RESIDENTS of Mankele village and Penge mine in the Sekhukhune area of Limpopo will soon be able to travel to town during rainy days.
This follows the start of construction work of a bridge across the Lepelle River on Wednesday.
Teachers and pupils will also be able to easily travel to schools.
In the past, teachers coming from Burgersfort, Lebowakgomo and GaMphahlele were unable to cross the river to get to their workplaces during floods.
The department of social development and the South African Social Security Agency had to deliver food parcels and social grants by helicopter each month.
The bridge, which is 14 metres long and 3,1 metres wide will be operational in March next year.
Roads Agency Limpopo spokesperson Maropeng Manyathela said the agency had also started works on the Maredi bridge at a cost of R40million in Mafefe, also on the Lepelle River.
"We are also busy constructing a R28million bridge between Louis Trichardt and Thohoyandou, which collapsed as a result of floods in 2008," he said.
The bridge was the only access for motorists and workers travelling between the two towns.
"This is like a dream come true. Some of us managed to go to town only in December when we wanted to buy Christmas clothes and groceries," James Seoka of Mankele village said.
Pupils to get to school without hitch
RESIDENTS of Mankele village and Penge mine in the Sekhukhune area of Limpopo will soon be able to travel to town during rainy days.
This follows the start of construction work of a bridge across the Lepelle River on Wednesday.
Teachers and pupils will also be able to easily travel to schools.
In the past, teachers coming from Burgersfort, Lebowakgomo and GaMphahlele were unable to cross the river to get to their workplaces during floods.
The department of social development and the South African Social Security Agency had to deliver food parcels and social grants by helicopter each month.
The bridge, which is 14 metres long and 3,1 metres wide will be operational in March next year.
Roads Agency Limpopo spokesperson Maropeng Manyathela said the agency had also started works on the Maredi bridge at a cost of R40million in Mafefe, also on the Lepelle River.
"We are also busy constructing a R28million bridge between Louis Trichardt and Thohoyandou, which collapsed as a result of floods in 2008," he said.
The bridge was the only access for motorists and workers travelling between the two towns.
"This is like a dream come true. Some of us managed to go to town only in December when we wanted to buy Christmas clothes and groceries," James Seoka of Mankele village said.
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