Los maar die nuwe peperduur brug oor die Bergrivier \u2013 \u201ckry net die trokke uit ons dorp\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00edt was Woensdagaand (30 Augustus) onomwonde die inwoners van Velddrif en Dwarskersbos se mening by \u2019n stadsaalvergadering met afgevaardigdes van die provinsiale regering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoewel Ricardo Mackenzie, die Wes-Kaapse minister van mobiliteit, en Tertuis Simmers, die minister van infrastruktuur, met daadwerklike korttermynplanne en medium tot langtermyn-oplossings vorendag gekom het, is die gemeenskap n\u00e1 dekades van sukkel en kla oor die groot vragmotorprobleem deur hul dorpe maar versigtig optimisties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By die vergadering is bekendgemaak dat \u2019n nuwe brug van R160 miljoen in die plek van die Carinusbrug gebou gaan word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simmers het inwoners verseker hulle gaan deel van die proses wees met \u2019n deeglike openbaredeelnameproses oor hoe die nuwe brug gaan lyk. Hy het ook tydens die onthulling ges\u00ea die bouwerk van die vervanging van die Carinusbrug sal deel wees van die projek om die R27 en R399 op te gradeer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inwoners het gemengde gevoelens oor die aankondiging van \u2019n nuwe brug, want hulle meen \u2019n groot, nuwe brug gaan net nog meer vragmotors lok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die Carinusbrug, wat ouer as 70 jaar is, is nooit vir vragmotorverkeer gebou nie. Daarom word gebruikers van die brug gereeld uitgedaag met vragmotors wat albei bane op die brug moet gebruik om daarop in te draai.<\/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 inwoners maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die swaarvoertuigverkeer vererger die hele kwessie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een van die voorstelle van die ministers is dat twee van die provinsiale probleempaaie in die dorp waarlangs die vragmotors ry om die Klawer-weegbrug te vermy, na 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die onderskeie verkeersafdelings het reeds Woensdagnag begin met \u2019n daadwerklike optrede teen oorlaaide vragmotors en vragmotorbestuurders wat verkeersre\u00ebls soos die spoedbeperking oorskry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns verkeerspanne het op 31 Augustus spesiale verkeerswetstoepassingsoptredes by sleutel- ge\u00efdentifiseerde plekke begin. Ons is die enigste provinsie in die land met \u2019n 24-uur-teenwoordigheid van verkeerswetstoepassing, dus sal hierdie spesiale optredes deurlopend plaasvind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie gemeenskappe kan gerus wees dat vragmotoroperateurs, wat die verkeerswette verontagsaam, met die lang arm van die reg te doen sal kry. Ons doen ook \u2019n beroep op die korporatiewe sektor om leierskap met hul vragbedrywighede te toon en te verseker vragmotors word nie oorlaai nie en bestuurders jaag nie of gebruik nie roetes wat nie die gewig van hul vrag kan dra nie. Dit is van kritieke belang vir die verbetering van padveiligheid en \u2019n verligting op klein dorpies wat die las van onverantwoordelike bedrywighede dra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mackenzie het alle inwoners egter gewaarsku die verhoogde wetstoepassing sal op alle inwoners van toepassing wees en video\u2019s en foto\u2019s van oortreders sal op sosiale media geplaas word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inwoners het egter reeds die volgende dag op sosiale media berig hulle kon gedurende die nag \u2019n reuseverskil hoor omdat bykans geen vragmotors deur die dorp gejaag het nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die raadslid Johan Moolman, ook die plaaslike apteker, het vooraf verduidelik die probleem kom al jare aan. \u201c\u2019n Week het nog nie verbygegaan sonder dat iemand oor die vragmotors by my gekla het 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
Hy het benadruk \u2019n persepsie heers dat die vragmotors oorlaai is en daarom die hoofpaaie vermy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die afgelope jare is al baie debat in die raad en die munisipaliteit oor die probleem, wat ook die pad tussen Piketberg en Velddrif raak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of die genoemde oplossings verligting vir inwoners van Velddrif en Dwarskersbos gaan bring, sal net die tyd kan leer, maar inwoners het uit darem met \u2019n skeutjie hoop die vergadering gestap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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