The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (Sanral) has announced there will be rolling road closures from July 12 to 14 due to construction work.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Sanral said the temporary road closures will be implemented in both directions between Umlaas Road Interchange and Cato Ridge Interchange.
This will allow engineers to be able to commence with the blasting of rocks that were encountered near the Camperdown Overpass bridge.
The rocks need to be removed to allow for the construction of the stormwater system and the pavement layers.
This is part of Sanral’s ongoing upgrades of the N3 Section 2 (from the Cato Ridge Interchange to the northern end of the Dardanelles Cutting) to widen the four-lane dual carriageway to an eight-lane dual carriageway with outer shoulders and a median in between.
A road-over rail bridge will be extended to accommodate the widening of the road.
Work on this project began in April 2021 and is expected to be complete by May 2023.
Sanral said the road closures “would not delay public traffic for more than 10 minutes.”
The blasting shall be carried out on Tuesday, July 12 at 11h00, and on Thursday, July 14 at 11 am should a second blast be required.
