Due to a number of interruptions and disruptions beyond the control of the eThekwini Transport Authority, work on the installation of services between Josiah Gumede Road along Qashana Khuzwayo Road to Dinkelman/Otto Volek Roads has been delayed.

The ETA would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused by these delays. As a result current works along Qashana Khuzwayo Road, from Josiah Gumede (Old Main Road) to Dinkelman (Otto Volek) Road, are now anticipated to finish by March 2017.

The contractor will endeavour to minimise the impact of the work on the property accesses in the vicinity of this project and is doing their utmost to catch up on the time lost.

The eThekwini Transport Authority greatly appreciates your patience and apologises for any inconveniences.

For further information please call 073 293 5144 (business hours).

It was previously advised that during September 2016, the intersections along Josiah Gumede Road, between Anderson and Beviss would be under construction.

Due to disruptions and delays that were beyond the control of the eThekwini Transport Authority, the road works and services relocation related to the GO!Durban project along Anderson and Josiah Gumede Roads have been further delayed.

Work is anticipated to be completed by the end of October 2016 in sections along this route.

Adequate signage will be continuously displayed during this period and traffic will be diverted when necessary along alternative routes to avoid congestion.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and patience as we fast track the construction on this section. Please expect the usual construction noises and the presence of staff and heavy construction machinery. For safety reasons and as far as possible, we ask you to kindly stay clear of any construction areas.

For more information or any updates please call 073 293 5144 (business hours).

Seventy five Grade 8 learners from Maris Stella paid a visit to the GO!Durban project office to meet the team that are designing and implementing the City’s new integrated rapid public transport network. The learners, who were on assignment to research a project for their Geography syllabus, were given a presentation on the full GO!Durban programme which will network the city from east to west and north to south with a series of dedicated bus lanes, feeder and complementary bus routes and non-motorised transport pedestrian walkways, cycle lanes and pedestrian bridges, as well as an upgraded train service from KwaMashu to the City CBD to transport close to 600 000 people each day. According to Shoneeze Franks, the Manager: Transport Promotions and Media at the eThekweni Transport Authority, the learners were “fabulously up to speed on what public transport means for a city,” and they were “delightfully engaging – asking so many questions about the future of public transport for Durban, and how we were all going to benefit from the new system.”

An international road safety campaign is being piloted in eight schools in eThekwini, focusing on improving safety in and around these schools.

The eThekwini Safe Schools Project- Road Safety Campaign is a public-private partnership between eThekwini Municipality and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP).

The campaign, being piloted in eight primary schools within eThekwini, focuses on improving road safety in and around these schools by introducing safe road infrastructure to and from school, road safety education for pupils and a teacher training package. This training equips teachers with the relevant road safety knowledge to be shared in their schools as well as extending this information to parents and communities.

The foundation for this project was laid in 2006, when eThekwini Transport Authority officials began visiting schools throughout the City, recording accident data, providing interactive road safety demonstrations and supporting educational material as well as upgrading infrastructure by providing sidewalks and other traffic calming measures on roads near schools.

For more information visit: Road Safety Campaign

Please be advised of the temporary road deviation at the St John’s Bridge and Josiah Gumede intersections in Pinetown with effect from 07:00, Saturday 04 June 2016 to 17:00, Sunday 05 June 2016. Motorists traveling along Josiah Gumede Road, needing to enter the M19, and vice versa, will only be able to do so until 12:00 (midday) on Saturday, 04 June 2016. Thereafter motorists are requested to consider alternate routes.

Signage will be provided, directing motorists to alternate routes onto the M19 from Josiah Gumede Road. Motorists needing to travel along Josiah Gumede Road towards School Road or Beviss Road, will do so within the new GO!Durban bus lanes, which run under the bridge at the St Johns intersection.

Access to various residential and business areas along Josiah Gumede will be possible as flag men will be available to guide traffic in and out of these sections.

Your patience and understanding is appreciated.

For more information on the construction work please call 073 293 5144. (Business hours)