Picking up the new signals
A NEW traffic signalling system has been installed along with the new transport routes for the GO! Durban project.
The system will be fully operational when the GO! Durban dedicated bus lanes are up and running.
Carlos Esteves, deputy head of the road systems management department at ethekwini transport authority, said drivers and pedestrians had to observe the new signal systems.
“The signals are simple to follow but are unfamiliar at the moment, so we call on everyone to proceed with caution,” he said.
Explaining how the traffic signal worked, Esteves said the sign above a traffic signal head indicated the movement controlled by that traffic signal.
When green arrow signals are displayed, those particular movements are permitted.
Whenever a red signal is displayed, then the movement indicated by the sign above it is not permitted.
The traffic signal face with the green arrows pointing up and left indicates only straight and left turn movements are permitted.
The larger traffic signal face, which has a sign above it reading “bus”, will only become active when the bus operations are up and running.
“Going forward, buses travelling in the dedicated bus lanes will be turning into and out of Anderson, Qashana Khuzwayo and Dinkelman roads and crossing intersections along Josiah Gumede Avenue and Qashana Khuzwayo Road,” Esteves added.