Monday, 16 July 2012

UPDATE: Road Closures in South Africa due to Severe Weather

The following roads and mountain passes are closed to traffic due to severe weather:

  1. SWARTBERG MOUNTAIN PASS CLOSED - Oudtshoorn - Prins Albert Reason: Heavy snowfall
  2. N6 ROUTE PENHOEK PASS RE-OPENEND - Queenstown - Aliwal North  Reason:  Snowfall and Ice
  3. N9 ROUTE LOOTSBERG PASS RE-OPENEND - Middelburg - Graaff-Reinet  Reason: Snow and Ice
  4. R61 ROUTE WAPADSBERG PASS RE-OPENED - Graaff-Reinet - Cradock  Reason: Snow and Ice
  5. R328 ROUTE, ROAD RE-OPENED UP TO BEGINNING OF SWARBERG PASS  - Prins Albert - Oudshoorn  Reason: Bad weather. - no access from N1 to Southern Cape 
  6.  N12 Route, ROAD RE-OPENEND (Single Lane)  - between Three Sisters (N1) and Victoria West Reason: Snowfall
  7.  N1 Route, ROAD REOPENED - between Three Sisters and Richmond  Reason: Snowfall
  8.  N1 Route, ROAD RE-OPENED  - between Beaufort West and Three Sisters Reason: Snowfall
  9. R381 Route, ROAD RE-OPENEND between Beaufort-West and Loxton Reason: Snowfall
  10. R58 Route, BARKLY PASS RE-OPENED between Barkley East and Elliot Reason: Snowfall
  11. R58 Route, KRAAIRIVIER PASS RE-OPENED between Barkley East and Lady Grey.  Reason: Snowfall
  12. ROAD RE-OPENED - N2 Route, ROAD CLOSED between Wilderness and Sedgefield.  Reason: Flooding


TO BE UPDATED.

Many thanks to @TrafficSA for keeping us informed.

PLEASE NOTIFY THE SAWDOS OF ANY ROAD CLOSURES IN YOUR AREA AS A RESULT OF SEVERE WEATHER. THIS WAY WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED.

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