SANRAL would like to notify travellers that blasting is scheduled to take place near the Xezi S.P. School on the R61 Section 8, between the Majola Tea turn off and Tombo tomorrow, Friday, 16 October at 3pm.

The road will be closed approximately 56.5 km’s from Mthatha or 28 km’s from Port St Johns, between 2:55pm to 3:45pm.

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

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