Richards Bay truck backlog caused by offloading delays at port terminal
The congestion caused chaos on the Harbour Arterial on Wednesday morning, worsening throughout the day, with trucks lining the John Ross come evening
POWER outages caused by recent rain have been cited as the reason for congestion at the Transnet Port Terminal in Richards Bay.
In a communique issued to stakeholders, Transnet said these power dips have resulted in delays in the offloading of trucks, leading to a major backlog on the city’s roads.
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The congestion caused chaos on the Harbour Arterial on Wednesday morning, with the backlog of trucks stretching from the Alton intersection on the John Ross Highway, down Alumina Allee, through to the Carbonode Cell intersection in Alton.
They later appeared to have been redirected onto the John Ross Highway, lining up on a single lane towards Empangeni.
The terminal says it has resolved to temporarily allocate an open space for the trucks to bring in an average of 50 at a time into the port in order to clear congestion on the public roads.