Easter traffic: More than 1000 vehicles/hour leaving Gauteng

24 March 2016 - 17:59 By Genevieve Quintal
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More than 1000 vehicles an hour were leaving Gauteng via different routes on Thursday afternoon, ahead of the Easter weekend, the Road Traffic Management Corporation said.

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Roads around the country were busy and law enforcement agencies would "maintain high visibility", spokesperson Simon Zwane said.

In the week leading up to the Easter long weekend last year, 121 people were killed on the country's roads. This year it was 45.

"It's a good start. The early start we made has assisted."

Last week was a long weekend, the school holidays started, and it had been raining, all of which usually contributed to a high number of fatalities on the roads.

Due to the higher visibility of law enforcement officials, things had gone better.

The N3 Toll Concession on its Twitter page said it was expecting high traffic volumes on Thursday.

High traffic volumes expected on the N3 Toll Route. Plan your #N3Journey.https://t.co/39aImI0Iyo via @YouTube

— N3 Toll Concession (@N3Route) March 23, 2016

#N3Traffic volumes 13h00-14h00:#DeHoekPlaza N-620 S-750#WilgePlaza N-510 S-660#TugelaPlaza N-710 S-900#MooiPlaza N-970 S-1180

— N3 Toll Concession (@N3Route) March 24, 2016

Source: News 24

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