MEDIA STATEMENT
 

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Mr. Bheki Cele will tomorrow (25-07-2006) officiate the opening of the P577 Duffs Road, in Newlands East, near V.N. Naik School for the Deaf at 10.00am. Also expected to attend is National Minister of Transport Mr. Jeff Radebe and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr S’bu Ndebele.

The construction of R520 million project commenced in 2003 and is expected to be completed by 2009 in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The first phase of R136 million of the road from Duffs Road to Inanda Road has been completed.

Construction of the road falls under the National Construction Week, and after its completion, the 14 km long road will provide communities of Inanda, KwaMashu, Ntuzuma and Newlands with a direct road link to industrial and commercial work areas of Pinetown and New Germany and provide shorter route for commuters.

The National government identified Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu as one of the priority development nodes in the country and the construction of P577 was identified as a project that could make a significant contribution to the socio-economic local communities’ upliftment.

Key participants have been the Ward Councilors, eThekwini Municipality, KZN Department of Transport and KZN Department of Housing in planning and implementation processes thereby promoting an integrated planning strategy with good co-ordination between various spheres of government.

As an example, the simultaneous construction of Effingham Road to KwaMashu known as Queen Nandi Road by eThekwini Municipality will soon provide link between N2 and P577. This link will create new access to N2 and also reduce traffic congestion at the two adjacent interchanges.
 

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