M27 (Durban)

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Durban road M27.svg
Metropolitan route M27
Route information
Maintained by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Length23 km (14 mi)
Major junctions
West endM25 ZAF jct.svg M25 near Inanda
Major intersectionsSA road R102.svg R102 in Verulam
SA road N2.svg N2 near eMdloti
M4 ZAF jct.svg M4 near eMdloti
East endNorth/South Beach Road in eMdloti
Location
Country South Africa
Towns Buffelsdraai, Redcliffe, Verulam, eMdloti
Highway system
← M26 ZAF jct.svg M26 → M29 ZAF jct.svg M29

The M27 also known as Jabu Ngcobo Drive or Old Inanda Road is a metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa linking Inanda to Verulam and eMdloti, north of Durban. [1]

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Route

The M27 begins at the intersection with the M25 (Mafukuzela Highway; to Inanda and KwaMashu) and Mazwezulu Road (to Osidisweni) just outside Inanda. It runs eastward towards the coast, passing through sugarcane fields and the rural areas of Buffelsdraai and Redcliffe before reaching Verulam.

It then intersects the R102 (Gopalall Hurbans Road; to oThongathi and Mount Edgecombe) south of Verulam’s CBD, then turns right onto Ireland Street, continuing through Verulam and the nearby township of Waterloo. The route meanders through rolling sugarcane plantations fields, intersects the N2 highway (to King Shaka International Airport, KwaDukuza and Durban) at Exit 190 and shortly after meets the M4 highway (Leo Boyd Highway; to Ballito and uMhlanga). Finally, it passes the Sibaya Coastal Precinct and terminates at the traffic circle with North/South Beach Road in eMdloti. [2]

History

In 2008, it was proposed that the road be named after Jabu Ngcobo, [3] who worked with the ANC. [4] The eThekwiki Municipality assumed maintenance of the road from the KZN Department of Transport in 2017, following driver concerns that the road was not properly maintained. [5] In 2019, there were more concerns expressed about the number of potholes on the road and the lack of response from the KZN Department of Transport. [6] In 2021, a resident expressed concerns that streetlights on Jabu Ngcobo Road not working were contributing to crime in the area. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jabu Ngcobo Dr · South Africa". M27 road (Durban) · South Africa. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jabu Ngcobo Drive, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Durban street renaming proposals". 15 May 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Mano, Winston, ed. (2015). Racism, ethnicity and media in Africa. Mediating Conflict in the 21st century. I.B. Tauris and Co. p. 96.
  5. ↑ "City to take charge of neglected roads". Sunday Tribune. 8 October 2017. ProQuest   1948004732.
  6. ↑ Nkosinathi, Dube. "Community calls for end to pothole woes". Coastal Weekly. Tongaat, South Africa. p. 3.
  7. ↑ Moodley, Janine (23 June 2021). "Areas are in darkness, people live in fear". Post.


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