Hendrik Potgieter Road

2022 - 12 - 13

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LOOK: Roodepoort's Hendrik Potgieter road collapses after Joburg ... (Independent Online)

Following recent devastating floods which ravaged the City of Johannesburg, the Hendrik Potgieter road collapsed on Tuesday after the heavy rains damaged ...

[level 2 thunderstorms.](https://www.iol.co.za/news/weather/sa-weather-service-issues-level-2-warning-for-joburg-690bc191-065d-45a1-bbe7-d4befac1ebda) [Jogger rescued from Hennops River in Gauteng](/news/south-africa/gauteng/jogger-rescued-from-hennops-river-in-centurion-6a0e9dbf-f22e-4ace-adf9-ad8ff6692670) [Soweto flood victims begin mop up operations after havoc caused by heavy rains](/the-star/news/soweto-flood-victims-begin-mop-up-operations-after-havoc-caused-by-heavy-rains-1bc30cb1-ece5-4f12-95b2-a7aacf24d125) [More floods expected in Joburg on Monday as weatherman issues level 5 warning](/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-floods-expected-in-joburg-on-monday-as-weatherman-issues-level-5-warning-0d6a0841-616d-44a7-baf5-12424c10451e) [ActionSA calls on Lesufi to declare Gauteng a state of disaster following recent floods](/news/south-africa/gauteng/actionsa-calls-on-lesufi-to-declare-gauteng-a-state-of-disaster-after-floods-96a6e611-2341-42fa-9e5f-2f397a280c45) [SA Weather Service issues level 2 warning for Joburg](/news/weather/sa-weather-service-issues-level-2-warning-for-joburg-690bc191-065d-45a1-bbe7-d4befac1ebda) [devastating floods](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/more-floods-expected-in-joburg-on-monday-as-weatherman-issues-level-5-warning-0d6a0841-616d-44a7-baf5-12424c10451e) which ravaged the City of Johannesburg, the Hendrik Potgieter road in Roodepoort collapsed on Tuesday after the heavy rains damaged the stormwater channel.

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Hendrik Potgieter road temporarily closed after collapsing (Johannesburg Sunday World)

The City of Johannesburg has on Tuesday announced that Hendrik Potgieter Road near Raceworx KTM in Rooderpoort, has been temporarily closed.

“Hendrik Potgieter road near Raceworx KTM has been closed for traffic following the collapse of the road. Mayor of Joburg Mpho Phalatse also announced that Albertina Sisulu Road in Florida, Roodepoort is closed due to floods. This is a Provincial Road and Gautrans have secured the area and engineers are undertaking structural assessments.

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PHOTOS: Hendrik Potgieter Road collapsed, closed until further notice (Citizen)

Hendrik Potgieter Road – which showed signs of fracture on Monday – collapsed due to structural damage of the storm water channel.

[added](https://twitter.com/HoonJacques/status/1602189179592531971) that the “area needs to be demarcated and attended to urgently”. [Johannesburg](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/johannesburg/) Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) is at the scene “to direct traffic and to ensure road users’ safety”. [Johannesburg battered by hailstorms](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/weather/watch-johannesburg-battered-hail-storms-5-december-2022/) Hoon said: “The stormwater bridge underpinning the road suffered damage due to the high flow of water during last week’s storms and heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, Councillor Zoné Hughes visited the site on Tuesday, joined by representatives from the Gauteng Department of Road and Transport, and the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA). [floods](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/floods/) damaged the stormwater channel.

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Bridge collapse forces closure of road linking Joburg with ... (TimesLIVE)

A bridge on a major road linking Johannesburg to Krugersdorp in Mogale City partially collapsed on Tuesday due to the heavy rains Gauteng has been ...

“This is a provincial road, and the Gauteng department of roads and transport has secured the area and engineers are undertaking structural assessments,” she said. The Gauteng department of roads and transport confirmed the closure between Johan and Van Staden roads “due to a bridge collapse”. Ward councillor Zoné Hughes said she was on site with officials from the Gauteng transport department as well as the

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Hendrik Potgieter Road hole causing traffic nightmare for residents moving between Ruimsig and Little Falls (Roodepoort Record)

Hendrik Potgieter Road closed at Johan Road. Photo: Jarryd Westerdale. From a collapsed embankment to a widening crack, all eyes were on Hendrik Potgieter Road as the community that rely on the busy passage hoped to avoid a nightmare scenario.

The tight bends of the back roads are proving difficult to navigate for the massive trucks that use Hendrik Potgieter Road at all hours of the day. The Gauteng provincial government confirmed that MEC of Infrastructure, Lebogang Maile, was on the ground to assess the damages on behalf of Gauteng government. Initial plans on Monday afternoon, December 12, were to close half the road and squeeze the flow through the remaining section.

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