traffic

Respect road rules at Eid moon sighting

Traffic authorities have issued an appeal to the Muslim community to respect the rules of the road, ahead of the mass gathering for the Eid moon sighting on Tuesday evening. Although weather conditions are not ideal, a crowd is expect to attend the annual event at the Sea Point Promenade[…]

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Expect long delays on the road this week: RTMC

Motorists should expect long delays on the road this week due to the end-of-holiday traffic rush, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said on Monday. More than 1 000 vehicles an hour were passing points along the country’s major roads, including the N3 and N1, spokesperson Simon Zwane said. Over 1[…]

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Influx of motorists expected in CT

Capetonians should brace themselves for major congestion in the city over the coming days, as holidaymakers flock to the coastline. The City of Cape Town will once again manage the influx of vehicles along the Atlantic Seaboard on New Year’s Day. Transport for Cape Town (TCT), the City’s transport authority,[…]

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Partial road collapse as bad weather ravages CT

It will take at least 3 days before a stretch of Strandfontein Road that partially collapsed after a strong surge of water pushed over a massive concrete pillar on Sunday, could be open for traffic again. Traffic authorities were alerted to the collapse between Govan Mbeki and New Ottery roads[…]

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Cape Town wind plays havoc with roads

The Mother City’s famous southeaster, otherwise known as the Cape Doctor, was gusting at an unseasonal 40 to 50 kilometres per hour on Wednesday, causing the closure of some main routes. The City of Cape Town traffic chief Kenny Africa said: ”The winds are extra strong so we have closed[…]

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Roads still busy as Easter break ends

Johannesburg – The country’s roads continued to remain busy as South Africans travelled home after squeezing the last moments from their Easter weekend. Simon Zwane, spokesperson for the Road Traffic Management Agency (RTMA), said early on Monday evening that traffic had picked up at major toll plazas. “It’s picked up[…]

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Busy festive season for Metro Police

Motorists have again been advised to remain vigilant and cautious when taking to the roads, especially with the festive season drawing to a close. This comes in light of an extremely busy holiday period for Metro Police and provincial traffic authorities, which has yielded numerous fines and arrests over the[…]

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WCape seeking to limit festive season road fatalities

Aiming to curb the high number of road fatalities seen in the Western Cape annually over the festive season, the Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works has launched an Integrated Provincial Traffic Operational plan. This will see the department collaborate with policing and traffic entities, to ensure motorists are[…]

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Festive season traffic plan launched

Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Donald Grant on Thursday launched the Integrated Provincial Traffic Operational Plan for the Festive Season 2014/2015. Grant said the plan has been divided into five operational phases which include pre-season, start of the holiday season, holiday, end of holiday and then the[…]

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