The N1 highway between the Kosmosdal Samrand interchange and the Rooihuiskraal interchange, in Midrand, will experience partial road closures on June 10 and 11 to allow State-owned Eskom to perform essential work necessary to install new overhead transmission power lines and a conductor that supplies electricity to the area, the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) says. The partial road closures will start on June 10, from 06:00 to 18:00, and June 11, from 06:00 to 12:00. The lanes will be closed in stages for a short period of about 30 minutes, however, complete closure will be required when cables are dragged across the road.
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), together with the King Sabata Dalindyebo (KSD) local municipality, in the Eastern Cape, have conducted an intergovernmental site assessment of the R411 road between Viedgesville and Coffee Bay, to evaluate progress on emergency repairs.
The road is a major entry point for tourists into the town.
The emergency repairs relate mostly to potholes, which started in November last year.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said the employee, whose identity has not yet been released, was involved in a fatal accident at 11:00 on Friday.
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and contractors, the Concor/MECSA Construction joint venture (CME JV), say a construction worker passed away at the Msikaba Bridge construction site, in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape, on May 5. Sanral and CME JV offered their condolences to the family of the worker, who died after a fatal accident at the site. He worked for one of the subcontractors.