SANRAL decries Durban’s N2 Spaghetti Junction bridge ‘closure’ social media post
Roads authority insists busy EB Cloete interchange is safe for motorists’ use
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has noted with concern the posting on social media of a photograph of a bridge with a gap, which is purported to be the ‘Spaghetti Junction’ (EB Cloete Interchange) on the N2 in Durban.
SANRAL Eastern Region regional manager Dumisani Nkabinde said it was unfortunate that a social media post had gone viral, claiming Spaghetti Junction in Durban ‘is cracking and will be closed’. The post requested the public to ‘keep away’.
“The photo shows a type of expansion joint located in the span of the bridge commonly known as a half joint. It is not a crack in the deck but is designed to expand and shrink. The picture is not from the EB Cloete Interchange located in Durban, but from an interchange in the United States which also appears to be called ‘Spaghetti Junction’. The link below confirms this. This is further confirmed by the fact that this type of joint is not used at EB Cloete interchange, and the piers and parapet appear different to those at EB Cloete.”
“The Spaghetti Junction in Durban is in good condition and there is no structural defect,” he said.
SANRAL continuously evaluates the national road network against a set of norms and standards and applies this analysis during project design, construction and routine road maintenance. They also identify and address high-incident areas.
Old hoax about the spaghetti junction bridge.
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