Some of the workers racing against time to complete repairs on Lillian Ngoyi road in Johannesburg, which is scheduled to reopen on Monday after a gas explosion in 2023, are sceptical the work will be done in time.
When Sowetan visited the site in the Joburg CBD on Sunday afternoon, a construction worker, who asked not to be named, said he believed it was unlikely the project would be concluded by Monday as much work still needed to be done.
“The only thing that is left is to finish is the pavement, but to be honest with you, I don’t think that it [the road] would be open tomorrow.
“Maybe by Friday because we have to finish paving, then road marks, and then pack our stuff. We heard the…
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