UPDATE: Removal of N3 bridge could take up to TWO days
Ekurhuleni Metro Police will determine when the road can be reopened.
According to SANRAL this morning the removal of the collapsed bridge could take up to two days.
Five people were injured this morning when a pedestrian bridge collapsed on the N3.
Also read:Â Full road closure on N3 highway following bridge collapse
The collapse has resulted in a full highway closure between Van Buuren Road and the M2 Geldenhuis Interchange.
Complete demolition of the bridge is currently underway.
In a post on Facebook earlier SANRAL stated that experts were called in to dismantle the remainder of the bridge.
Ekurhuleni Metro Police will determine when the road can be reopened.
Motorists are advised to make use of alternative routes.
Find alternative routes here
WARNING: Full road closure on N3 highway following bridge collapse
WATCH: Aerial footage of #N3BridgeCollapse
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#BridgeCollapse N3 Bedfordview pic.twitter.com/xRb1u8ReJe
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) August 9, 2017
#BridgeCollapse at Bedfordview -Road Closed between Van Buuren Road and the Geldenhuis Interchange. Take alternative road JHB:N3 Highway pic.twitter.com/k0CZ051eQ5
— WendyM (@Wendy_Mothata) August 9, 2017
JHB - BREAKING NEWS: N3 Highway: #BridgeCollapse at Bedfordview - ROAD CLOSED between Van Buuren Road and the Geldenhuis Interchange pic.twitter.com/mnfhwnWGtX
— #TheBookOfChad (@NormaMansoor) August 9, 2017
