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Overview of flagship programme<br />

The city of Durban is structured along two axes: the North–South corridor and the Western corridor, both of<br />

which meet in the city centre. Research into travel patterns in the city found that the northern corridor had<br />

the biggest increase in traffic volumes and the most congestion: between 2004 and 2013, traffic volumes on<br />

the M41 in Umhlanga increased five-fold, from 13.9% 80.3%. Therefore, Phase 1 of the Go!Durban project<br />

(which is expected to be completed by 2018) focuses on four corridors, including rail, and will replace all<br />

existing northern area contracted public transport services of the municipality. Phase 1 includes 62 kilometres<br />

of road construction, 45 new and improved bus stations as well as two terminal stations at Bridge City and<br />

Bram Fischer Road. The roads linking Bridge City to Warwick and Umhlanga, as well as a railway linking Bridge<br />

City to KwaMashu via Berea, Umlazi and Isipingo, are already under construction.<br />

The Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network (IRPTN)<br />

C1<br />

C2<br />

C3<br />

C4<br />

C5<br />

C6<br />

C7<br />

C8<br />

C9<br />

– Bridge City to Durban Central Business District (CBD)<br />

– North-South Rail Line<br />

– Bridge City to Pinetown and New Germany via MR577<br />

– M25 to South Durban Basin along the N2 with a spur along<br />

the M7 to Rossburgh<br />

– Chatsworth Town Centre to CBD along Higginson Highway<br />

and South Coast Road<br />

– Mpumalanga to CBD along the N3 with a spur along the M13<br />

– Extension of C5 to Hillcrest<br />

– Tongaat to the CBD via Umhlanga along<br />

Dube West Arterial and Umhlanga Rocks Drive<br />

– Bridge City to Umhlanga via Cornubia along<br />

Phoenix highway and Cornubia Boulevard<br />

City of<br />

eThekwini<br />

Source: Chetty (2013)<br />

City of eThekwini: Go!Durban 339

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