This, as motorists leave the province for various holiday destinations ahead of the Christmas period.Traffic authorities are urging motorists to adhere to road rules and reduce speed, particularly at night and during adverse weather conditions.
Gauteng traffic police spokesperson is Sello Maremane, “We are just appealing to our road users at large to be vigilant because the weather conditions might also impact the safety situation. We are paying specific attention to the national roads, this is your freeways: the N1- Polokwane from Pretoria towards Hammanskraal side; as well as the N4- from Pretoria towards Mpumalanga, between Wattemeyer and Diamondhill Plaza.
Same goes with your N3- from Johannesburg towards Heidelberg, as well as your N1- towards that side of Grasmere Toll Plaza.These are national roads which are connecting our provinces.”Meanwhile, the N3 Toll Concession says that by nine o’clock this morning over 1 600 vehicles passed through the Wilge Toll Plaza towards KwaZulu-Natal, in an hour.
Traffic volumes are expected to increase further this weekend. In the same hour, the N3 Toll Concession says over 1 300 were headed in a southern direction at the Mooi River Toll Plaza. The Concession says that a number of serious crashes have been attended to since the start of the festive season.
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