Morero estimates it will cost around R700m to fix all potholes in Joburg
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has begun its high-impact work to repair damaged roads in the northern suburbs.
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero during the city's war on potholes campaign launch in Hyde Park, Johannesburg on 10 July 2025. Picture: @CityofJoburgZA/X
JOHANNESBURG - Dada Morero, the mayor of Johannesburg, estimates that it will cost the city around R700 million to fix all potholes.
Morero revealed this during the war on potholes campaign launch in Hyde Park, Johannesburg on Thursday.
The Johannesburg Roads Agency has begun its high-impact work to repair damaged roads in the northern suburbs.
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Morero said that the city was committed to resolving the pothole issue across the metro.
He said that the project would make its way to the rest of the city.
"So what we have done, we said we are targeting Region B and Region E. We are starting in this ward, which is ward 90, and of course neighbouring wards. Our commitment is that at least in ward 90, which is where we are, by mid-August, end-August, we should have done all the potholes."