Traffic
N3 TOLL ROUTE | ROUTE UPDATE | YOUTH DAY LONG WEEKEND AND WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY
N3 Toll Route is expected to be busier than usual at the start of the winter school holiday With the start of the school holiday on Friday, 14 June 2024 coinciding with the Youth Day long weekend, the N3 Toll Route is expected to carry higher than usual traffic volumes when freight operators, public transport…
Read MoreN3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC ADVISORY | 10 JUNE 2024
TRAFFIC ADVISORY – UPDATE N3 TOLL ROUTE • INDEZI RIVER BRIDGE MAINTENANCE • TEMPORARY SOUTHBOUND ROAD CLOSURE AT BALGOWAN/CURRY’S POST (I/C 125) Maintenance work required at the Indezi River Bridge, located at N3-4 km 30.2 i.e., just south of Balgowan/Curry’s Post (I/C 125), has been RESCHEDULED to Wednesday, 12 June 2024 between 10H00 and 12H00.…
Read MoreN3 Toll Route | Easter Long Weekend
Combined measures are required to effectively combat road safety threats As a primary freight transport- and tourism corridor, the N3 Toll Route carries high volumes of traffic daily, with the numbers increasing sharply over peak travel seasons such as long weekends and holiday seasons as more public transport vehicles and leisure travellers make their way…
Read MoreN3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC NOTICE
Varying traffic flow patterns are expected on the N3 Toll Route over the coming holidays N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) and its road incident management system (RIMS) partners are prepared for changing traffic patterns and higher volumes over the next two weeks, as the autumn school holiday, Human Rights Day, and the Easter long weekend coincide.…
Read MoreN3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC NOTICE | WEEKEND OF 23 – 25 FEB 2024
Busy traffic conditions – and an increase in public transport vehicles – are expected on the N3 Toll Route this weekend N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) and its road incident management system (RIMS) partners are ready to accommodate a possible increase in traffic volumes on the N3 Toll Route this weekend as an expected 80 000…
Read MoreN3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC UPDATE | CRASH DATA PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INSIGHTS
Careful consideration of crash statistics helps drivers make better road safety decisions Since the start of the summer holiday, traffic volumes on the N3 Toll Route have followed a similar pattern to last year. Based on this information, N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), the company managing the N3 Toll Route between Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal and Heidelberg…
Read More2023/2024 Summer Holiday Season
High volumes and mixed traffic place extra pressure on drivers and road safety resources The N3 Toll Route, a 415-kilometre section of the N3 highway between Cedara in KwaZulu-Natal and Heidelberg in Gauteng managed by N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), links South Africa’s busiest port in Durban to its inland provinces; and also connects large…
Read MoreAlways ready to respond
Some of the greatest road safety challenges on the N3 Toll Route are posed by unexpected changes in the weather, such as severe thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and in extreme cases, snowfall. It is for this reason that all partners in the N3 Road Incident Management System (RIMS) have implemented a carefully planned winter contingency…
Read MoreN3 Toll Route | Traffic Advisory | Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Tuesday, 03 Oct 2023, between 09:00 and 13:00 Plan Ahead: Road users are advised to be prepared for intermittent LANE CLOSURES (in a northbound direction, towards Gauteng) on Van Reenen Pass tomorrow. This temporary lane road closure is required to carry out essential maintenance work at N3-6X KM 59.4N to KM 60.4N (in the vicinity…
Read MoreN3 Toll Route | Traffic Advisory | Friday, 29 September 2023
High traffic volumes expected this weekend – With the spring break of inland schools coinciding with the end of the month, road users are likely to experience busy traffic conditions on the N3 Toll Route from midday today. The N3 Toll Route is more than a tourism corridor linking some of South Africa’s top holiday…
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