Shortage of Bitumen delays road works
JOBURG - Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has announced that the shortage of Bitumen countrywide will delay some of its road works programmes as the road resurfacing and patching of potholes will be temporarily halted.
The agency explained Bitumen is an oil-based, semi liquid substance which is used in the production of the asphalt mix for road surface construction.
The agency’s acting managing director Mpho Kau said all refineries were undergoing shut down maintenance.
“TOTAL and ENGEN are the only refineries that have confirmed operations will resume in early August. The JRA Asphalt plant has therefore stopped production, and operations are expected to resume from the 10th of August 2015. We apologise for the inconvenience caused by the matter,” Kau added.
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