City revamps R9bn Go! Durban transport plan amid delays

‘REVISED STRATEGY’

- THAMI MAGUBANE [e-mail]

THE eThekwini Municipality is making another push to finally implement the R9 billion Go! Durban transport project.

The municipality recently announced another plan, a “refined” strategy in an attempt to overcome some of the logjams that have stalled the project.

The council was recently briefed on the refined strategy to push the project through. This comes after the Tactical Adjustment Framework proposed last year failed to be implemented. That strategy would have allowed taxi operators on the completed C3 corridor not to be compelled to be part of the project, enabling them to continue operating on the route without giving up their licences.

The C3 corridor runs between Pinetown and KwaMashu. The Go! Durban project has stalled due to a variety of issues. One of the main concerns has been the ownership of the buses that will operate on the route, as taxi operators want a controlling interest in the buses, while the City also seeks the same.

The Durban West region taxi operators, who are affected by the C3 corridor, said they know nothing about this refined strategy and will not take part in any meeting scheduled about it.