Easter is always a busy time on the nation's roads. Particularly because it is a shorter holiday period than the December break, more people are travelling at the same time meaning there is a lot potential for delays and, unfortunately, accidents.
Easter is always a busy time on the nation's roads. Particularly because it is a shorter holiday period than the December break, more people are travelling at the same time meaning there is a lot potential for delays and, unfortunately, accidents.
The South African National Road Agency Ltd (SANRAL), says it is expecting particular traffic spikes on 25 and 28 March.
If you're taking to the roads on a big trip this coming weekend, here are some of SANRAL's traffic predictions for our main routes.
N1 between Cape Town and Johannesburg
o Traffic towards Johannesburg will be free-flowing except at the Huguenot Tunnel which will be very busy on 24 March.
o Traffic towards Cape Town will be free-flowing except at the Huguenot Tunnel which will be very busy on 28 March.
N1 between Pretoria and Polokwane
o Traffic towards Polokwane at the Pumulani Plaza will be free-flowing but busy on 24 March; at the Carousel Plaza it will be free-flowing but busy on 25 March and very busy on 24 March; free-flowing at the Kranskop, Nyl and Capricorn Plazas.
o Traffic towards Pretoria will be free-flowing at the Capricorn, Nyl and Kranskop Plazas but very busy on 28 March; at the Carousel Plaza it will be free-flowing but busy on 28 March; at the Pumulani Plaza it will be free-flowing but very busy on 28 March.
N2 between Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Kokstad
o Traffic towards Kokstad on the KwaZulu-Natal border will be free-flowing but very busy at Grabouw 24 and 25 March; at Caledon very busy 24 and 25 March; Swellendam will spike on 24 March; free-flowing at Tsitsikamma; free-flowing at Humansdorp but will spike on 28 March; free-flowing at Grahamstown; busy at Umtata on 22, 23 and 24 March; and free-flowing at Kokstad.
o Traffic towards Cape Town will be free-flowing at Kokstad; busy at Umtata on 22 and 23 and very busy on 24 March; free-flowing at Grahamstown, Humansdorp and Tsitsikamma; very busy at Swellendam on 28 March; very busy at Grabouw on 28 March and busy on 27 March; very busy at Grabouw on 28 March and busy on 27 March.
N2 between Hibberdene, Durban, Richards Bay and Ermelo
o Traffic towards Ermelo will be free-flowing but very busy at Winkelspruit on 27 and 28 March and free-flowing at Tongaat, Mtunzini, Mtubatuba and Piet Retief.
o Traffic towards Hibberdene will be free-flowing at Piet Retief, Mtubatuba, Mtunzini, Tongaat; very busy at Winkelspruit on 24 and 25 March.
N3 between Durban and Johannesburg
o Traffic towards Johannesburg will be free-flowing but busy at the Mariannhill Plaza on 28 March; busy at Ashburton on 22, 23, 26, 27 and 29 March and very busy on 24, 25 and 28 March; busy at the Merrivale Interchange on 27 and 29 March and very busy on 28 March; very busy at the Mooi and Tugela Plaza and Van Reenen Pass on 28 March; at the Wilge Plaza there will be very busy on 28 March; Heidelberg will be very busy on 28 March.
o Traffic towards Durban will be free-flowing but busy on 23 and 25 March; very busy at Van Reenen Pass on 24 and 25 March; busy at the Mooi Plaza on 24, 25 and 28 March; very busy at Merrivale Interchange on 24, 25 and 28 March; very busy at Ashburton on 24, 25 and 28 March and busy on 30 March.
N4 between Pretoria and Komatipoort
o Traffic towards Komatipoort will be free-flowing but busy at Solomon Mahlangu on 24 March; Eadie St busy 24 March; free-flowing at the Middelburg, Machadadorp and Nkomazi Plazas.
o Traffic towards Pretoria will be free-flowing at the Nkomazi Plaza, very busy at the Machadadorp and Middelburg Plazas on 28 March; busy at Eadie St and Solomon Mahlangu on 28 March.
N4 at Swartruggens Plaza
o Traffic at the plaza in both directions will be free-flowing.
N5 between Winburg and Harrismith – traffic will be free-flowing.
