KwaDukuza Local Municipality Local Integrated Transport Plan 2020 - 2025

Background

The Local Integrated Transport Plan, 2020 – 2025, was prepared by the Municipality in terms of Section 36 (1) of the National Land Transport Act, (No.  5 of 2009) (NLTA) and the “Minimum Requirements for the Preparation of Integrated Transport Plans” Section 8.3. (Government Gazette No. 40174, 29 July 2016).

It falls between Africa’s two largest harbours, the Durban Harbour and Richards Bay Harbour which have the best transport infrastructure and is also located adjacent the King Shaka International Airport and Dube Trade Port.

The LITP focus on improving the public transport operations within the area ensuring a high-quality public transport service that will address the public transport needs of the area

The KwaDukuza Municipality (KZN292) is one of four local municipalities making up the iLembe District Municipality (DC29). It is strategically located along the primary development corridor of the KwaZulu-Natal Province according to the Provincial Spatial Economic Development Strategy (PSEDS).

This LITP provide guidance to the local municipality and in association with the KwaDukuza Roads Master Plan will form the basis for the region’s transportation decision process. Furthermore, this LITP will form the basis for the development and management of the Public Transport services within the municipality.

Demography

According to the most recent statistics (2016), there are some 276 719 people living in the KwaDukuza region. This number has increased, from 231 187 people in 2011, showing an average population growth of 3.58% per annum.

The unemployment rate according to Census data 2001 and 2011 in KwaDukuza was approximately 34.2% in 2001 and it has dropped by 9.2% by 2011 to approximately 25%.

Transport Vision

The vision of transport for KwaDukuza can be summarised as follows:

“Ensuring continued growth within KwaDukuza through an integrated transport system that will benefit all roads user and through efficient service provision which will form the basis for sustainable development and that will be safe to use and accessible to all.”

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