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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 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 | 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 | Traffic Update | MOBILITY HAS NOW BEEN RESTORED ON THE N3 TOLL ROUTE | Sunday, 22 September at 19:00
Following this weekend’s severe snowfalls — which caused major traffic disruptions, and had road users stranded for almost two days between Tugela Plaza and Harrismith — N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) is pleased to inform road users that mobility is now fully restored on the N3 Toll Route. The extensive backlog of traffic between KwaZulu-Natal and…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Alert | EXTREMELY SLOW, RESTRICTED TRAFFIC MOVEMENT BETWEEN KZN AND FS | 22 September at 15:00
Road incident management teams have now begun to clear trucks and light motor vehicles that have been caught in the gridlock between Van Reenen and Swinburne (Montrose). Extremely slow and restricted traffic movement is now being facilitated via Van Reeenen Pass (in both directions between Tugela Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal and Harrismith in the Free State)…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Alert | The N3 Toll Route REMAINS CLOSED to traffic between Tugela Plaza and Harrismith | 22 September at 13:00
Multi-disciplinary rescue and recovery teams are working at full force to help clear the area between Van Reenen Pass and Swinburne (Montrose) of stranded trucks and light motor vehicles. Their efforts, however, are being hampered by road users attempting to circumvent road closure points and/or safety instructions. “We know it has been a long, bitterly…
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N3 Toll Route | Traffic Alert | Rescue and recovery operations continue on Van Reenen Pass | 22 September at 08:15
The N3 Toll Route REMAINS CLOSED to incoming traffic between Tugela Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal and Harrismith in the Free State. ALL LANES ARE OBSTRUCTED along a section of the route (from the town of Van Reenen towards the Swinburne/Montrose junction). This obstruction is caused by a large number of heavy- and light motor vehicles that…
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N3 TOLL ROUTE | TRAFFIC ADVISORY | 20 – 21 SEPTEMBER 2024
Significantly colder weather is expected along the N3 Toll Route from this evening Coinciding with the start of the September school holiday tomorrow (Friday, 20 September 2024), road users are warned to be prepared for adverse weather conditions along the N3 Toll Route over the coming weekend. Widespread rain, thunderstorms, heavy mist, and bitterly cold…
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Expect busy traffic conditions, icy weather, and high winds along the N3 Toll Route today
With schools reopening on Tuesday, 09 July, and the Durban July having been hosted in eThekwini this weekend, the N3 Toll Route is expected to be busier than usual in a northbound direction (i.e. towards Gauteng) today (Sunday, 07 July 2024). Traffic volumes are expected to increase from midday, with busy conditions likely to continue…
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Always ready to respond
Some of the greatest road safety challenges on the N3 Toll Route are posed by unexpected changes in the weather, such as severe thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and in extreme cases, snowfall. It is for this reason that all partners in the N3 Road Incident Management System (RIMS) have implemented a carefully planned winter contingency…
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