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National roads set to be busy this Easter holiday

The Easter Holidays are traditionally a period when traffic increases on most major national and provincial highways. Traffic is set to surge on national roads across the country from the afternoon of Thursday, 18th April through to Friday, 19th April ..

TRAC drives road safety awareness this Easter

To avoid traffic backlogs, all roadworks will be suspended for the long weekend. There will also be no Stop/Go’s or lane closures at construction sites throughout the route. The N4 Toll Route expects high traffic volumes ..

TRAC introduces Express Lane at Diamond Hill

The Express Lane allows tag holders to keep driving, at a speed of 40km/h, while the tag reader picks up their tag. The introduction of automated electronic toll payments on the N4 Toll Route in 2017 was ..

Safer roads for Pretoria pedestrians and cyclists this Easter

Its elegant structure, with an arched steel plate girder substructure and a cast in situ concrete deck, has been engineered to international standards with pedestrians and cyclists in mind. A new, and attractive bridge will soon ..

Erection of new pedestrian bridge at Erasmurand

The N1 South-Bound will be closed to motorists on Sunday until Monday and motorists are advised to make use of alternative routes. The South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited (SANRAL) would like to notify travelers ..

Be aware of roaming animals

With winter approaching, motorists are warned to be aware of roaming animals close to the road reserve. With a large portion of the N4 Toll Route between Tshwane and Mozambique running parallel to farmlands and highly-populated ..

Vandalism affecting road safety on the R300 and N2

While the cost of continuous repairs is soaring, of bigger concern is the loss of life as a result of pedestrians crossing our freeways. For the South African National Roads Agency (SOC) Limited (SANRAL), road safety ..

Upgrading of the R573 so far

Moloto Road runs north-eastwards from Pretoria, traverses three provinces and ends at the N11 near Marble Hall. Construction of the first phases of the upgrading of R573 Moloto Road, a 137km stretch from Gauteng to Mpumalanga and Limpopo, is ..

SANRAL seeks compliance regarding unlawful land grabs

Local communities are asked to respect beacons placed by surveyors that indicate the national road reserve. Encroachment and erection of illegal structures close to the road reserve on R573 Moloto Road continues. The South African National Roads Agency ..

Peter Brown bridge is safe for use

A weight limitation has been placed on the bridge, with no abnormal vehicles allowed. Engineers have declared the Peter Brown bridge in Pietermaritzburg safe for use. Following a site visit by engineers from the South African National Roads Agency (SOC) ..