\u201cHou jul duur nuwe brug, kry net die vragmotors uit ons dorp uit. Ons paaie word moertoe gery.\u201d D\u00edt was die algemene sentiment van Velddriw\u00adwers en Dwarskersbossers wat verlede week \u2019n vergadering met die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit en twee provinsiale ministers bel\u00ea het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel Ricardo Mackenzie, die Wes-Kaapse minister van mobiliteit, en Tertuis Simmers, die minister van infrastruktuur, Woensdagaand (30 Augustus) met daadwerklike korttermynplanne en medium- tot langtermyn-oplossings vorendag gekom het, is di\u00e9 Weskussers gatvol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die verhoogde vragmotorverkeer deur die dorpe kom al meer as \u2019n dekade aan en inwoners is dit eens dat \u2019n nuwe, peperduur brug om die Carinusbrug, wat in die jare vyftig oor die Bergrivier gebou is, te vervang, net n\u00f3g vragmotors na hul dorpe gaan lok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simmers het op die vergadering bekendgemaak dat die historiese 70 jaar oue Carinusbrug met \u2019n splinternuwe brug van R160 miljoen vervang gaan word. Hy het inwoners die versekering gegee dat hulle in die proses gaan deel oor hoe die nuwe brug gaan lyk, maar terselfdertyd ges\u00ea dat die tegniese tekeninge van die brug reeds voltooi is. Die bou van die brug begin April volgende jaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Verskeie inwoners het ges\u00ea \u2019n nuwe bre\u00ebr brug sal net n\u00f3g vragmotors fasiliteer en juis die probleem van die swaarvoertuigverkeer deur die dorpe vererger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Carinusbrug is nooit vir vragmotorverkeer gebou nie. Daarom word motoriste daagliks uitgedaag deur vragmotors wat met die indraaislag albei bane op die brug moet gebruik en die verkeer versper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inwoners het ook die aansluiting reg by die brug, waar \u2019n mens Velddrif inkom, opgehaal. Di\u00e9 is volgens hulle een van die mees verwarrende verkeersaansluitings in die Weskus en padgebruikers is nooit seker wie mag wanneer ry nie, wat dit \u2019n uiters onveilige punt vir motoriste maak. Di\u00e9 situasie word net vererger deur die verhoogde swaarvoertuigverkeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nog \u2019n voorstel van die ministers is dat twee van die provinsiale probleempaaie in die dorp waarlangs die vragmotors ry om die Klawer-weegbrug te vermy, as munisipale paaie gedeproklameer moet word. Dit sal teweegbring dat die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit self sal kan besluit oor die re\u00ebls vir die grootte en gewig van vragmotors wat di\u00e9 paaie gebruik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mackenzie skryf die toename in verkeersvolumes toe aan die groeiende kommersi\u00eble sektor in die streek en die invloei van binnelanders na die streek. Volgens hom sou die ideale oplossing vir die probleem wees om die spoorvervoer weer op dreef te kry sodat die vragte eerder per trein as per vragmotor vervoer kan word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van die inwoners het ook verwys na die toename in mynboubedrywighede langs die kus af, wat ook meer vragmotors veroorsaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daar is ook uit die gehoor voorgestel dat die vragmotors met \u2019n permitstelsel soortgelyk aan die taxi\u2019s gedwing moet word om van sekere roetes gebruik te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raadslid Johan Moolman, ook die plaaslike apteker, het vooraf verduidelik die probleem kom al jare aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar gaan nie \u2019n week verby sonder dat iemand by my oor die vragmotors kla nie. Vragmotors deur ons dorp het met rasse skrede toegeneem. Ons infrastruktuur word vertrap en ons paaie en sypaadjies word verniel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het ook verwys na vragmotorbestuurders wat hul vragmotors parkeer net waar hulle wil \u2013 selfs op sypaadjies voor klein sakeondernemings, wat dan toegang tot die ondernemings beperk. Hy het ook gewys op die algemene wetteloosheid onder vragmotorbestuurders wat deur die dorp jaag, U-draaie maak net waar hulle wil en mekaar teen ho\u00eb spoed in die middel van die dorp verbysteek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Moolman heers daar \u2019n persepsie dat die vragmotors oorlaai is en daarom die hoofpaaie \u00e9n weeg\u00adbr\u00fbe vermy. Die afgelope jare is al baie in die raad en die munisipali\u00adteit gepraat oor die probleem, wat ook die pad tussen Piketberg en Velddrif raak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die onderskeie verkeersafdelings het verlede week begin met daadwerklike optrede teen oorlaaide vragmotors en vragmotorbestuurders wat verkeers\u00adre\u00ebls soos die spoedbeperking oorskry. V<\/span>Na bl. 5.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cHou jul duur nuwe brug, kry net die vragmotors uit ons dorp uit. 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