By Johnathan Paoli
Gautrain services between Park Station and Rosebank have been indefinitely suspended due to illegal drilling on private property in Killarney, resulting in soil and water seepage into the underground tunnel.
Gautrain CEO Tshepo Kgobe, Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistic, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, and Thulani Mdadane, Head of Department (HOD), visited the affected section of the rail network to assess the situation firsthand.
Diale-Tlabela condemned the unauthorised activity as unlawful, and urged residents to adhere to due process when conducting construction or making land-use changes near critical transport infrastructure.
“We condemn the act and warn that such activities pose serious safety risks and violate the Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act (GTIA), which prohibits construction or drilling near critical transport infrastructure without proper authorisation,” said Diale-Tlabela.
The Gautrain is an 80-kilometer higher-speed commuter rail system serving Gauteng, South Africa.
It connects Johannesburg, Pretoria, Kempton Park, and O.R. Tambo International Airport.
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