N3 road closure alert today! Here’s what you need to know

A temporary full closure of the N3 has been scheduled, and while the end game is creating safer roads, it will affect your journey this week.

What’s happening?

The N3 will be fully closed between the Armitage Road Interchange (Liberty Midlands Mall) and the Cedara Interchange for luminance testing of newly installed road lighting.

This testing is a critical final step before the lighting project is signed off, and, once complete, it will significantly improve visibility and safety on this busy stretch of highway.

What you need to know

Closure Times: 8pm on Wednesday, 28 January to 4.30am on Thursday, 29 January.

The closure will take place overnight to reduce disruption, but motorists are urged to plan ahead.

Alternative Routes to N3 Northbound (Durban to Johannesburg)
Closure point: Exit 82 – Armitage Road (Liberty Midlands Mall)
Light vehicles (under 8 tonnes): Diverted onto Old Howick Road (R103) and rejoin the N3 at Cedara Interchange
Heavy vehicles (over 8 tonnes): Will be stopped and held at a designated staging area on the N3

Also closed northbound
Town Bush Road on-ramp
Peter Brown on-ramp
Hilton Interchange (closed at Hilton Avenue, near Hilton Hotel)

Alternative Routes to N3 Southbound (Johannesburg to Durban)
Closure point: Exit 96 – Cedara Interchange
Light vehicles (under 8 tonnes): Divert via Cedara Road (R103), continue along Old Howick Road, Athlone Circle, then via Montgomery Drive and Town Bush Road, and rejoin the N3 at Armitage Road (Midlands Mall)
Heavy vehicles (over 8 tonnes): Will be stopped and held at a staging area

Also closed southbound
Cedara on-ramp
Hilton Interchange (near Hilton Life Hospital)

Things to note

• Access to the Hilton Interchange will not be possible during testing
• The closure may change if weather conditions deteriorate
• Emergency services and traffic officials will be on site throughout

It’s a bit of a hassle, but safer, better-lit roads are coming, making travel to and from Durban that much better.

READ: Heatwave and stormy weather on the cards this week

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