SANRAL has commenced work on the N3 Corridor, a 84km freeway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, popularly known as KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) gateway to Africa. The plans include a ring road around Pietermaritzburg to avoid the notorious Town Hill section of the N3. “In excess of 40 million tons of freight per annum are carried on the N3 corridor, with approximately 9 000 heavy vehicles using the national road per day. This ZAR950 million construction project will see this 34km single carriageway road upgraded to a four-lane dual carriageway freeway. The new N2 on the KZN side will join with the N2 Wild Coast Highway currently under construction in the Eastern Cape.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 26, 2018 09:56 UTC