SANRAL would like to notify travellers that blasting is scheduled to take place at the Majola Tea turn off on the R61 Section 8, tomorrow, on Tuesday 1 December 2015 at 3pm.

The road will be closed approximately 49 km from Mthatha CBD or 35.5 km from Port St Johns, between 2:55 pm to 3:45 pm on Tuesday.

Residents are requested to vacate all houses near the blast area up to a radius of 400m by 2:45 pm.

Stop and Go sections are planned for the section of the road and motorists are requested to plan their trips accordingly.