Joint traffic operation to see major routes in Tshwane, Johannesburg & Ekurhuleni temporarily closed

Multiple major routes in Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni will be temporarily closed on Friday for a provincial joint traffic operation. 

The operations will be targeting high-security road networks from 09:00 until 13:00.

This will continue on Saturday from early in the morning well into the afternoon.

Some routes are expected to be affected by the safety and compliance operations on Friday and Saturday.

Temporary road closures and lane restrictions will be enforced on the multiple routes. 

These include the N1, N3, N12, Melrose Boulevard, Jan Smuts Avenue, Rivionia Road, Nasrec Road, Golden highway, and many other key routes.

Provincial traffic police spokesperson, Obed Sibabsa, urged motorists to use alternative routes to travel for the duration of the joint operations.

"Use M57 as an alternative to the R21 between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Use Beyers Naudé Drive instead of R512 or N1 for west/northwest travel. For east-west travel, use smaller regional roads through Germiston, Kempton Park, or Bedfordview instead of R24/N12. Within Sandton/Rosebank/Parktown, use side streets parallel to Jan Smuts, Oxford, or Rivonia Road. Corlett Drive, Sandton Drive, 11th Avenue,

Clear signage, traffic officers and real-time updates will be provided to road users.