UPDATE: Media Alert, N2 temporarily closed 27 January @ 15h45
A truck overturned on the N2 near the Herolds Bay turnoff, direction Mosselbay, earlier this morning.
The N2 Highway has been temporarily closed for approximately 1hour, as follows:
- Both lanes on the N2 Highway have been closed
- Traffic officers are diverting motorists to the R102 past the airport
- Diversion points are the Pacaltsdorp and Heralds Bay bridges on the N2
Mop-up operations are in progress, emergency workers are still on the scene removing the truck from the road.
Please continue to drive cautiously as traffic became slow due to a detour to the alternative route.
Issued George Mun
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A truck overturned on the N2 near the Herolds Bay turnoff, direction Mosselbay, earlier this morning.
The N2 Highway is partially open as follows:
- West to East lanes (Cape Town to George) has been reopened for traffic; no need to use R 404 toward the George Airport and R 102 to George at this stage.
- East to West lanes (George to Cape Town); only one lane is open for traffic. Please drive cautiously.
Emergency workers are still on the scene removing the truck from the road. Our disaster management warns that the N2 will be temporarily closed later this afternoon as the mop-up exercise will get more complex.
We will issue a warning as soon as that is about to happen.
Issued George Mun
UPDATE: Media Alert, 27 January @ 09h00
Truck has overturned on the N2 near the Herolds Bay turnoff.
The road has been temporarily closed from traffic moving from West to East (Cape Town to George), for approximately an hour. Motorists are advised to take the turnoff to the George Airport R 404, then into R 102 into York Street in George then turn right to join the N2 on the Pacaltsdorp intersection.
All emergency role players are currently on the scene, trying to remove the truck from the road.
Motorists are requested to proceed with caution.
Issued George Mun