Durban's pedestrian plan gets the thumbs up

ARRIVE Alive, the road safety advocates, have welcomed the R27 million investment the eThekwini Municipality is making in improving safety for pedestrians.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD

Over the next five years, the municipality has set aside R27m to ensure that roads around the Durban City Hall are safer for both motorists and pedestrians. The rollout of these projects will begin in January 2026.

This investment forms part of the City's broader strategy to reduce pedestrian fatalities in the Durban Central Business District (CBD) said the municipality on Wednesday.

The municipality stated that in the past five years, 153 pedestrians have died in road crashes within the CBD, prompting an intervention by the eThekwini Transport Authority (ETA).

"The initiative addresses persistent issues in the CBD such as red-light violations, speeding, reckless driving, illegal parking, and jaywalking, which continue to contribute to the high accident rate," the municipality said.