It is currently unclear when the R24 and R21 highways will re-open.
Motorists have been warned to avoid the two major routes near OR Tambo International Airport as protests are underway.
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department’s Kobedi Mokheseng urged motorists to avoid the area.
He also said Uber and metered taxi drivers parked their vehicles in the middle of the freeway and abandoned them.
Also read: #TrafficUpdate: R21 and R24 highways closed due to strike
It is believed that the intention of the protest is to block access to OR Tambo International Airport.
Reports have also been received that truck drivers are lying on the highway.
Tow truck services have been deployed to the affected highways to remove abandoned cars barricading the roads.
#HighwayProtest Police say they have arrested more than 10 people on the R21 highway for public violence.
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 27, 2017
Update) Protest Action on R24 Westbound at Barbara Rd is Re-opened. pic.twitter.com/BRBdbOMxoK
— ITRAFFIC (GP) (@itrafficgp) October 27, 2017
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