{"id":13628,"date":"2025-10-24T06:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/g20-dry-run-to-disrupt-traffic-routes-in-major-parts-of-sa-province\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:30","slug":"g20-dry-run-to-disrupt-traffic-routes-in-major-parts-of-sa-province","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/g20-dry-run-to-disrupt-traffic-routes-in-major-parts-of-sa-province\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 \u2018dry run\u2019 to disrupt traffic routes in major parts of SA province\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">South African (SA) Gauteng province motorists are warned to brace themselves for major traffic disruptions this Friday and Saturday in the cities of Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni.<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_ms-outlook-mobile-signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>This comes as authorities prepare for operational readiness ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit in November.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>High-security routes -including the N1, N3, N12, M1, R21, R24, and R512 will be affected.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>The operation will result in temporary road closures, lane restrictions, and rolling traffic stops.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>The joint operation involves the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), the South African Police Service, and various metro police departments.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The planned G20 dry run will take place on Friday and Saturday across the three metros.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>Affected routes include those linking OR Tambo and Lanseria airports, the Waterkloof Air Force Base, Sandton, and Nasrec, the summit venue.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>The RTMC says these measures are essential to enhance public safety, enforce traffic compliance, and support ongoing traffic law enforcement initiatives.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>Motorists are urged to plan ahead, allow extra travel time, and use alternative routes.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div>Access for emergency and essential services will be prioritised.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13629,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-13628","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"This comes as authorities prepare for operational readiness ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit in November.","published_date":null,"news_description":"This comes as authorities prepare for operational readiness ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit in November.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18666,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13628\/revisions\/18666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}