{"id":48346,"date":"2024-01-24T07:23:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T05:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/vandalism-keeps-subway-between-goodwood-and-vasco-stations-flooded-20240123\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:02:13","slug":"vandalism-keeps-subway-between-goodwood-and-vasco-stations-flooded-20240123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/vandalism-keeps-subway-between-goodwood-and-vasco-stations-flooded-20240123\/","title":{"rendered":"Vandalism keeps subway between Goodwood and Vasco stations flooded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A pedestrian subway in Goodwood is still a problem. Situated between Goodwood and Vasco stations, and which the people use to get to Goodwood Clinic and shopping centres, it is always flooded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As local residents relate, because the subway is always full of water and pedestrians feel compelled to walk across the railway line despite the fact that trains are running again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris Jordaan, councillor for Ward 28, said vandalism plays a major role in the subway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A pedestrian subway in Goodwood is still a problem. 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