JHB to Clarens for the weekend - Roads !

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Nish

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Decided to spend the weekend in the Ebenhaezer area near Clarens for the weekend.

What was a total shock for us were the following roads that we used to get there and back.

Going there:

R57 at Clydesdale (between Sasolburg and Heilbron) - section of the road closed and shi%%y detour in the rain.
Near Heilbron and Petrus Steyn - some large potholes making trucks drive on the wrong side of the road.
R26 from Bethlehem to Fouriesburg - strips of tar missing with no way of avoiding the holes.

After experiencing the above roads we decided to take a different route home (big mistake):

R57 between Kestell and Reitz - the worst pot hole we have ever seen !
R26 between Reitz and Frankfort - sections o fthe road are missing and detours on both sides along most of this road.
R54 from the N3 to the Gauteng border before Vaal Marina - not the worst but still deep !!

What is going on in the Frees State with the roads ??
How are the local industries and farmers dealing with this sh*t ?

Next time we will take the N3 to Harrismith and on to Clarens.

Be careful out there guys we had some close calls on these roads.
 
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