbyline><name>A very disgruntled resident, <\/name> <\/superbyline><\/p>\n\n\n\n<address>Email <\/address>\n\n\n\n<p><answer>The City of Cape Town responds: <\/answer><answer>\u201cThe City sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused to the affected residents of Kleinbos Avenue in Strand.<\/answer><answer>\u201cThis project required the City\u2019s electricity contractors to install medium voltage cables in one lane of the avenue. 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