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Durban Transport buses blocked the city’s main roads this morning. (@TrafficSA, Twitter)
- Durban Transport bus drivers have blocked the main roads of the eThekwini metro.
- It is part of an ongoing dispute between bus drivers and the City.
- Roads were cleared after subway officials boarded the buses and transferred them.
Durban Transport buses belonging to the eThekwini metro blocked the city’s main roads on Monday morning.
Metro police spokesman Chief Superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said buses had started blocking roads before 06:00.
“Durban Transport bus drivers drove buses and blocked the road. They included the Queen Nandi Drive area and northern areas,” he said.
NOTE: Durban Transport buses blocked the main roads in the city this morning. Metro says buses have been moved to the side of the road so that traffic can flow. It is unclear what the exact reason for this was. @ News24 VIDEO: Supplied (@kaveels) pic.twitter.com/quW3SNx3Zl
– Team News24 (@ TeamNews24) August 31, 2020
Sewpersad said officers managed to move some of the buses.
“Quick action by the Durban metro police officers removed these buses from the road with an armored vehicle. They towed the buses so that the cars could pass. Some of the buses were moved by the metro policemen who took them to a side of the road.. “
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He said that although there was still some congestion, “we opened the road fast enough.”
Sewpersad said the buses were left on the edge of the road and had to be specially moved. He said that while 450 buses were pulled from the bus station, it was unclear if all had been used to block roads.
“We leave the buses on the side of the road. We are not going to move them until it is absolutely calm to move the buses. If we move the buses, about 450 were removed from the station … not all of them.” But if we move them now, it will cause more congestion. “
He said the buses would move in terms of police procedures.
“We will put them back in the warehouse because this must be investigated. This problem is long-standing between bus drivers and the municipality.”
News24 has attempted to contact the municipality for further comment.
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