20 highest risk roads
The table below shows the 20 highest risk roads in terms of road safety in KwaZulu-Natal as received from KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (KZN DoT).
Number | Road | Probable Cause | Area | Road Number | Road Length | Section to be Surveyed |
Pilot 1 | P15/1 (21.5km) | P15/1 | First 10km From Kranskop towards Ntunjambili | |||
Pilot 2 | P339 Shakas Head (1.2km) | P339 | Entire road including the ramps towards the N2 | |||
Pilot 3 | R603 Umbumbulu P21/1 (36.2km) and P21/2 (29.8km) | Speed/drink &Drive/overtake unsafely | Midillovo | P21/1 and P21/2 | 5km east and 5km west of Umbumbulu town centre on the R603 | |
1 | John Ross Highway | Speed | Empangeni | P496 | 15.8 | Entire P496 (John Ross Highway from N2 to Richards Bay) |
2 | N2 Ezingolweni | Speed /fatigue/stray animals | Port Shepstone | N2-21 | 106 | N2 5km both sides of Ezingolweni 10km |
3 | R74 Bergville | Speed /Brake Failure | Bergville | P340 | 41 | From P304 Junction to KZN / FS boundary (12.5km) |
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4 | R74 Muden – Greytown | Overtake barrier line | Greytown | P12-1 | 26 | From P14-2 to Muden 26km |
5 | N2 Petro Port | Speed /unsafe overtaking | Hluhluwe | N2-30 | 74 | From N2 Petro Port 7.5km north and 7.5 km south |
6 | P415 Mandeni | Pedestrians cross road unsafely | Mandeni | P415 | 17.9 | From N2 interchange to Mandini 17.9km |
7 | R102 Obanjeni | Potholes/road is narrow and uneven | Mtunzini | P2-4 | 45 | From P378 to P240 5km |
8 | R34 Mevamhlophe | Potholes / road is narrow and uneven | Empangeni | P230 | 47 | From P452 intersection to P393 intersection - 10km |
9 | N11 Amajuba pass | Speed /brake failure/fatigue | Newcastle | N11-4 | 48 | From bottom of Majuba Pass to top near Charlestown |
10 | M41 Phoenix | Pedestrians cross unsafely | Durban | P94 | 6.6 | Entire P94 (M41) |
11 | N3 Van Reenen Pass | Speed/adverse weather water across road lose control | Van Reenen | N3-6 | 23.5 | Bottom of Van Reenens Pass at Biltong Shop to top at FS border 16km |
12 | N2 Kwambonambi /Mtunzini | 1 lane in both direction – overtake unsafely | Richards Bay | N2-29 | 51 | N2-29 from Nseleni Interchange to Kwambonambi Interchange 14km |
13 | R34 between Vryheid &Newcastle | Uneven road /potholes/ 2 major road meet at stop sign – Unsafe entry | Vryheid | P34-3 / P41 / P34-2 | 64 | From the intersection 5km north towards Newcastle and 5km east towards Vryheid |
14 | R619 between Empangeni and R66 Ndundulu | Sharp bends/speed | Empangeni | P47-4 | 25 | From P393 intersection to P534 intersection (7km) |
15 | M25 Kwa Mashu highway | Speed | Durban | P93 | 12.5 | Entire P93 (M25) |
16 | N2 Mzumbe | Speed /Fatigue | Port Shepstone | N2-22 | 50 | N2-22 from the start 15km south towards Port Shepstone |
17 | M13 Pinetown | Speed lose control due to Geographic’s of road –sharp bends/brake failure | Pinetown | P1-1 | 21 | From M31/M1 interchange to Pioneer Road (Fieldshill) |
18 | M7 Edwin Swales drive | Speed and drivers impatient due to trucks in their path of travel | Rossburgh | P82 | 12.8 | From N2 interchange to M13 interchange |
The roads on this interactive map that are maintained by KZN DoT were the first roads to be assessed in terms of road safety within this project.
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The 20 Highest Risk Roads in KwaZulu-Natal