There was no clear explanation why the pole wasn’t removed before tar was laid around it, the newspaper reported.
Lepelle-Nkumpi municipal spokesperson Khali Maphoso told Sowetan the situation was “not that bad, because the road is not officially opened”.
“We have written to Eskom applying for the electric pole to be removed and the process is under way. The completed road will be open in the next two months,” he said.
This is the second incident of its kind to make the news recently, after the Mpumalanga municipality had to remove an Eskom pole that was rooted in the middle of a paved road.
The irregular construction occurred in Acornhoek, Bushbuckridge.
