Dumisani Makhaye Drive (P577) serves as a link between the communities of KwaMashu, Newlands, Inanda, KwaDabeka, Clermont and Pinetown. The road has one viaduct and three road bridges serving as a connection between the above-mentioned communities. The 14.8 km long road makes an easy way to travellers travelling from KwaMashu to New Germany and Pinetown.
This historic road was renamed under the Roads Naming and Renaming legacy project following the call made by the province to honour the citizens of the province who contributed immensely towards making the lives of the communities better. The late Dumisane Makhaye was one of those individuals; an ANC struggle hero.
The road links KwaMashu and New Germany crossing over to uMngeni River near KwaDabeka township. It has nine pedestrian bridges, one viaduct and three road bridges and it was completed after fifteen (15) years of hard work.
The total cost of the completed road is R1.3 billion and the project forms part of the government’s nationwide infrastructure development programme. The construction of the road developed 5142 job opportunities to local communities as well as local small business people and more than 198 contracts were awarded to black-owned enterprises amounting to R205 million.