TRAFFIC: Metered taxi drivers grid lock R24 to airport. Find alternative routes to work

UPDATE: EMPD officers have begun to direct traffic off the highway.

MEDIA: Gridlocked Edenvale traffic following #TaxiStrike

A group of metered taxi drivers are causing traffic chaos along the R24 this morning.

The drivers have staged a go-slow on the R24 between Edenvale and O.R. Tambo International Airport.

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Traffic on the high way is gridlocked.

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department is monitoring the situation.

All motorists are urged to make use of alternative routes.

In addition all roads in Edenvale are expected to be affected.