Government to upgrade infrastructure on N2 and N3 carriageways
The upgrades will include the widening of the N2 and N3 carriageways and the reconfiguration of most major interchanges along these route sections.
TRANSPORT Minister Fikile Mbalula said plans are afoot to improve the N2 and N3 over a 10 year period.
He made the announcement at the launch of Transport Month last week in Hammarsdale.
The revamp of the N2 will focus on a 55km stretch from Lovu River on the South Coast to eMdloti on the North Coast, while the N3 will look into an 80 km section from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
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“These upgrades will include the widening of the N2 and N3 carriageways, with four or five lanes in each direction, and the reconfiguration of most major interchanges along these route sections,” said Mbalula.
The construction costs for these upgrades is estimated to be about R10 billion for the N2 and R18.4 billion for the N3, and will take up to 10 years to complete.
“Through South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), government has invested billions of Rands building roads across the length and breadth of this country, from major centres of economic activity to our most rural communities,” said Mbalula.
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