Madiba Drive update

Update

GEORGE NEWS - A date of opening of Madiba Drive has not been established yet.

According to Herman Pieters, chief communications officer of the Garden Route District Municipality, the high moisture content in the base layer makes it impossible to prime and seal at this stage.

"Madiba Drive is in a shaded area surrounded by hundreds of trees, resulting in little direct sun during the autumn and winter months. Weekly assessments of the base layer’s moisture content will be done."

He said the wearing course layer can be compacted as soon as the moisture reduces to satisfactory levels.

"To protect the base layer from rainwater and to promote the drying of the base layer, a dry layer of 100mm gravel wearing course will be placed onto the base layer. The base layer will be dried out once a sealed gravel layer is placed to drive rainwater away from the road surface.

"The road will then be opened to traffic with a temporary gravel surface.

"Once conditions as per these aspects become favourable, the base and seal layers will need to be constructed in half widths. The road will not be closed again when this takes place," said Pieters.