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Stay up to date with the latest traffic conditions, accidents, road closures and alerts across Pietermaritzburg, the Midlands and the rest of KwaZulu-Natal. This article will be updated throughout the day as new reports come in.

Motorists are experiencing major congestion on routes from Raisethorpe into the Pietermaritzburg CBD due to non-operational traffic lights.

Expect significant delays, with all major routes into the city centre heavily congested.

According to i-traffic KZN, there is a stationary vehicle on the N2 northbound at EB Cloete I/C and the left ramp lane is obstructed.

There is a stationary truck on the N3 Northbound before Shongweni I/C and the left lane is closed.

According to N3TC, recovery is underway following an incident involving two trucks on the N3 Johannesburg bound. Traffic is moving past the scene.

Roadworks continue to affect traffic at several locations:

• N3 southbound before Peter Brown Drive – Left lane closed.
• N3 southbound after the Richmond Road off-ramp – Left lane closed.
• N3 northbound at the Cato Ridge interchange on-ramp – Two left lanes closed. Delays are expected.
• N3 between Ashburton and New England Road interchanges – Restricted lanes in both directions.
• N3 between Shongweni and Hammarsdale interchanges – Roadworks in both directions.
• N3 between EB Cloete and the M13 (Paradise Valley) interchange – Restricted lanes in both directions.
• N2 at the EB Cloete interchange – Restricted lanes in both directions.
• N2 between KwaMashu and Umdloti interchanges – Restricted lanes in both directions.

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Motorists are also reminded that the N3 southbound carriageway between the Hammarsdale interchange and the M13 (Key Ridge) has been diverted onto the northbound carriageway under a contraflow system.

The traffic arrangement is expected to remain in place for up to two years while a new southbound carriageway is constructed.

Drivers are advised to allow extra travel time, reduce speed in construction zones and remain alert for changing traffic conditions.