The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited
(SANRAL) would like to notify travellers that blasting is scheduled to take
place between Fort Beaufort and Alice on Monday, 7 February 2022.
It is anticipated that the
blasting will take place between 14:00 and 17:00, approximately 17km from Fort
Beaufort, when travelling towards Alice.
The road will be closed during
the blasting. The duration of the closure will be kept as short as possible.
Motorists travelling southwards
towards Alice and King Williams Town may consider using the following
alternative routes:
- From Queenstown, follow the N6
to Cathcart, turn right on the R345 to Alice or continue on the N6 to
Stutterheim, and on exiting the town, turn right onto R346 to King
Williams Town. - From N10 junction with the R63
towards Fort Beaufort on R63, follow the R67 from Fort Beaufort to
Grahamstown to join the N2 to King Williams Town. - From Whittlesea, follow the R67
towards Seymour, turn left onto the R351 towards Cathcart on the N6, then
turn right and continue on the N6 to Stutterheim, and turn right onto the
R346 to King Williams Town.
Motorists travelling northwards
towards Queenstown and westwards towards the N10 or Whittlesea may consider
using the following alternative routes:
- From King Williams Town to
Queenstown, follow the R346 to Stutterheim and turn left on the N6 to
Queenstown. - From Alice to Queenstown,
follow the R345 to Cathcart and turn left onto N6 to Queenstown. - From King Williams Town towards
N10, follow the N2 towards Grahamstown, turn right on the R67 to Fort
Beaufort, then turn left onto R63 towards the N10. - From King Williams Town towards
Whittlesea, follow the R346 to Stutterheim, turn left onto the N6 to
Cathcart. Before entering Cathcart, turn left onto R351 to Whittlesea. On
reaching the R67, turn right to Whittlesea.
“Motorists are requested to plan
their trips accordingly, consider alternative routes and use caution when
making use of the roads,” said Mbulelo Peterson, SANRAL Southern Regional
Manager.
SANRAL apologises for any
inconvenience caused.
