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Traffic officers conducting a road safety operation.
Motorists have been cautioned about anticipated heavy traffic on all major routes in the country this weekend as holidaymakers continue their return to the province. Law enforcement officers will maintain high levels of visibility and motorists are advised to plan their trips carefully. Gauteng Traffic police spokesperson, Sello Maremane, says motorists are advised to exercise patience in high-risk traffic zones, especially at peak congestion times.
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“All our major roads, we are anticipating that we’ll be having heavy traffic volumes. In fact, it started right yesterday. When you look at, for example, the national and provincial highways in the province, which are likely to be mostly affected. Well, we know for a fact that the N1 from Polokwane through to Pretoria will be heavily, heavily congested. The same goes for your N3 from Durban through to Heidelberg, as well as the N1 to Johannesburg. Those are the three major roads where we are anticipating heavy traffic volume, not forgetting other arterial roads such as Pretoria and Moloto roads. We will also be anticipating heavy traffic volume on those,” says Gauteng Traffic police spokesperson, Sello Maremane.
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