Durban - Traffic volumes on the N3 highway towards Durban peaked at more than 1 500 vehicles per hour as motorists rush to their destinations for the Easter holidays, the N3 Toll Concession said on Friday.
At 09:10, traffic volumes heading south at Mooi Plaza were 1 690 vehicles while going north were 870 vehicles per hour, 1 540 going south and 630 going north at Tugela Plaza, while 1 540 were going south and 630 were going north at Wilge Plaza.
Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison, Mxolisi Kaunda, on Thursday participated in a roadblock together with law enforcement officials at Mariannhill Toll Plaza near Pinetown, ahead of the Easter long weekend.
The roadblock is one in a series planned for the Easter long weekend in educating road users on road safety as well as general safety issues, and checking vehicles for compliance and traffic violations.