The following traffic accommodation will take place on the 12 May 2012 on N3 SOUTH BOUND CARRIAGEWAY from 5:00 to 19:00 due to the placing of the Concrete Beams for the Chota Motala Bridge.1. The N3 South Bound carriageway will be closed to traffic
at CEDARA. Light motor vehicles will be detoured along the R103 to PMB and back onto the N3 to Durban .The closure will be done between 5:00 to 19:00 on Saturday. All heavy vehicles will be stacked and escorted by RTI Officers through the closure area on a designated route which will be marked out.
2. The Liberty Mall On Ramp to the N3 South Bound will be
closed to traffic. Traffic wanting to access Northdale /Greytown from the mall will be diverted via the city to Orthmann or Manning Road.
Traffic wanting to access the N3 Durban Bound will be diverted into Hyslop Road to R103 and then onto the N3 DBN.
3. The Chota Motala Road Off Ramp on the N3 Northbound
carriageway will be closed. Motorists are advised to exit at Orthmann Road off ramp should they require to access Northdale / Greytown.
4. The fast lane on the N3 Northbound carriageway will be
closed to traffic (current contra flow lane on South Bound), as this will affect the placing of the beams.
5. The Chota Motala Interchange will be closed to traffic.
Traffic entering and leaving PMB using Chota Motala Road will not be able to access the N3,City Centre or Greytown Road. Vehicles on the M10 (Greytown Road) entering PMB will be detoured either at Bhambatha Road into Orthmann Road or Royston into Manning Road. Detour markers will be clearly placed showing which detours to use for which destination being travelled. Traffic from the city wanting to access Northdale/Greytown will be detoured via Manning or Orthmann. Traffic from city centre wanting to access N3 JHB , Mall or Hilton will be allowed to use the on ramp to the North Bound Carriageway.
6. Traffic travelling on the N3 North Bound Carriageway to
JHB between Orthmann Road & Sanctuary Road (Mall Off Ramp) must note that only one lane will be open to traffic. Delays should be anticipated.
The following traffic accommodation will take place on 12 May
2012 from 0:00 to 24:00 (24 hours) due to the new water pipeline road crossing on Chota Motala Road:
1. On Chota Motala Road from Willowton Intersection to
Ottos Bluff Intersection both the inbound & outbound carriageways from Northdale and Pmb City Centre respectively, will be closed to traffic for 24 hours. Attached is a schematic of alternate routes.
2. Traffic trying to access Chota Motala Road from
Willowton Road must note that Willowton Road will be closed at Tucker Road T-Junction and only business and residents wanting to access Woodlands and Willowton Road will be allowed entry.
3. Traffic entering and leaving PMB using Chota Motala
Road will not be able to access the N3,City Centre or Greytown Road.
Vehicles on the M10 (Greytown Road) entering PMB will be detoured either at Bhambatha Road into Orthmann Road or Royston into Manning Road.
Detour markers will be clearly placed showing which detours to use for which destination being travelled. Traffic from the city wanting to access Northdale/Greytown will be detoured via Manning or Orthmann.
Traffic from city centre wanting to access N3 JHB , Mall or Hilton will be allowed to use the on ramp to the North Bound Carriageway.
Motorists are warned to reduce speed, expect delays and to follow the detour routes marked out.
See MAP for a broader understanding of what you will be dealing with as you plan new routes. The photograph above depicts our usual lack of traffic in Hilton, "In the slow lane on a breezy afternoon in Hilton".
Thanks to Belinda Henderson for sharing. Now you have another reason to do all your Mother's day shopping in Hilton!