Kwadukuza IDP 2011 - KZN Development Planning

7.7. Roads & Storm Water ManagementKwaDukuza Municipality approved its Roads & Storm WaterMaster Plan in November 2010. The critical areas identifiedin the Master Plan are maintenance of 449 kilometers ofroads and construction of new roads. It must be noted thatthere is approximately 20kilometres of road which cameabout after a new ward (Ward 27) was incorporated intoKwaDukuza Municipality from Ndwedwe Municipality. TheMaster Plan has determined that an estimated amount ofR58 million is required in the new financial year in order toundertake the following:• Road maintenance• Road upgrades• Diversion of storm water channels from houses• Construction of new storm water channels• Construction of mid block storm water channels• Upgrade to gravel roads which include construction,regravelling, shaping and cutting of existing roads andpreparation for tarring, subject to the availability of MIGroads.It is estimated that over a five-year period this will requireabout R825 million to undertake this kind of work in thecurrent configuration of KwaDukuza Municipal boundaries.In general, the condition of these roads is summarized in thetable below:Condition Rating %1-Good 502-Medium 223-Poor 204-Bad/Very Bad 8Total 100It can be deduced from the table above that approximately70% of the roads located within KwaDukuza Municipalityare within good to medium condition category and 28% inthe poor to very bad range. This indicate that, there is still alot that needs to be done in order to meet the standards ofdeveloped countries where according to World Bank criteriaonly 5-10% should fall in the poor to very bad conditions.64KwaDukuza Municipality Integrated Development Plan - 2011/16