Are you planning to travel to your holiday destination by car this Easter? Prior knowledge of road conditions is a major advantage, especially if you're mindful of where you can expect delaysat roadworks. See below…

To aid motorists in effectively planning their journey, the AA provides a useful tool to check current road conditions on metropolitan, national and provincial roads. The AA’s Road Conditions Report is updated weekly and includes information regarding roadworks, which means you can plan your route to avoid unnecessary delays. Here are some of the roadworks currently taking placing on major routes in South Africa.

Gauteng

Johannesburg

Roadworks: M1 Southbound, Parktown, bridge rehabilitation. End date: 20 December 2017.Roadworks: West Street, Sandton at Grayston Drive/Rivonia Road crossing. End Date: 30 April 2017Roadworks: Katherine Street, Sandton, eastbound, traffic restrictions at Pretoria Avenue. End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: Katherine Street, Sandton, southbound at Grayston Drive. End Date: UnknownRoadworks: Rivonia Road, Sandton at Daisy Street crossing. End Date: UnknownRoadworks: Louis Botha Avenue, Bramley North, both ways. End Date: 30 May 2017.Roadworks: M1 Northbound reduced to 2 lanes between Parktown and Killarney for bridge maintenance. End Date: December 2017Road closure: Oxford Road M1 south rampclosed (both directions) due to long-term bridge upgrade. End Date: 20December 2016.Roadworks: Overnight, N3 northbound, delays on link to N12 eastbound carriageway at Gilloolys Interchange. End Date: UnknownRoadworks: R21, Kempton Park, southbound at Atlas Road. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: Witkoppen Road at Cedar Road crossing. End Date: 30 May 2017.Roadworks: Cedar Road, Fourways, both ways. End Date: 30 April 2017.Road closure: R511 at Diepsloot between Erling and MnandiRoad due to roadworks. End Date: 30 May 2017.

Pretoria

Roadworks: N4 at N1 highway crossing. End Date: 30 April 2017.

KwaZulu-Natal

Roadworks: Old Main Road, Pinetown, traffic restrictions (both ways) in central Pinetown. End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: N3, Ashburton at Lion Park, left lane closed after Umlaas Road. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: N3, Hammarsdal interchange. End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: R603, Eston, traffic restrictions at Eston (both ways). End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: N2, M41 Gateway interchange. End Date: 30 December 2017.Roadworks: N2, Kokstad, from Brooks Nekm stop/go controls both ways. End Date: 30 July 2017

Western Cape

Roadworks: N2, Sir Lowry's Pass, eastbound, left lane closed at hairpin bend. End Date: unknown.Roadworks: N2, Cape Town, construction between Cape Town International Airport and R300 interchange. End Date: 20 December 2017.Roadworks: R300, southbound at Stellenbosch Arterial Road. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: Strandfontein Road, Ottery, both ways. End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: Main Road, Kalk Bay. End Date: 15 July 2017.Roadworks: N1, outbound, at Old Oak Road, left lane closed. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: N1, inbound, at Jip De Jager, right lane closed overnight. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: Race Course Way, Durbanville, eastbound, overnight. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: Plattekloof Road, Bothasig, both ways. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: Portswood Road, Green Point,roadworks at Dock Rd and Helen Suzman Boulevard from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM. End Date: 20 April 2017.Roadworks: N7, Clanwilliam, both ways, stop/go controls. End Date: 30 April 2017.

Free State

Roadworks: N12, Ventersburg, traffic restrictions between Ventersburg and Holfontein. End date: September 2018.Roadworks: N5, Harrismith, both ways, stop/go controls. End Date: 30 April 2017.

Eastern Cape

Roadworks: R61, Bizana, both ways from Wild Coast Casino. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: N2 at R63 Komga crossing. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: N2, Dutywa. Stop/Go controls east of Dutywa at Mtenthu cuttings, both ways. End Date: 30 April 2017..Roadworks: R72, Port Alfred, Stop/Go controls between Port Alfred and Fish River. End Date: 30 August 2017.Roadworks: N2, Grahamstown, both ways. End Date: Unknown.Roadworks: N2, Grahamstown, traffic restrictions between Grahamstown and R343 Kenton on Sea exit. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: R61, Cradock, both ways, stop/go controls. End Date: March 2019.Roadworks: N10, Middleburg, upgrade works between Noupoort, and Middleburg. End Date: 30 August 2019.

Mpumalanga

Roadworks: N11, Middleburg at Kranspoort Pass, both ways, stop/go controls. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: N4, Waterval Boven, daytime stop/go controls, both ways. End Date: 30 June 2017.Roadworks: N4, Mbombela, stop/go controls both ways at Montrose. End Date: 30 April 2017.Roadworks: N4, Komatipoort, both ways, overnight, general upgrades. End Date: 30 April 2017.

North West

Roadworks: N4, Groot Marico, stop/go controls both ways, bridge repair. End Date: 30 July 2017.Roadworks: N4, Zeerust, stop/go controls both ways. End Date: 30 July 2017.

Limpopo

Roadworks: N1, Polokwane, both ways at Matoks crossing. End Date: 30 April 2017.

For more, you can view the AA Road Conditions Report and follow the simple instructions to view any incidents affecting the route you wish to travel on.

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