Upper Highway residents demand urgent repairs to Inanda Road

FRUSTRATED Upper Highway residents will only get a reprieve from a pothole-damaged Inanda Road P255 once a road rehabilitation project kicks in from January 2026.

- ZAINUL DAWOOD

RESIDENTS of the Upper Highway Community in Durban highlighted the problems they faced with Inanda Road leading to Molweni. I Julie Cox

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (DoT), in its presentation to the residents recently, stated that the implementation of the road rehabilitation project will occur under a three-year maintenance contract beginning January 2026.

This contract includes reflective studs, road markings, and signage for enhanced night visibility.

Bruce Henderson, the chairperson of the Upper Highway Ratepayers and Residents Association, said they sent a petition to the department in the first week of November 2025, requesting urgent safety measures on the Inanda Road corridor between Brakenhill/Inanda Road and Molweni. Approximately 5,700 signatures had been collected for the petition.