N1 Freeway Closure in Pretoria – SANRAL’s Planned Weekend Roadworks

Over the weekend, SANRAL will close the N1 freeway between Rigel Avenue and the R21 interchange to install four beams for a new bridge built over Solomon Mahlangu Drive. The closure is necessary for placing pre-cast concrete beams to double Solomon Mahlangu Drive in Erasmusrand, as Sanral northern region project manager Alan Agaienz stated.

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The agency has advised motorists to use alternative routes during the road closure. On Saturday, the freeway will open two lanes. A brief opening of two lanes in the northbound direction will occur at 15:00 for 45 minutes. On Sunday, the northbound will be fully open until 20:00. The southbound will have two lanes available for 45 minutes. The southbound will close at 20:00 to remove the two cranes. The road closure is on Saturday from 5 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 7 am to 6 pm.

The project started in 2018, and SANRAl aimed to finish it by September 2022. But it experienced delays due to factors such as Covid-19. The provincial government estimates the project’s cost at R300-million.

Source: Sanral to close off N1 freeway over the weekend

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Sanral announces partial closure of N1 in Midrand

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