The M65 also named Mdloti Street is a short metropolitan route in the

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality created in 2000, that includes the city of Durban, South Africa and surrounding towns. eThekwini is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The majo ...

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linking the N2 and

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King Shaka International Airport King Shaka International Airport , abbreviated KSIA, is the primary international airport serving Durban, South Africa. Located in La Mercy, KwaZulu-Natal, approximately north of the city centre of Durban. The airport opened its doors to passen ...

and

Dube TradePort Dube Tradeport Corporation is a business entity of the KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Provincial government that manages a 3,000ha infrastructure project called the Dube Tradeport Special Economic Zone set up to promote local and international trad ...

Route

The M65 begins at the Exit 195 interchange with the

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(to

KwaDukuza KwaDukuza is a municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In 2006, the municipal name was changed to KwaDukuza (which incorporates small towns such as Stanger, Balito, Shaka's Kraal, but the Zulu people in the area called it "Dukuza" well befor ...

and

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

) heading in a west-southwesterly direction. Motorists on the M65 exiting southwards to Durban pay toll at the King Shaka Ramp Plaza whilst motorists on the M65 exiting northwards to KwaDukuza pay toll at the oThongathi Mainline Toll Plaza, 7 km further on the N2. It bypasses King Shaka International Airport's (KSIA) runway to the south before intersecting with the road to KSIA's car rental returns. The M65 proceeds to intersect with the road to KSIA's parking and terminal building and Dube City (''Umsinsi Junction'') and thereafter it intersects with International Trade Avenue (to Dube TradeZone and Dube Cargo Terminal). The road proceeds to make a sharp right turn, intersecting with the road to Dube AgriHouse before ending at the intersection with the

to Verulam and

oThongathi oThongathi (previously and popularly known as Tongaat) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about north of Durban and south of KwaDukuza. It now forms part of eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, or the Greater Durban area. The area is ho ...

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