2023/2024 Summer Holiday Season

December 13, 2023

  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…

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Always ready to respond

November 1, 2023

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…

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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Advisory | Tuesday, 03 October 2023

October 2, 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…

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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Advisory | Friday, 29 September 2023

September 29, 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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TRAFFIC UPDATE | HERITAGE DAY 2023

September 21, 2023

Busy traffic conditions are expected on the N3 Toll Route today as the country’s Heritage Day long weekend starts. Motorists should be prepared for slow moving traffic, congestion and possible delays, especially during peak hours (between 12:00 and 18:00). The current windy, dry and hot weather conditions being experienced along the route, increase the risk of runaway veld fires. Road users…

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N3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC UPDATE |
EASTER LONG WEEKEND | 06 – 10 APRIL 2023

April 5, 2023

Plans afoot to boost road safety on the N3 Toll Route this Easter N3 Toll Concession and its road safety partners are prepared to accommodate increased traffic volumes on the N3 Toll Route this Easter weekend. “In anticipation of the influx of holidaymakers, satellite stations will be strategically located along the N3 Toll  Route, as…

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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Update | Friday, 06 January 2023 – As the holiday season draws to a close, N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) is expecting another busy traffic weekend on the N3 Toll Route

January 6, 2023

High traffic volumes between 1500 and 2000 vehicles per hour are expected in a northbound direction (towards Gauteng) on Saturday (07 January), and Sunday (08 January). Busy conditions are likely to continue early next week as inland schools reopen on Wednesday, 11 January 2023. Construction activities on the N3 Toll Route will recommence fully from…

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Combining leisure travel and freight movement on the N3 transport corridor: N3TC CALLS FOR CAUTION AS TRAFFIC VOLUMES INCREASE ON THE N3 TOLL ROUTE

December 9, 2022

South Africa relies heavily on its road infrastructure to support daily economic activity. As a result, all manner of freight is currently being transported on our road network to every corner of the country and beyond our borders. Trucks constitute approximately 44% of all vehicles travelling on the N3 Toll Route daily. During the past…

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