Heading out of Benoni for Easter? Sanral gives motorists a heads-up about expected traffic volumes
Construction work during peak-hour traffic will be limited and no journeys on any of the major highways will be unnecessarily prolonged due to road building activities
According to the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral), traffic is set to surge on national roads across the country from tomorrow afternoon (April 18) through to Friday (April 19), with traffic volumes expected to spike again from Monday (April 22) to Tuesday (April 23), with calmer volumes over the weekend.
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Traffic projections: April 18 to 22
• Travellers going towards Cape Town from the north will experience congestion at the Huguenot Tunnel and going northwards, again on Easter Monday.
• There will be heavy traffic on April 18, on the N2, towards Caledon, and again on Easter Monday, going toward Grabouw.
• The N3 will see heavy traffic travelling from the coast towards Johannesburg on Easter Monday at the Merrivale Interchange as well as going towards Durban from the Reef.
• The same applies to the Machadadorp Plaza on the N4 going from Nelspruit to Middelburg on Easter Monday.
• This is also true for the Brits Plaza on the same highway going west on the two days before Good Friday as well as Easter Monday.
• In the opposite direction, this holds for April 18 and Good Friday.
• Heavy traffic volumes are expected on the N1 heading towards Polokwane on the day before Good Friday and coming back, toward Pretoria, on Easter Monday.
• Also along the N1, at Capricorn Plaza towards Beit Bridge, heavy traffic flows are expected on Thursday while going toward Polokwane heavy traffic and congestion will occur on Easter Monday.
Roadworks
Construction work during peak-hour traffic will be limited and no journeys on any of the major highways will be unnecessarily prolonged due to road building activities, said Vusi Mona, general manager for communications at Sanral.
He calls on road users to obey speed limits, to take a break when tired and to refrain from texting and driving.
“The national and provincial road network is a safe environment and if drivers stick to the rules of the road and display tolerance and courtesy towards fellow road users, we should be able to cut down on the unacceptably high rate of fatal crashes on our roads,” said Mona.
He added that Sanral is taking great care to prevent pedestrians or stray animals from entering the freeway network, but road users are cautioned to be vigilant, especially at night.
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