The Department of Transport and Human Settlements is closely monitoring key routes that have been closed due to heavy snowfall, ice and rain, while some Lesotho border posts have been closed.
A team of officers from the Road Traffic Inspectorate were deployed this morning to begin clearing the accumulated snow in KZN using a snowplow blade.
“We are encouraged by the hard work and partnership between private and public emergency rescue services who are assisting stranded motorists on various routes affected by the snow. He adds that the department is closely monitoring key routes in KZN, which remain closed due to heavy snowfall, ice and rain. N3 Harrismith to Tugela Toll N11 – Ladysmith to NewcastleThe R33 from Vryheid to Dundee remains open, though there is water pooling on the road at Cotswold. The R34 from Newcastle to Blood River/Vryheid is also open, with snow along the route.The N2 Ingeli and the N3 in Mooi River are under close observation.
The management of police in KZN have mobilised business partners who have already started preparing food and warm clothing for those who are stuck in the freezing snow. The affected border posts include Sani Pass, Boesmansnek, and Monontsha, all of which have been closed until further notice.
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