GEORGE NEWS - The Roads and Transport Planning Department of Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) worked non-stop since Wednesday 1 December to repair the MR347/404 road between the George Airport and the N2 highway. 

A large sinkhole that appeared after torrential rain in the past two weeks had necessitated the closure of the road from the entrance of Bargain Nursery and Elvis Brew to the entrance of the airport.

Manager for Roads and Transport Planning at GRDM John Daniels announced on Friday 10 December that the road had been opened and was safe to use.

Daniels said the road gets extremely busy over the festive season as many visitors to our region arrive by plane. 

"Two popular businesses would also have been severely impacted if we didn't prioritise this project. We also want the experience of those visiting our region to be the same as those who already reside here," he said.

Below the road surface: serious work was done to complete the job on Friday 10 December. Photo: Bernie Stander (T&T Concrete)

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