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)

The eThekwini Municipality is in the process of dramatically improving public transport within the City of Durban. The overall goal is to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Durban through the construction of a world class integrated rapid public transport network (IRPTN). Forming part of the network is Route C3, which will connect the areas of Bridge City and Pinetown with one another.

Stefanutti Stocks Five and Only Development Consortium have been appointed for the construction of a portion of IRPTN Route C3. This section is approximately 4.2km long and extends along the MR577 from KwaMashu in the west to the MR577 / M25 intersection to the east. Included in the scope of works is the construction of a BRT bus station situated at the intersection of Avoca Hills Drive and the MR577.

In order to allow for the construction of the BRT station, traffic flow will be rerouted as follows: Eastbound traffic on the MR577 will temporarily be diverted onto the westbound carriageway as from Monday, 15th of February 2016 and a termination detour date (estimated) of Wednesday, 15th June 2016