Traffic officials across the country are gearing up for increased traffic volumes as holidaymakers take advantage of the long weekend. Travellers to the Eastern Cape have been cautioned to expect delays due to flood-damaged roads.
Meanwhile, motorists have been warned that traffic officers will be on high alert for drunk drivers where a 24-hour police presence approach will be adopted on busy routes from today.
Chief Communication Officer at the Road Traffic Management Corporation, Simon Zwane says, “24/7 is an approach that we have long agreed to together with provinces. So, we will be deploying 24/7 to ensure that we are able to monitor the traffic throughout the period. We know that some people will want to travel at night, some at 10 o clock, so we will be there to monitor those traffic and the others very early in the morning and we want to make sure we are also there to monitor those people.”
Meanwhile, the N3 Toll Route says there has been no disruptions to traffic flow on the N3 toll route between Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal and Heidelberg in Gauteng.
Traffic volumes began to increase from 4 o’ clock this morning. Operations Manager at the N3 Toll Concession, Thania Dhoogra says the traffic volumes are expected to continue.
“Southbound traffic heading to KZN is currently averaging 1 200 vehicles per hour. These volumes are expected to continue into the early afternoon with possible peaks between 9am and 12 noon. Road users are reminded to plan ahead and be prepared for their journeys. Ensure your vehicle is road worthy, obey all the speed limits, maintain safe following distances, always ensure you are visible to your fellow road users, only ever overtake when it is safe to do so and be vigilant and alert.”
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