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Florida Rd Brand Coming To Life

25/01/2018

Businesses, Community and Development, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Place-Making and Marketing

The Florida Road brand continues to roll out across the road. The brand elements have begun to appear on the road with Next Chapter painting their exterior wall in the “onion” pattern. UrbanLime have incorporated the Florida Rd branding in…

Greening and Cleaning Kicks off 2018

24/01/2018

Cleaning / Greening / Maintenance and Environment, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Place-Making and Marketing

The Florida Rd greening staff have been busy on the road this week. The UIP Green team have been removing weeds and cleaning out the tree bowls ensuring the green public spaces are looking as good as new.

Festive Season Prep On Florida Rd

08/12/2017

Cleaning / Greening / Maintenance and Environment, eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work

With the festive season upon us and the increase of visitors to the road, it is important we maintain good quality public space, and our precinct manager and his team, with the support of ETM, have made cleaning and maintenance…

Living the Florida Rd VIBE

01/12/2017

Businesses, Community and Development, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Place-Making and Marketing

This week Smith and Winfield completed the ‘onion’ design of the new Florida Rd brand pattern on the wall of Next Chapter. A special thanks to Mike and Shirley, and property owners Rodney and Clint for leading the way! The…

Quick Reacting Side Walk Monitor

27/11/2017

Cleaning / Greening / Maintenance and Environment, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

Well done to Florida Rd Sidewalk Monitor Nelson Nduli, who managed to stop a vehicle theft in progress last week. Quick reaction by Nelson and the Benjamin Hotel staff who alerted him disturbed the suspects and prevented the vehicle from…

Security Keeps An Eye

23/11/2017

Community and Development, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

Well done to our Security Supervisor Eric Maphumulo for noticing a vehicles boot left open whilst patrolling along Florida Rd. Eric managed to find the owner in a restaurant nearby and bring it to his attention. Thankfully nothing was stolen.

Support The Hospice Tree of light

15/11/2017

Community and Development, Events and Family Fun, Florida Road, Place-Making and Marketing, Uncategorized

On 1 December the annual Hospice Tree of Lights ceremony will take place in Jameson Park at the top of Florida Rd from 6pm with the official “switch on” taking place at 7:45pm (weather permitting). There will be carol singing, with…

Side Walk Monitors on Florida Rd

13/11/2017

Cleaning / Greening / Maintenance and Environment, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Gordon Rd Park, Place-Making and Marketing, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

Sbonela Mthembu is seen here sweeping a portion of the pavement on Gordon Rd. Sbonelo is part of the UIP sidewalk monitor programme. In October 2015, the UIP rolled out the Florida Rd Sidewalk Monitor Programme, with the support of…

Montpelier Repairs

10/11/2017

Cleaning / Greening / Maintenance and Environment, Community and Development, Florida Road, Florida Road UIP, Urban Improvement Precinct and UIP At Work, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

A man hole cover was recently reinstalled on Montpelier Place by eThekweni Roads Department. The missing cover was a potential hazard as the public, especially school children, regularly make use of the walkway to access the park at the bottom…

Storm Water Drain

09/11/2017

eThekwini Municipality, City of Durban, Florida Road, Place-Making and Marketing, Safety / Security/ Policing and Operations

Last week the eThekweni Roads department gave their attention to the storm water drain near the Caltex. The storm water drain was repaired and the cover replaced, as well as installing bollards. This is a preventative measure, initiated by the…