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Law enforcement authorities seen conducting a road safety campaign.
Traffic volumes are expected to increase at the De Hoek Toll Plaza on the N3 highway near Heidelberg in Gauteng.
This as many holidaymakers start to return to the province from the festive season holidays.
According to the Road Traffic Management Corporation, more than 1000 vehicles were recorded at the Toll Plaza on Sunday.
The provincial government has raised serious concerns over drivers speeding, their failure to wear seatbelts, children sitting on their parents’ laps, vlogging and drunk driving on the province’s roads.
Law enforcers are concerned about the fatalities and bad behaviour of some of the motorists.
Video | Authorities monitor traffic on Gauteng roads: Calvin Dludla is at De Hoek Toll Plaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FClR-9wYi8
Meanwhile, road safety operations across the Gauteng province have been intensified as the festive season draws to an end.
Spokesperson for the provincial Department of Community Safety, Sello Maremane, says traffic officers have collaborated with other law enforcement agencies, including the police and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to ensure law and order on the roads.
Maremane says major routes leading into the province are expected to experience heavy traffic volumes over the coming days.
“In response, law enforcement agencies have increased patrols, roadblocks and high-visibility operations to curb reckless behaviour, prevent road crashes and reduce fatalities. Motorists, passengers and pedestrians are urged to exercise extreme caution and obey the rules of the road. Law enforcement officers will act decisively against drunken driving, reckless and negligent driving, speeding and jaywalking, as these remain among the leading contributors to serious crashes and loss of life on Gauteng roads,” adds Maremane.
MEDIA STATEMENT| Gauteng Traffic Police in collaboration with other Law enforcement agencies will intensify road safety operations as the festive season draws to an end and most people are expected to make their return to the province.#roadsafety #GrowingASaferGauteng pic.twitter.com/ofniUuAyrw
— GP Department of Community Safety (@GP_CommSafety) January 4, 2026
Similarly, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) is calling on motorists who will be travelling back to their respective residential areas to abide by the traffic rules.
Law enforcement agencies have also been deployed in various parts of the country to ensure safety.
N3TC’s Operations Manager Thania Dhoogra says, “What we’ve been seeing is from the latter part of last week already, most people have already started their return journeys. We’ve recorded highs of just under 1,900 vehicles an hour heading northbound back into Gauteng on the N3 toll route. But the peaks have been consistent throughout the course of the days, starting fairly early in the morning and lasting well into the evening.”
