The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has warned motorists using the N2 between Makhanda and the Fish River Pass to be cautious as intermittent blasting operations begin tomorrow.
This will continue until January 29.
Sanral southern regional manager Mbulelo Peterson said the temporary road closures were unavoidable as work to upgrade the N2 continued.
He said it would ultimately benefit road users.
“Motorists are requested to plan their trips accordingly, consider alternative routes and use caution when making use of the roads,” Peterson said.
The upgrades to the section of the N2 will include improvements to the horizontal and vertical alignments, the provision of climbing lanes and the construction of community access roads in Lewiswood, Mabofolweni and Nobumba villages on the Peddie side of the project.
The route will continue to serve as a link between Gqeberha and East London, as well as connecting the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces via the Eastern Cape.
Between January 18 and 29 the road will be closed for four days for a maximum of three hours at a time between 2pm and 5pm.
The road closures are planned for January 18, 22, 25 and 29.
On the days of the scheduled blasting, motorists travelling westwards between East London or Qonce and Gqeberha are advised to use an alternative route which is when coming from East London, follow the R72 to Port Alfred and Kenton-on-Sea through to Nanaga and turn left onto the N2 and continue to Gqeberha.
Motorists travelling eastward between Gqeberha and Qonce or East London are advised to use the following alternative route: From Gqeberha, follow the N2 to Nanaga and turn right onto the R72 at the junction at Nanaga, and travel on via Alexandria and Port Alfred to East London.
From East London, turn left onto the N2 and travel westwards through to Qonce.
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