The road network represents a major investment that has been built progressively over a period of time. It is a highly visible asset that supports the local economy from a functional perspective in terms of both mobility and access. One of the largest infrastructure assets owned by the City is the City’s road network. There are thousands of kilometers of roads in the City, with an overall asset value of over 100 billion rand. The bulk of the capital allocation provided to the Engineering Unit is spent on providing and maintaining our road infrastructure. This road network plays a critical role in connecting residents to social and economic opportunities, and to the economy of the City. The city owns much of the road network, but the eThekwini boundaries also include key National Roads, being the N2 running from Cape Town to the northern borders of the Province, and the N3, connecting the City, and it’s harbour, with Johannesburg and Gauteng. There are also a number of important Provincial Roads crossing the City, that are owned and maintained by Province, for example the M13 that connects the City Centre to the commercial and residential areas in the West, for example, Pinetown and Cato Ridge. This road network requires liaison and co-operation between all three spheres of government. This is a key area of work for technical staff in both the Transport Unit and the Engineering Unit. Rehabilitation (Preventative Maintenance) Through its Pavement Management System, the surfaced network undergoes a detailed inspection every two years, the data from which generates the rehabilitation programme. The rehabilitation can range from seals to full reconstruction depending upon the condition of the particular road. Extensive use is made of recycling the old road pavement material where this is milled out. The Municipality has been at the forefront nationally in promoting new technologies such as the pioneering of the use of the BSM material which makes use of recycled asphalt millings and EME asphalt which is a high- performance asphalt used in extreme traffic conditions New and Upgraded Road Infrastructure Work ranges from provision of sidewalks, upgrading gravel to surfaced roads, building of road related structures through to freeway/arterial road projects. Implementation of major roads projects are informed through the Transport Authority's Integrated Transport Plan. | 
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