The situation with Covid-19 has caused most people to adjust the way they live their lives.

However, some of the citizens have not been compliant with the protocol.

How about reading on for more details?

Daspoort tunnel party

Daspoort tunnel. Photo: Saartjie KlipkopSource: Facebook

The Daspoort tunnel has for the past months been associated with not so good incidents.

These details will fill you in on why the matter is a concern.

It was constructed and commissioned on 10th August 1972, and it joins Danville and Claremont.

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Its construction cost R1.7 million, and it took 40 months for the construction to be completed.

An observation by A.P.

Deneyschen, the then Pretoria City Councillor prompted the construction.

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It holds up to 6,000 vehicles per day, and it lies on the R55 regional route.

It is situated in Pretoria, South Africa.

It lies north-west of the Pretoria CBD.

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Its nature and location, have, however, been a disadvantage for its users.

Cases of violence and shooting in the Daspoort tunnel are not a new thing.

In September 2019, a lady was assaulted in the tunnel.

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She succumbed to the injuries that she got due to the attack.

He claimed that he was a bystander when the shootout occurred.

The video has prompted the Gauteng government to raise the alarm about the issue.

Daspoort tunnel baby

Daspoort tunnel. Photo: pixelbarcameraSource: Instagram

The government has also issued a new set of protocols that will be adapted to contain the situation.

The most saddening part about the videos is that the youngsters did not comply with Covid-19 regulations.

The Gauteng government termed the practices as “careless behaviour”.

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Daspoort tunnel. Photo: RekordSource: Facebook

He could not hide his frustrations as he stated,

Scandal!

These images will help you visualise how it looks like.

You will be appalled by how cool it is.

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You will be blown by the technology that was employed to construct it.

The 40 months of labour are worth the structure that came out, considering its size.

The chaos has posed as a scare since the number of Covid-19 infections has been alarming.

The situation is a threat because of the high number of people travelling.

She graduated from Meru University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering in 2019.

In 2023, Priscillah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.

She has been writing articles on Briefly.co.za since 2019.

Email: pshmueni@gmail.com