"I feel bad because we always use this road, every day, but it costs us our tyres," a motorist says.

"I am not happy with this road. We have no idea what is going on or when it will be fixed. When it rains, travelling to Joburg or Rustenburg becomes even more difficult. Even going to Taung, it is a problem," another motorist explains.

Meanwhile, the North West Department of Public Works says there are several reasons why the province struggles with routine road maintenance.

'We are behind schedule'

"We are indeed behind schedule and are currently not meeting our set target to close a certain number of potholes that have developed on our provincial roads. The weather has not been friendly lately, so it is impossible to adequately patch or fix potholes on the road surface when the base is too wet.

"It is a serious challenge, but we plan to intensify the pothole patch problem once the weather permits, there is also a plan to employ contractors to supplement our own internal road maintenance," says the department's spokesperson, Mfolo Matsube.

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