Integrated Transport Plan.pdf - Durban

8.5.2.2 Port Access
Container Terminal access via Langeberg and Bayhead Roads has
serious capacity limitations and was identified as the most serious current
problem by the various stakeholder groups.
Durban Harbour access was also raised as a problem of lesser severity.
8.5.3 Airport Access
Access to the Swiss Air Cargo depot on the south side of the airport is
problematic due to there being a single point of access to the airport.
Consequently, heavy vehicles operate in mixed traffic with light vehicles
when accessing this cargo depot.
8.5.4 Road Congestion
Heavy vehicles, most of them container
carrying trucks contribute significantly to
congestion on the road system to/from the
Port including the CBD road system.
The rapid growth in container freight through
the Port has been accompanied by a major
shift in land side transport from rail to road.
This phenomena together with the growth in container traffic has
contributed greatly to congestion related issues in and around the Port, the
CBD and on sections of the metropolitan road system.
8.5.5 Road Safety
It has been estimated that on average 18% of all vehicle accidents in the
eThekwini municipal area involve heavy vehicles. A number of factors
contribute to this poor road safety record for the heavy vehicles:-
� Congestion and associated driver frustration accompanied by
lack of visible law enforcement contributes to irresponsible driver
behaviour
� Excess speed and reckless driving
� Toll avoidance contributes to unsafe operation and congestion on
alternative, less suitable, routes
Container
terminal access
Durban harbour
access
Airport access
Road congestion
Road safety
eThekwini Integrated Transport Plan
Summary Report
8.8
Freight