SANRAL announces N3 road closure from March 23 to 25
Motorists are advised to plan their trips and possible detours as SANRAL announces the N3 closure.
THE South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has advised motorists that there will be a full closure of the N3 from 17:00 on March 23 to 04:00 on March 25.
According to SANRAL, this is to facilitate the demolition of both the St James (Spine Road) Eastern Bridge structure and the Lancaster Road Bridge as part of the construction processes for N3 road upgrades between the Westville Viaduct and the Paradise Valley Interchange.
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The eastern bridge structure of St James Bridge will be demolished on the weekend of March 23–25 and rebuilt to span the widened N3.
The Lancaster Road Bridge is also unable to accommodate the widened N3 and will be fully demolished over the same weekend. It will also be rebuilt to span the widened N3.
The N3 closure will last for a period of 35 hours.
On the N3 eastbound, a full closure of the N3 will take place at the M7 Farningham Ridge Interchange in the west, where traffic will be diverted onto the M7 (north or south). Heavy motor vehicles travelling south of Durban are encouraged to make use of the M7. Heavy motor vehicles travelling east and north of Durban are encouraged to make use of the M19. The M13 (King Cetshwayo Highway) is available for light vehicles travelling east.
On the N3 westbound, a full road closure of the N3 will take place at the N2 EB Cloete Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) in the east, where traffic will be diverted north and south onto the N2 as the last point of diversion for traffic. The N3 westbound ramp for N2 northbound traffic at EB Cloete Interchange will be closed.
St James Avenue and Harry Gwala Road will be closed in both directions at the St James Bridge (Spine Road) from 21:00 on Saturday, March 23 until 07:00 on Sunday, March 24. St James Ave and Harry Gwala Rd will be fully closed to traffic at the St James/Spine Rd Bridge. All on-ramps and off-ramps at the Spine Road intersection will be closed for the full duration of the N3 closure (35 hours).
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The Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), with the assistance of the contractor’s traffic accommodation team, will manage and monitor the closures for traffic during this period.
Road closures will take place on:
– N3 Eastbound (from Pietermaritzburg to Durban): 17:00 on Saturday, March 23 – 04:00 on Monday, March 25.
– The N3 Westbound (from Durban to Pinetown): 17:00 on Saturday, March 23 – 04:00 on Monday, March 25.
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– St James Avenue and Harry Gwala Road (at St James Bridge): 21:00 on Saturday, March 23 – 07:00 on Sunday, March 24.
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