Provincial Routes Road Report
Valid for 03rd September - 10th September
| Report | Map | |
| R21 |
KEMPTON PARK |
G13 |
| R21 | TEMBISA SOUTH BOUND New lane layouts are in operation through the construction area between the Engen One-Stop and the R23 Benoni exit - also a new on-ramp arrangement from the R25 Bapsfontein Road - expect delays towards the Airport |
J13/J11 |
| R22 | MTUBATUBA / FARAZELA (BORDER WITH MOZAMBIQUE) The road is in an even-handed to good condition with a 2 lane carriageway road being paved all the way through. Caution is advised. |
J17/G17 |
| R23 | HEIDELBERG / STANDERTON The road is in a variable but fair condition and potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
G13/H14 |
| R23 | STANDERTON / VOLKSRUST Single carriageway road with unpaved shoulders the road is fair to good. Fair with a lot of rutting |
G13/H14 |
| R25 | GROBLERSDAL / BRONKHORSTSPRUIT The road is potholed. Caution advised and patching operations are in progress. |
F14/F13 |
| R25 | BRONKHORSTSPRUIT / BAPSFONTEIN / BENONI The road has subsided and is in fair to poor condition. Exercise caution. |
F13/G13 |
| R25 | VERENA/GROBLERSDAL The road is in a fair to poor condition. Potholed in places. Exercise extreme caution. |
F14 |
| R26 | VILLIERS / REITZ The road is potholed and in fair to poor condition. Exercise caution. Be cautious and adhere to signs when approaching the R34 crossing near Frankfort. Night time driving is not recommended. |
H13 |
| R26 | FICKSBURG / CLOCOLAN The road is in poor condition. Routine maintenance operations are in progress. |
J12 |
| R26 | LADYBRAND / HOBHOUSE The road is potholed and in poor condition, and road markings are very poor. |
K12 |
| R26 | HOBHOUSE / WEPENER / ZASTRON The road is potholed and in poor condition. Continuous maintenance works are in progress. Possible delays may be encountered. Obey all designated road signs. |
K12/L12 |
| R27 | NIEUWOUDTVILLE / CALVINIA Road surface is deteriorating and is in fair condition. Caution is advised as trucks with abnormal loads frequent this route. Routine maintenance teams may be encountered. |
M4 |
| R27 | KEIMOES/KENHARDT/BRANDVLEI/CALVINIA/VANRHYNS PASS Ongoing routine maintenance is taking place with possible delays. Exercise caution. |
J6/K6 |
| R30 | WELKOM / BRANDFORT Sections of the road are in poor condition. Exercise caution. Upgrading of the road is in progress between Brandfort and Vet River bridge. Stop/Go controls are in operation. Delays may be encountered. Expected date of completion is August 2010. The R30 and R34 between Bloemfontein and Kroonstad (via Brandford and Welkom) were officially named the ZR Mahabane Toll Road. |
H11/J11 |
| R31 | RIETFONTEIN / ANDRIESVALE / VAN ZYLSRUS KURUMAN Road is corrugated in places and very dusty. Beware of graders between Kuruman and Van Zylsrus. The section between Van Zylsrus and Askham is in reasonable to good condition. The section from Andriesvale / Inkbospan to Rietfontein is tarred for 40 km. The rest of the road to Rietfontein is still gravel. Exercise caution. |
G5/H8 |
| R33 | MODIMOLLE / VAALWATER Road is in fair to poor condition. Motorists are advised to be on a look out for truck and potholes. |
E13 |
| R33 | BELFAST / CAROLINA / WARBURTON Single carriageway with gravel shoulders. The road is Fair but uneven in places. |
G15/F15 |
| R33 | WARBURTON/ PIET RETIEF The road is in a fair condition. Uneven and potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
G15/F15 |
| R33 | TUGELA FERRY / GREYTOWN Beware of pedestrians and stray animals. Exercise caution. |
K15/J15 |
| R34 | VRYBURG / SCHWEIZER-RENEKE The road is badly potholed. Exercise caution. |
G9/H10 |
| R34 | BLOEMHOF / HOOPSTAD The road is in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
H10 |
| R34 | HEILBRON / KROONSTAD The road is potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
H12 |
| R34 | HEILBRON / FRANKFORT / MEMEL Sections of the road are in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
H12/H14 |
| R34 | MEMEL / BOTHAS PASS The road is badly potholed and in poor condition. |
H14 |
| R34 | BOTHA’S PASS / NEWCASTLE The road is badly potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
H14 |
| R35 | AMERSFOORT/BETHAL/MIDDELBURG Road is in a fair to poor condition. Surface failures between Amersfoort to Morgenzon and is in a poor condition |
F14/H14 |
| R36 | TZANEEN / MACHADODORP The road is in fair condition and potholed in places. Lane markings are poor. Exercise caution. |
D15/D14 |
| R37 | POLOKWANE / LYDENBURG The road is in variable but generally fair condition and potholed in places. Beware of stray animals. Exercise caution. |
D14/F15 |
| R37 | BURGERSFORT/ LYDENBURG Single carriageway with paved shoulders. The Variable but generally fair. |
D14/F15 |
| R37 | NELSPRUIT/BURGERSFORT The road is in a variable but fair condition. Potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
F15/E15 |
| R38 | KAAPMUIDEN/STANDERTON Kaapmuiden/Barberton/Carolina/Hendrina/Bethal - Fair to Poor. Uneven and potholed in places. Exercise caution. Bethal/Standerton - The road has deteriorated badly and in very poor condition and uneven in places. Speed restrictions are strictly enforced between Bethal and Standerton. |
G14 |
| R38 | BETHAL/HENDRINA Single carriageway with paved shoulders. The road is fair, but uneven in places. |
G14 |
| R40 | KLASERIE / WHITE RIVER The road is in fair condition. |
E16/F16 |
| R42 | DELMAS / NIGEL / HEIDELBERG The road surface between Nigel and Delmas has been repaired. Road markings are still under way. Caution is advised. Roads in Delmas are in poor condition. |
G13 |
| R44 | PAARL The on-ramp to the N1 outbound carriageway is closed for road works at the Klapmuts Interchange. |
P3 |
| R45 | FRANSCHHOEK PASS The Franschhoek pass has been reopened to traffic. |
P4 |
| R50 | BAPSFONTEIN / DELMAS The road is in fair to good condition but potholed for the section covering 15km before Delmas to Delmas town. Exercise caution. Roads in Delmas are in poor condition. |
G13 |
| R50 | LEANDRA / STANDERTON The road is in poor condition and potholed. Exercise caution. |
G13 |
| R51 | SPRINGS / NIGEL / BALFOUR The road is potholed. Exercise caution |
G13 |
| R52 | KOSTER / LICHTENBURG Road works in progress with stop/go control in operation. A waiting period of approximately 30minutes can be expected at every stop. |
F11/G11 |
| R54 | VEREENIGING / VILLIERS The road has subsided. Exercise caution, especially in wet weather. Routine maintenance is in progress. |
G12/H13 |
| R56 | Mt. FLETCHER / MATATIELE Routine maintenance work is in progress. |
L13 |
| R57 | PETRUS STEYN / REITZ / KESTELL Construction is in progress on this road with a gravel deviation in use between Petrus Steyn and Reitz. The rest of the road to Kestell is potholed in places, and road markings are poor. Exercise caution. |
H13/J13 |
| R60 | SWELLENDAM / ASHTON The road is potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
Q5/P5 |
| R61 | BETHESDAWEG / CRADOCK / QUEENSTOWN No construction in progress but occasional short term road closures may be encountered as a result of routine maintenance. |
M9/M11 |
| R61 | COFIMVABO/NGCOBO Motorists to be aware of pedestrians and stray animals. |
M12/M12 |
| R61 | MTHATHA / PORT ST JOHNS Construction works are in progress from Mthatha to Port ST John’s. With three STOP/GO in operation with a waiting period of 10 minutes on each stop please exercise caution. Motorists to be aware of pedestrians and stray animals. Motorist must also be aware of reduced speed limits of 60km/h are imposed through sections which require maintenance. |
M13/M14 |
| R61 | LIBODE/PORT ST JOHNS Road works with stop/go controls at various locations between Libode and Port St John - expect 30 minute delays. |
M12 |
| R61 | PORT ST JOHNS / LUSIKISIKI Exercise caution, as this road become slippery in wet weather. Rockfalls are also possible in wet weather. |
M14 |
| R61 | BROOK’S NEK / MAGUSHENI / BIZANA / MZAMBA The road is in reasonable condition. The road is very winding. |
M14/L14 |
| R62 | CALITZDORP / LADISMITH Construction is in progress with Stop / Go in operation in the Huisrivier Pass. |
P6 |
| R63 | MIDDLEDRIFT / ALICE Reconstruction of the entire section is in progress with robot control and deviations in use. |
N11 |
| R63 | ALICE / KING WILLIAM’S TOWN The condition is fair from King William’s Town to Dimbaza, but beyond that the tarred surface has deteriorated. Beware of stray animals. Construction is in progress with Stop/Go control in operation. |
N11/N12 |
| R63 | KING WILLIAM’S TOWN / STUTTERHEIM 6 Kilometres from King William’s Town towards Stutterheim the road is narrow. |
N12 |
| R64 | GROBLERSHOOP / KIMBERLEY Road known as national road number 8 (N8). Please refer to the N8 section for more information. |
J6/J9 |
| R68 | DUNDEE / MELMOTH The road is uneven in places. Exercise caution. |
J15/J16 |
| R68 | MELMOTH/ BABANANGO Motorists are advised to be on the look out for Large Potholes between Melmoth and Babanango. |
J16 |
| R74 | BERGVILLE / OLIVIERSHOEK PASS The road is badly pot-holed at various locations between Bergville and Harrismith via Oliviershoek Pass - the condition of the carriageway is especially poor in the vicinity of the Sterkfontein dam. Night time driving is not recommended. |
J14 |
| R76 | KROONSTAD / LINDLEY / BETHLEHEM The has a very uneven road surface and is potholed in places. It is in poor condition with poor road markings. Routine maintenance work is in progress with patching operations. |
H12/J13 |
| R81 | MALAMULELE / GIYANI The road is in fair to good condition. Motorists are advised to exercise caution for stray animals and pedestrians. |
D15 |
| R81 | SEKGOPA / MOKETSI The road is in fair condition and potholed in places. Routine maintance work may be encountered. Exercise caution. |
D15 |
| R101 | POLOKWANE / MOKOPANE Construction of the load control centre near the ultra city. |
D14/E14 |
| R101 | MOOKGOPONG/MOKOPANE Construction works are in progress and the carriageway has been reduced to a single lane with stop and go control in operation and a waiting period of approximately 15 minutes at the stop. |
E13 |
| R102 | PARK RYNIE / PENNINGTON The Kelso bridge between Park Rynie and Pennington has been washed away. There is virtually no signtage to warn motorists that the road is closed and unpassable at this point. The last reachable establishment if travelling on the R102 South from Park Rynie is the Happy Wanderers Caravan Park. Visitors to any establishment which is situated between the Kelso bridge and Pennington on the R102 is advised to take Exit 93 to Pennington to reach their destination. Please see Anexure A, which can be found on the last page of the road report, for more a map. |
E13 |
| R103 | TUGELA/LADYSMITH Road works with stop / go in controls between the N3 Bergville Interchange and the R103 at Ladysmith. Duration of work is July 2011. |
J14 |
| R104 | PRETORIA / BRONKHORSTSPRUIT The road is potholed and in fair to poor condition. Exercise caution. |
F13 |
| R303 | CERES / MIDDELBERG PASS / CITRUSDAL The gravel section of the road is badly potholed and in poor condition. The road has short, sharp curves. Travelling with caravans or heavy vehicles is not recommended. |
P4 |
| R317 | BREDASDORP / STORMSVLEI The road has subsided at the railway crossing. Exercise caution. |
Q5 |
| R325 | POSTMASBURG / GRIEKWASTAD Road is fair to poor condition. Graders may be encountered. |
J8 |
| R328 | OUDTSHOORN / SWARTBERG PASS / PRINCE ALBERT The road has sharp bends and steep descents. It is not recommended for caravans and trailers. The road is open to light motor vehicles only and is strictly weather permitting. |
P7 |
| R331 | WILLOWMORE / BAVIAANSKLOOF / PATENSIE Road is narrow, steep and in poor condition. Travelling with light motor vehicles, caravans and heavy vehicles are not recommended. High clearance or 4x4 vehicles only. |
O8/O9 |
| R339 | AVONTUUR / KNYSNA (PRINCE ALFRED’S PASS) The road is narrow and winding. Extreme caution advised. This road is extremely dangerous in wet weather and road closures may then be encountered. |
P8 |
| R346 | ZWELITSHA / MOUNT COKE / KIDD’S BEACH Beware of stray animals. |
N12 |
| R351 | KATBERG / WHITTLESEA This gravel road is in poor condition not recommended. |
N11 |
| R358 | POFADDER / ONSEEPKANS The gravel section of this road to the Namibian border is in a good condition and graded regularly. |
K4/J4 |
| R360 | ANDRIESVALE / TWEE RIVIEREN These roads deteriorate rapidly, especially during the dry seasons. It is in poor condition. Construction is in progress. Alternative route to the Park is via Botswana through the Bokspits Border Post. High clearance vehicles are recommended in the Park. |
G5 |
| R364 | PAKHUIS PASS The road surface is very bad. Exercise caution. |
N4 |
| R369 | PRIESKA / HOPETOWN This road is in poor condition. Beware of graders. |
K7/K9 |
| R372 | TAUNG / REIVILO Road is in a reasonable condition. Beware of stray animals. Night driving is not recommended. |
H9 |
| R384 | BRITSTOWN / VOSBURG / CARNARVON The road is now tarred between Britstown and Vosburg. The road from Vosburg to Carnarvon is in a reasonable condition. |
L8/L7 |
| R385 | CAMPBELL / DOUGLAS / HOPETOWN Road is in reasonable condition. Construction and tarring operations are in progress the first 3 km from Douglas towards Campbell. Exercise caution. |
J8/K9 |
| R392 | LADY GREY / DORDRECHT The road is in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
J12/M12 |
| R396 | MACLEAR / NAUDE’S NEK / RHODES / BARKLY EAST The gravel road is narrow but in fair condition. Rock falls occur occasionally, especially during wet weather. |
M13/L12 |
| R503 | HARTBEESFONTEIN / ROOIGROND The road is in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
G11/F10 |
| R504 | WOLMARANSSTAD / SCHWEIZER-RENEKE The road is potholed in places. Exercise caution. |
H10 |
| R505 | LICHTENBURG / OTTOSHOOP The road is badly potholed and in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
G11/G10 |
| R507 | OTTOSDAL / DELAREYVILLE The road is in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
G10 |
| R509 | DERBY / KOSTER Road between Koster and derby is badly potholed night time driving is not recommended. |
F11 |
| R510 | THABAZIMBI / ELLISRAS The road is in good condition. |
E12/D12 |
| R511 | FOURWAYS / N14 INTERCHANGE (DIEPSLOOT SETTLEMENT) Beware of pedestrians and stray animals. The road is potholed in places. |
G12 |
| R511 | BRITS / BEESTEKRAAL The carriageway is badly pot-holed. |
G12 |
| R515 | CULLINAN – R25 JUNCTION The road is potholed in places |
F13 |
| R516 | BELA BELA / THABAZIMBI Roadworks are in progress from the N1 off-ramp onto the R516 to Bela Bela. A deviation is in use and stop and go controls are in operation. Delays of approximately 20 minutes can be ecpected at every stop. The rest of the road from Bela-Bela to Thabazimbi is potholed in places. |
E13/E12 |
| R518 | POTGIETERSRUS / MARKEN Sections of the road are in poor condition. Exercise caution and obey all designated road signs. |
E14/D13 |
| R521 | POLOKWANE (PIETERSBURG) / DENDRON / VIVO The road is in fair condition. |
D14 |
| R523 | VIVO / MASEKWASPOORT The road is in fair condition. Rehabilitation work is in progress. Expected date of completion November 2010. Exercise caution. |
D14/C14 |
| R524 | LOUIS TRICHARDT / THOHOYANDOU Beware of stray animals. High grass reduces visibility. |
D14/C15 |
| R540 | BELFAST / LYDENBERG The road through Belfast as well as Lydenberg is potholed. Exercise extreme caution! Routine maintenance teams may be encountered. |
F15 |
| R543 | VOLKSRUST / WAKKERSTROOM / PIET RETIEF Beware of stray animals. The road is potholed. |
H14/G15 |
| R545 | BETHAL / KRIEL / OGIES The road is potholed for the first few km from Bethal. The remaining section is under construction with no lane markings. |
G14 |
| R546 | KINROSS / STANDERTON The road is badly potholed. Patching operations are in progress with stop and go control in operation. |
G14 |
| R547 | KINROSS / GREYLINGSTAD The road is potholed. Exercise caution. |
G14/G13 |
| R553 | GOLDEN HIGHWAY Incidents of stone throwing have previously been reported on the road just after the Grasmere Toll Plaza towards Orange Farm and Sebokeng. |
G12 |
| R555 | OGIES/ WITBANK/MIDDELBURG The road is in fair condition and badly potholed. Exercise caution. Early morning fog is a major problem in this area. |
G14/F14 |
| R568 | BRONKHORSTSPRUIT / EKANDUSTRIA The road is badly potholed. Exercise caution. |
F13 |
| R570 | MALELANE / JEPPE'S REEF The road is in fair condition and uneven in places. Exercise caution. |
F16 |
| R571 | KOMATIPOORT / MANANGA The road is in fair condition and uneven in places. Exercise caution. |
F16 |
| R572 | MONTE CHRISTO / TOM BURKE The road is in fair condition and uneven in places. |
D13 |
| R576 | CODRINGTON / SETTLERS The road is badly potholed and damaged. Exercise caution. |
F13/E13 |
| R577 | ROOSSENEKAL / LYDENBURG The road is in reasonable condition with a few potholes. |
F14/F15 |
| R617 | KOKSTAD / FRANKLIN Sections of the road are without lane markings. Exercise caution. |
L14 |
| R622 | GREYTOWN / MOOI RIVER A detour of approximately 500 metres on this road due to a sinkhole that previously developed. Exercise caution. |
K16/K14 |
| R700 | BULTFONTEIN / BLOEMFONTEIN The road is potholed and in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
J11/K11 |
| R703 | CLOCOLAN / EXCELSIOR The road is potholed and in poor condition. Exercise caution. |
J12 |
| R708 | MARQUARD / CLOCOLAN The road is potholed with poor road markings. |
J12 |
| R709 | EXCELSIOR / TWEESPRUIT The road is potholed and in poor condition. |
J12/K12 |
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