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The duration of the closure will be kept as short as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Motorists travelling southwards<br>\ntowards Alice and King Williams Town may consider using the following<br>\nalternative routes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;\">From Queenstown, follow the N6<br><br>     to Cathcart, turn right on the R345 to Alice or continue on the N6 to<br><br>     Stutterheim, and on exiting the town, turn right onto R346 to King<br><br>     Williams Town.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From N10 junction with the R63<br><br>     towards Fort Beaufort on R63, follow the R67 from Fort Beaufort to<br><br>     Grahamstown to join the N2 to King Williams Town.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From Whittlesea, follow the R67<br><br>     towards Seymour, turn left onto the R351 towards Cathcart on the N6, then<br><br>     turn right and continue on the N6 to Stutterheim, and turn right onto the<br><br>     R346 to King Williams Town.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Motorists travelling northwards<br>\ntowards Queenstown and westwards towards the N10 or Whittlesea may consider<br>\nusing the following alternative routes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-fareast-font-family:'Times New Roman';mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;\">From King Williams Town to<br><br>     Queenstown, follow the R346 to Stutterheim and turn left on the N6 to<br><br>     Queenstown.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From Alice to Queenstown,<br><br>     follow the R345 to Cathcart and turn left onto N6 to Queenstown. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From King Williams Town towards<br><br>     N10, follow the N2 towards Grahamstown, turn right on the R67 to Fort<br><br>     Beaufort, then turn left onto R63 towards the N10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From King Williams Town towards<br><br>     Whittlesea, follow the R346 to Stutterheim, turn left onto the N6 to<br><br>     Cathcart. 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