Durban Metro Police ready to provide safe cycling for this year’s Amashova
The routes for the 38km and 80km road races will be completely closed to traffic.
In the final countdown to this year’s Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic, the SAPS and Durban Metro Police force are primed and ready to service the locals and tourists coming to cycle in Durban while enjoying the safety of full road closure on Sunday, 24 October 2021.
Being able to attract entrants to ride the Amashova in and around Durban is a major tourist attraction for the eThekwini Municipality. The safety of these riders is of utmost importance, which is why the partnership between the Amashova team and the Durban Metro Police force is a critical one.
“The safety of the riders is very important to us as well as making sure that the residents in the areas around the race route are well informed ahead of race day about road closures so as to try limit the inconvenience caused to them on Sunday. We have a long-standing and good relationship with the Amashova race organisers and plan on pulling out all the stops to ensure the participants are catered for as well as looking after our patient residents affected by the road closures on race day,” stated Senior Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad, senior spokesperson for the Durban Metropolitan Service.
The routes for the 38km and 80km road races are completely closed to traffic.
This year’s Amashova road closures along the new 80km and 38km routes and distances are as follows:
38km Start is on M13 under the Kassier Road bridge and runs along the M13 CONTRA FLOW into Durban via N3 also CONTRA FLOW
80km start is outside Moses Mabhida Stadium from 04:00 until 13:00
Braam Fisher closed from 04:30 until 12:00 David Webster from 04:30 until 12:00
N3 west-bound from 04:30 until 12:00
Jan Smuts Highway west-bound from 04:30 until 12:00
M13 East Bound from 45th Cutting to Hillcrest from 04:30 until 10:30
Shongweni/Kassier Road/M13 west-bound to 45th Cutting – 05:00 to 11:30
N3 Outbound to David Webster Street – 05:00 to 15:30
David Webster Street (Leopold Street) – 04:30 to 12:00
Masabalala Yengwa Ave (South Bound) – 04:30 to 12:00
“Safety is of paramount importance for us, so we are glad to continue working closely with the Road Traffic Inspectorate and Durban Metro Police to ensure full road closure on the race route.
In addition Tourism KZN have gone above and beyond to welcome cyclists to our city and encourage Covid-19 safe practices when travelling,“ added Annie Batchelder, Amashova’s Race Director.
