Traffic
Route Update | Road Safety and Travel Advisory | 2 October 2025
Safety warning: Dangerous driving and poor weather calls for increased driver awareness As South Africa marks Transport Month this October, increasing road safety concerns are being highlighted on the country’s main transport routes, including the N3 Toll Route, which connects KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng. The N3 Toll Route, one of the country’s busiest freight corridors,…
Read MoreTraffic Advisory | Balgowan/Curry’s Post Interchange – Temporary Closure
TRAFFIC ADVISORY N3 TOLL ROUTE • BALGOWAN/CURRYS POST INTERCHANGE• TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE N3 TOLL ROUTE FOR BRIDGE REPAIR WORK 11 AUGUST 2025 11 August 2025 – Between 08H00 and 17H00 on Saturday, 16 August 2025, the N3 Toll Route will be closed to traffic in both directions at Balgowan Interchange (Bosch Hoek) while the…
Read MoreRoute Update | Winter Road Safety on the N3 Toll Route
Consider the ‘time of day’ when making your winter travel plans 27 June 2025 – At the start of the winter school holiday, Thania Dhoogra, chief operating officer of N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) advises road users to “consider the time of day during which they drive as a crucial road safety factor”. Cold temperatures can…
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N3 Toll Route | Route Update | Easter, Freedom Day and Worker’s Day Long Weekends
Unpredictable traffic patterns are to be expected on the N3 Toll Route as the first of three consecutive long weekends commences Due to the upcoming Easter weekend being followed by the Freedom Day long weekend, and shortly thereafter the Worker’s Day long weekend, road users should prepare for busy traffic conditions and varying traffic patterns…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Advisory | Human Rights Day Long Weekend
Prioritise defensive driving this long weekend In anticipation of increased traffic volumes on the N3 Toll Route from midday today as the first long weekend of 2025 gets underway, N3TC recommends road users prioritise defensive driving under peak conditions and prepare themselves for changing weather conditions. The N3 Toll Route between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal is…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Update | Van Reenen Pass: Abnormal load truck crash – Dropped transformer
Friday, 17 January 2025 @ 07:00 The recovery of the dropped transformer and emergency road repairs were successfully completed shortly after 23:30 last night. All lanes on Van Reenen Pass are open to traffic. Thank you for your patience and support. Thursday, 16 January 2025 @ 18:15 STOP/GO traffic controls have now been implemented while expert…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Alert | Abnormal load truck crash on Van Reenen Pass (South of Van Reenen town) | Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Road users are warned to expect congestion and traffic delays on Van Reenen Pass due to an abnormal load truck which has overturned and lost its load – a transformer. It is obstructing the northbound carriageway of the N3 Toll Route near Van Reenen town (N3 6X 57.4). Contra-flow traffic accommodation has been implemented on…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Update | Sunday, 05 January 2025 – Be prepared for high traffic volumes and adverse weather conditions
Busy traffic conditions have been experienced since last week with traffic volumes likely to increase even further today as holiday makers continue their homebound journeys. High volumes in excess of 2000 vehicles per hour are expected in a northbound direction (towards Gauteng) today. The SA Weather Service has warned of disruptive rainstorms that may occur…
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N3 TOLL ROUTE | ROUTE UPDATE | PEAK SUMMER HOLIDAY SEASON – DECEMBER 2024
Vehicle crash types on the N3 Toll Route are stark evidence of general lawlessness on our roads In as many as 56% of all crashes recorded on the N3 Toll Route between January and October 2024, drivers lost control of their vehicles. The majority of these crashes (84%) occurred in clear weather conditions. N3 Toll…
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N3 TOLL ROUTE | VAN REENEN PASS | CLOSURE OF THE TOP ARRESTOR BED FOR MAINTENANCE WORK | 24 – 29 NOVEMBER 2024
Between Sunday, 24 November 2024 and Friday, 29 November 2024, the top arrestor bed on Van Reenen Pass at N3-6X Km 55.6S (south of Windy Corner) on the N3 Toll Route will be closed for scheduled maintenance work and will therefore, be unavailable for drivers of heavy motor vehicles to use as an emergency stop…
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