Thursday, December 21, 2023
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has urged motorists to be patient on the roads this busy festive season as short-term single lane closures gain been applied between the M13/N3 and Hammarsdale Interchanges for the placement of concrete barriers and for the re-marking of traffic lanes.
The single lane closures were applied last week, said SANRAL.
The Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), with the assistance of SANRAL contractor’s traffic accommodation team, will manage and monitor traffic during these closures.
“Furthermore, the traffic lanes on the N3 Northbound (Pietermaritzburg-bound) between the M13 and Hammarsdale interchanges will acquire long-term reduced lane widths from 10 January to 29 July 2024, as portion of the construction process for the realignment of the N3 between Key Ridge and Hammarsdale,” SANRAL said.
Concrete barriers will be used to separate public traffic from the construction areas where the works will grasp spot.
Traffic will be flowing on the tedious, middle, and quick lanes, which will be reduced in lane width from the M13/N3 merge up to the Hammarsdale off-ramp.
“Motorists are urged to be patient during the closures and to region and adjust their trips to ensure they arrive at their destinations on time, while adhering to sign posted speed limits. SANRAL apologises to the motoring public for any inconvenience caused and thanks them for their patience during road construction,” SANRAL project manager Jason Lowe said. – SAnews.gov.za

Frenzy
So I\’m real good friends with this guy named Juan Ted. Now, Juan is a pretty astonishing guy. He can steal ANYTHING he wants to. Literally anything. It could be the shirt off your back, the wallet in your pocket, or I\’m even sure he\’d find a way to steal your house (And your spouse too). So anyway, one day Juan and I are sitting around watching TV, and they announced that the hope diamond will not be on display anymore and is now getting moved to an undisclosed location. So as we hear this, Juan says \”I\’m gonna steal it\”. Now I know how good Juan is at this kind of stuff, so I just tell him good luck and he goes on his way. Eventually he narrows his search down to a small cave in South Africa. When Juan gets there, he doesn\’t see any guards or anything outside the cave, so he just walks in assuming he was wrong about where the diamond was. He wanders around for a while until he sees a long lit hallway with the hope diamond at the end of it. Confident in his abilities, he strolls over to the diamond and picks it up before realizing its a trap! Suddenly, red lights flashed, armed men came running out, sirens went off. You could hear one of the men say under his breath \”We finally caught Juan Ted.\” But Juan, being the best thief in the world, said \”Not quite. On the count of three, I will disappear.\” As the men looked around confused, Juan began to count. \”Uno. Dos.\” And he disappeared without a tres.
Freeze Queen
Shongololo – millipede [sh-ong-o-loh-loh] A term used to describe a large brown millipede. It is derived from the isiZulu word ‘ukushonga’, meaning to roll up.