Blasting between Majola Tea Turnoff and Tombo:
17 June 2016: The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) would like to notify travellers that the blasting which was scheduled to take place today, Friday, 17 June has been postponed and will now take place next week.
Blasting is scheduled to take place on the R61 Section 8, between the Majola Tea turn off and Tombo at 3pm on Wednesday 22 June 2016 at 3pm.
The road will be closed approximately 49 km’s from Mthatha CBD or 35.5 km’s from Port St Johns, between 2:55pm to 3:45pm.
“Residents are requested to vacate all houses near the blast area up to a radius of 500m by 2:45pm. Stop-and-go sections are planned for this stretch of road and motorists are requested to plan their trips accordingly,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Region’s Regional Manager.
SANRAL apologises for any inconvenience caused.
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Source: Eastern Cape – MyPR.
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