This according to Ward 91 councillor, Andrew Stewart, after he received a complaint from a concerned resident who is particularly affected by the constantly non-functional robots at the intersection.
Bertha Peters-Scheepers, spokesperson for the roads agency, said a technician had confirmed that there had been no faults reported regarding the traffic signal for some time.
Stewart said the Johannesburg Roads Agency had to try to get Eskom to do their part. He added that he and other ward councillors have been in communication with senior management at City Power, the roads agency and Eskom in an attempt to get better communication and co-operation between the three entities regarding faulty traffic lights.
“Over and above this, in the surrounding area there are numerous projects requiring trench digging, workers are hitting power lines occasionally which also cut off the power supply, and the recent load shedding obviously exacerbates the problem,” added Stewart.
Peters-Scheepers said, “A new controller was installed in June 2015 at the intersection, in the meantime, the roads agency will monitor the traffic signal to ensure that it is functioning properly.”
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