Trucks congesting N2 in northern KZN 'to be pulled inside port vicinity'

Trucks will be called according to a colour-coding process to be implemented and managed with customers.

“Trucks will have to be dispatched with a sticker on a window screen to identify which area/vessel they are destined to.”

According to the joint statement, the cause of the influx was due to “national events which took place on Tuesday in the Richards Bay CBD” where trucks were halted from entering the city.

The port and the city said the traffic flow has drastically improved due to contingency plans put in place along with the Road Traffic Inspectorate and the city’s traffic department.

“Transnet, the City of Umhlathuze, Sanral and KZN department of transport have concluded discussions that will drive solutions aimed at putting an end to the truck congestion challenges. The discussions were aimed at seeking collaborative measures of working together to determine amicable ways of decongesting the municipal roads as well as the N2 highway,” they said.