ALMOST 400 TRAFFIC OFFICERS FOR COMRADES MARATHON

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport is pulling out all stops to ensure a successful 2006 Comrades Marathon. A total of 393 traffic officers including officers from the RTI, eThekwini Municipality as well as the Msunduzi Municipality will be on hand to ensure that the route between Durban and Pietermaritzburg is effectively policed. In addition to these traffic officers, members of the SAPS will also be on duty. The Department’s new customised Audi A3 two-litre turbo cars and BMW motorcycles could not have come at a better time. There will also be helicopter patrols and anyone who commits any offence will be caught and face the full might of the law.

This year hosts the ‘UP-RUN’ which will start at 05H30 outside the Post Office in West Street, Durban and end at 17H30 at the Oval sports ground in Pietermaritzburg. The distance of the race is approximately 90 kilometres. The programme will include various parallel events such as registrations, exhibitions, road shows, award ceremonies and so on. Owing to the magnitude of this event, various law enforcement agencies will be responsible for the safeguarding of all those involved in Comrades 2006. Many supporters and media personnel will travel along the N3 freeway from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in an attempt to meet the finish line for full coverage of the event. Youth Day is also commemorated on June 16 and therefore high traffic volumes including public transport vehicles are expected to head to various gatherings within the province.

The Comrades Marathon is an annual sporting event which attracts thousands of local and international participants, supporters and media. Since the inception of the race on 24 May 1921, this spectacular event has developed from a dream of a humble war veteran to a remarkable and well administered road race.

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