UMPHATHISWA wezothutho E-Mpuma Koloni, uXolile Nqatha, ubonge ngokukhethekileyo amaqela aphendula ngokukhawuleza ephondo, kuquka amagosa omthetho wendlela, abasebenzi bezonyango abangxamisekileyo, amagosa okhuseleko lwendlela, kunye namalungu eNkonzo yamaPolisa aseMzantsi Afrika, ngokuzinikela kwabo kunye neeyure ezinde ngexesha lohambo oluphezulu lwePasika, oluphele ngeeyure zakusasa zanamhlanje umhla wesixhenxe kuTshazimpunzi.
Esebenza phantsi komyalelo wendlela wephondo odibeneyo, la maqela abonise ixabiso lendlela edibeneyo, yeqela lokhuseleko apho ii-arhente zogcino-mthetho zingasebenzi kwiindawo ezizimeleyo, kodwa zisebenza kunye ukuphucula ukuthotyelwa kwemithetho kunye nokusindisa ubomi ezindleleni.
Nangona imeko yezithuthi izinzile ngokubanzi kwiindlela ezinkulu, iphondo lishicilele iziganeko ezininzi ezibuhlungu. Iingozi ezintathu ezinkulu zisube imiphefumlo yabantu abalishumi elinesihlanu (15), ezenzeke ngomhla wamashumi amathathu ananye (31) kweyoKwindla, ngoLwesihlanu oluNgcwele, kwaye eyona yona imbi kakhulu ngeCawa yePasika umhla wesihlanu (5) kuTshazimpunzi.
Nangona ezi ziganeko zibangele ithunzi kwixesha elidluleyo, ukubakho rhoqo kunye nokusebenza nzima kwamaqela okuqinisekisa ukuba iindlela eziphambili zothutho zihlala zingenazo iingozi.
Iindlela ezazinobungozi obukhulu ngaphambili ezifana ne-N2 phakathi koMthatha kunye neGqeberha ngokusebenzisa iKei Cuttings, i-R61 ukuya eNtshona Koloni nge-Aberdeen kunye neFort Beaufort, kunye ne-N6 edibanisa amaphondo angaphakathi, azizange zibone izinga lokusuba imiphefumlo elibonwe kwiminyaka edlulileyo.
Endaweni yoko, iingozi ezintathu ezinkulu zenzeke kwiindlela ezimfutshane, ezingaxakekanga kangako. Ezimbini zishicilelwe ecaleni ko-R67 phakathi kweKwaMaqoma (Fort Beaufort) kunye neKomani (Queenstown), ngelixa eyesithathu – eyathi yabulala abantu abasixhenxe – yenzekile kwiilokishi ezidibanisa i-M17 eGqeberha. Zonke ezi ziganeko zintathu yayiziingozi ezijongene ngqo, ezidla ngokubonisa ukuziphatha okuyingozi kwabantu njengokugqitha umntu ngokungakhathali okanye ukudinwa kwabaqhubi.
Imisebenzi yokuqinisekisa umthetho iqinisiwe kulo lonke ixesha, nto leyo ebangele ukuba kubanjwe abaqhubi abangaphezu kwamakhulu amathathu (300) ngokuqhuba bephantsi kwempembelelo yotywala. Ezi ndlela zokungenelela zikholelwa ukuba zithintele ukulahleka kobomi ngakumbi ngokususa abaqhubi abanobungozi obukhulu ezindleleni.
UMphathiswa uNqatha ugxininise ukuba isebe liza kuqhuba uhlalutyo olupheleleyo lwedatha ukuze kuchongwe iindawo ezifuna ukuphuculwa.
Ukhuthaze bonke abasebenzisi beendlela ukuba bahlale bephaphile, bathobele imithetho yendlela, kwaye baqaphele ngamaxesha onke.
Isebe liphinde laphinda lathi imisebenzi yokhuseleko ezindleleni iya kuhlala iqinile kwaye ingagungqi unyaka wonke, njengoko ukhuseleko ezindleleni luxanduva lwemihla ngemihla.