The R74 road, Bergville to Free State has been closed for trucks diverted from the Blockaded N3 in Van Reenen’s Pass due to the bad condition of the road. | WitnessKZN
Democratic Alliance Councillor in uThukela, Thys J van Rensburg, said the road was closed as it is in such a bad state and thus cannot cope with the additional traffic diverted from the N3.
Van Rensburg said the closure of the roads connecting KwaZulu-Natal with the Free State and Gauteng have a devastating impact on the tourism industry as heavy traffic and delays will result in people cancelling their reservations. “This road closure of the R74 should not have happened. That road has been in a bad condition for months and years. We have been lobbying for the road to be repaired. A petition was signed and sent to parliament and they came to assess the road. They also agreed that the road is in a bad condition. The budget for the roads was increased months ago, but no work has yet been done,” said Rensburg.
Megan Bedingham, Tourism Chairperson for the Central and Northern Drakensberg said they have learnt that tourists travelling towards the Drakensberg areas using the R74 between Bergville and Free State are required to show proof of reservation to pass.According to Bedingham, visitors coming to the Drakensberg’s holiday resorts and activities businesses are allowed to pass the blockade to assess the resorts in the area.
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