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AVONDALE residents have said their streets look like they are from a shanty neighbourhood.
Residents have reported dangerous trenches on Perth and Ayr and Perth/Surrey Roads in Avondale West, which have not been fixed.
Avondale resident Tendai Muchiri said the City Council has not been playing its part.
“It has been five months since the residents reported about the dangerous trench at the intersections of Perth and Ayr and Perth/Surrey Roads in Avondale West.
“The latest motorist to fall victim to the trench was driving a 4×4 truck and had to hire an emergency road rescue company to pull his car from the trench,” he said.
Avondale West residents say that on the morning of January 23, their Neighbourhood Watch patrol-men reported that there was a sinkhole on Perth Road, at the corner of Surrey Road.
“A water pipe burst underground and washed away the gravel under the tarmac which resulted in the tarmac breaking.
“Residents reported the leak to the City of Harare roads department in Mabelreign that same morning and two council workers came and inspected it.”
The council workers agreed with residents that the sink hole resulting from the leak was dangerous.
They dug a big trench to try and trace where the leaking pipe was.
They located and fixed the leaking pipe but left the trench open.
Five months later, residents are shocked that the trench remains open.
Council spokesperson, Innocent Ruwende, said he was unable to provide a clear answer on why the issues have not been addressed.
“The person responsible for that is not available, let me keep on pressing,” said Ruwende.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter