Cape Town – The province has blamed defective street lights near the N2 and Cape Town International Airport on vandalism, cable theft and car crashes that happened over the festive season.
Cape Times reader Peter Stenslunde raised the alarm about
at least 28 lights not working
around the area, putting the safety
of motorists at risk.
Stenslunde said he noticed
that the lights had not been working for some time, and had tried several times to lodge complaints with the City.
“I’ve given up reporting on broken street lights as nothing happens. Motorists are affected in that their safety is jeopardised.
“Tourists, around whom the City of Cape Town revolves, are also affected and should be warned,” said Stenslunde.
The City referred queries to the provincial government.
Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela’s spokesperson, Ntomboxolo Makoba-Somdaka, said: “We are aware of the defective street lights within the vicinity of the N2 and Cape Town International Airport.
“These issues are related to ongoing vandalism and cable
theft within the area as well as accidents that have occurred during the festive season period in Cape Town.
“Furthermore, we are
currently in the last week of the
end-of-year builder’s break and therefore only have an emergency standby team on site and the
main suppliers have not yet returned.
“Consequently, we will only
be in a position to resolve the issue in the next week or so, once the full team has returned to site and our suppliers are fully functional again
for 2020.”