Traffic chaos as Cape Town N2 shut after oil spill

Traffic chaos in Cape Town is expected to last until at least 7pm on Tuesday after an oil spill on the N2 outbound.

Only the right shoulder of the road is open at Raapenberg Road‚ leading to heavy traffic congestion out of central Cape Town and on roads in surrounding suburbs.

Google Maps displayed a sea of red roads - indicating severe congestion - rapidly spreading as traffic gradually built up after the oil spill shortly after 3pm.

“Due to the oil spill on the N2 we’ve had a truck that has jack-knifed as well this is another reason for the road to be closed‚’’ said Richard Coleman from the City of Cape Town Traffic Services.

This year’s TomTom Traffic Index ranked Cape Town as South Africa's most congested city‚ and the 48th worst in the world.

- TimesLIVE