UPDATED TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Gradual progress in rescue and recovery efforts amid N3 Toll Route closure

KwaZulu-Natal, 21 September 2024 – Rescue and recovery operations are progressing well, but the N3 Toll Route remains closed to incoming traffic at present, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) and its concessionaire, the N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd (N3TC), have announced.

With the exception of the section between Van Reenen and Swinburne (Montrose), all stranded road users along the N3 Toll Route have now been assisted, and the roadway has been cleared of heavy snow.

Additional resources, including more graders, have also been redeployed to assist on Van Reenen’s Pass. Disaster management officials from both KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State are working tirelessly from both directions towards the top of Van Reenen’s Pass.

As soon as this phase of the rescue operation is complete, road incident management system teams will commence with the application of a brine solution on road surfaces along the route to assist in preventing the formation of black ice.

“Please continue to be patient as the emergency teams work to get to all stranded road users,” said Vusi Mona SANRAL’s General Manager for Communications and Marketing.

For regular, verified traffic updates, please follow @N3Route on X or contact the 24-hour N3 Helpline on 0800 63 43 57 for emergency assistance. Also follow updates from SANRAL via X and Facebook.
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Issued by FTI Consulting on behalf (SANRAL). For editorial content or additional information contact Lwando Mahlasela on 082 440 5305 or pressoffice@nra.co.za