Truck drivers plying the N3 route are warned to be careful where they sleep if they can’t make it into a truck stop. This after a driver woke up to find thieves siphoning diesel from his truck while he was sleeping on the side of the road a few metres before Tugela toll gate on […]
The South African National Roads Agency has blamed “driver recklessness” for the recent spate of accidents on the N3 near the Peter Brown offramp not road reconstruction as other people have suggested. Over the last month, there have been three major accidents, all involving trucks, in the area which have resulted in 17 deaths. Townhill
Motorists using the N3 south freeway towards Pinetown from Peacevale will be pleased to learn that the sinkhole before the M13 off ramp has been successfully repaired. On Monday, 16 May the KZN Department of Transport announced that the road was fully opened with the first vehicle passing through at 18h30. “We commend the Sanral
The N3 north is completely blocked just after the Tweedie off-ramp in Howick after huge trees fell onto the freeway on Thursday afternoon. This follows heavy rainfall in the area and around the KwaZulu-Natal province. Videos of the storm which hit the area earlier are trending on social media. The violent storm led to big
N3TC advises motorists travelling on the N3 north in the vicinity of the Lion’s River Interchange to be aware of a two-hour delay a day for a period of at least two weeks. The N3 north will be closed to traffic at exit 114 for two hours a day for the next 17 days, starting
Motorists are urged to be on the lookout for road closures on the N3 in the KZN Midlands area due to Eskom servicing the overhead transmission line structure and conductor. The South African National Road Agency (Sanral) said intermittent and partial road closures are scheduled to take place on the N3 from August 16 to
It’s back on the road for truckers who have been stuck in truck stops in KwaZulu-Natal and some at home after the reopening of the N3 between Cedara and Heidelberg. The Road Freight Association (RFA) welcomed the reopening of the N3 on Friday morning and said this would allow the industry to move the essential
The entire N3 Toll Route has been CLOSED to all traffic between Cedara, KwaZulu-Natal and Heidelberg in Gauteng. This after on-going threats to the safety and security of road users as well as the operation and assets of the N3 Toll Route. The N3 Toll Concession advised motorists to avoid the #N3TollRoute in its entirety
With high traffic volumes experienced on the N3 Toll Route at the start of the Heritage Day long weekend (Wednesday and Thursday), all indications are that very heavy traffic should be expected today in a northbound direction, towards Gauteng. Peak traffic conditions are expected to start as early as 09:00 and will continue for most
KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of robbery after a truck driver was hijacked and robbed of eight sheep carcasses in the Estcourt area. It is alleged that two suspects pounced on the unsuspecting truck driver at Shell Ultra-City on the N3 just before midnight on July 24. He had stopped to fill up diesel
