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The National Department of Transport made Road Safety Audits (RSA’s) mandatory and a requirement through the 2017/18 Provincial Road Maintenance Grant (PRMG) as published in the Division of Revenue Act (DoRA).
Scope
A systematic examination of an existing road location, in which an independent and qualified team reviews on-site conditions and historical evidence to identify existing or potential road safety problems and suggest measures to mitigate those
Objectives
The objectives of the Road Safety Appraisals on existing roads are as follows:
The Empangeni region was visited
After a start was made in assessing the initial list of 20 high priority roads as received from KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport (KZN DoT) officials, there was a need to look at the other provincial roads in the province.
Roads from Ladysmith region were added to the program
This region was visited on Monday 4 September 2017 in order to gain knowledge of the roads in this region thought to require the most urgent assessment.
After that the Durban region was visited
with the same purpose: to consult with the KZN DoT officials in the region to determine what roads require most attention in terms of road safety.
INTRODUCTION
Escongweni Engineers have been commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport to undertake a Road Safety Appraisal at the P339 / N2 Shaka’s Head Interchange, located approximately 50 kilometres north of Durban with the view of identifying
Project Location and Limits of the Appraisal
The interchange is located at km 8,60 along National Route N2, Section 27. This section of the N2 is classified as a Class 1 road. The N2 crosses under Provincial Road 339 via a narrow diamond interchange.
Land use and the project surrounds
This section of the N2 forms part of the National Route, from Cape Town in the Western Cape up to Ermelo in the Mpumalanga Province.
Future plans surrounding the interchange
In its current form, the interchange would be classified as a rural interchange.