Traffic has dramatically increased since the start of festive season, and will continue to do so into January. As concessionaire of the N4, TRAC urges motorists to be extra careful on the road.
It has been hard at work preparing to accommodate this escalation.
December is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year on the N4 toll road with thousands of motorists travelling between Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Mozambique.
It is therefore imperative for TRAC to facilitate the implementation of road-safety measures and the availability of 24-hour rapid, roadside assistance and response.
This will be done with the TRAC N4 December Campaign which officially started on December 11 and will end on January 3. Road safety on the N4 will be the focus of this initiative as will rapid response time to incidents and accidents that occur on our road during this heavy traffic period.
Smaller response will be stationed at strategic points on the toll route – namely Bronkhorstspruit, Middelburg, Milly’s and Mbombela – in an effort to enhance incident/accident response time even more.
The campaign will also be in full swing across the border – in Mozambique – where Emergency Services and TRACAssist will be stationed at the newly opened Pessene Load Control Centre.
The initiative will be led by TRACAssist and the TRAC 24-hour help desk, which will act as the communications hub.
The latter is usually the first to be alerted of incidents and therefore plays a vital role in this campaign.
TRAC help-desk operators will be on duty to notify and call out the emergency services teams from the central dispatch area and to keep motorists, media and all relevant parties up to speed on the situation, on and off the road.
During both activations at Alzu, the operators will also be handing out promotional items which focus on road- safety tips and route advice.
Due to the heavy traffic en route to the Lebombo Border Post in Komatipoort, TRAC will again work hand in hand with the Lebombo Border Control Operational Coordinating Committee and help with traffic-management measures.
This is in a bid to prevent major delays and disruptions on the N4 and at the border itself.
TRAC will assist through the provision of several logistical requirements and by issuing traffic-control information fliers to motorists.
The safety and well-being of the users of the N4 are TRAC’s primary concerns and everyone is urged to make full use of this initiative by calling the TRAC help desk on 0800-87-22-64 for quick assistance and response to any problem.