A number of roads in eThekwini have been closed due to flooding.
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KZN floods traffic alert: Roads closed as bridges wash away in eThekwini
A number of roads have been closed in the eThekwini metro as a result of the floods. Bridges have collapsed and washed away in parts of KZN.
A number of roads in eThekwini have been closed due to flooding.
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The eThekwini Municipality has provided a list of roads that have been closed due to the severe impact of the floods in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
It has been pouring in KZN and the heavy rain has caused significant damage to infrastructure and people’s homes.
ROADS CLOSED IN ETHEKWINI
Southern freeway on both bounds- the extreme left lanes are flooded. Three lanes open to traffic
N2 by the old airport roadway flooded on the extreme left lane – Slow moving traffic
N2 south and north bound slow moving traffic roadway floors as well as landslide
Tara Road and Quality Street – Closed off flooding
Himalayas Road – Closed off to traffic
Mondi Road in the south closed off – Danger of the canal overflowing
Malukazi Prospecton Isipingo, Folweni, uMlazi South Phila Ndwandwe – All flooded
Bluff areas – Drivers have to proceed with caution lots of flown debris and trees on roadway
Between Ilfracombe and Umagababa on N2 – Road damaged
Tara Road all the way up to Beach Road in bluff – Water log
North areas – Flooded
N2 both bounds and the M4 Ruth first – Water log drivers to proceed with caution.
N2 Closed at Umhlali River – Flooded
R102 Closed at Umhlali River – Flooded
Esenembe Road Closed at Umhlali River – Washaway
M4 southbound closed between Sibaya Circle and Umdloti -Alt routes Sibaya Drive and N2
Stockville Road – Closed
Stapleton Road -Closed
Caversham Road – closed
Crompton Road near Shepston – closed
Splash – Waterfall 3 – closed
M13 – Drive with caution
KZN BRIDGES COLLAPSE AND OTHERS WASHED AWAY
According to reports many bridges have either collapsed or washed away. These are some of the bridges and highways affected:
- Stanger Bridge
- N2 Highway by the old airport (both lanes flooded)
- A part of Higginson Highway collapsed (before the Moorton offramp)
- Premery Bridge in Reservoir Hills
- Hans Dettman Highway
- Peter’s Road in Springfield Park
- Coedomoore Bridge
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