Going to the Buff/Bikefest? Road conditions - Be aware!

Richard H wrote:
(I also said I wouldn't even urinate in Beaufort West - and so far I haven't yet!)

loox wrote:
National Route N1
Section Beaufort-West to Three-Sisters
Distance 97 km
Description Single carriageway with paved shoulders. Stopping places are provided at regular intervals.
Condition of Road Good.
Comments Routine road maintenance teams may be encountered


National Route N1
Section Three-Sisters to Colesberg
Distance 236 km
Description Single carriageway with paved shoulders. Stopping places are provided at regular intervals.
Condition of Road Fair to Good.
Comments Construction works are in progress 30km north of Three Sisters. Motorists l can encounter up to two traffic control by means of Stop/Go measures during the day and traffic signal units at night with waiting periods on average 15 minutes.

National Route N1
Section Orange River (Provincial Boundary) to Bloemfontein (Sydenham Interchange)
Distance 175 km
Description Predominantly, a two lane single carriageway. The full length of the road has wide paved shoulders.
Condition of Road Fair to satisfactory.
Comments Section 13: between Springfontein and Orange River bridge, has recently been rehabilitated and is in an excellent condition.
A new contract for the road reconstruction has been let between Springfontien (Section 13, km36) and Trompsburg (Section 14, km19). Stop/Go control in place, with expected delays of up to twenty minutes.

National Route N1
Section Bloemfontein to Kroonstad
Distance 189 km
Description Around Bloemfontein, the road is a four-lane dual carriageway with wide paved shoulders; otherwise it is a two-lane single carriageway with paved shoulders and passing lanes on steep gradients. The last 10 km, known as the Kroonstad Bypass, is a four-lane dual carriageway.
Condition of Road Generally good with the exception of the construction area mentioned below.
Comments Construction of a second carriageway is underway between Bloemfontein and the Verkeerdevlei toll plaza. While two lanes are open to traffic, restriction of shoulder width and carriageway cross-overs will be encounterd in construction zones. A reduced speed limit is in force along the entire construction area and motorists must be aware of construction traffic entering and exiting work zones
Motorists should be alert to pedestrian and heavy vehicle activity in Ventersburg, where an urban speed restriction is in place.


National Route N1
Section Kroonstad to Vaal River (Free State – Gauteng Provincial Boundary)
Distance 102 km
Description Partly a single carriageway with alternating passing lanes in each direction and wide gravel shoulders, and partly a four-lane single carriageway, except for the 10 km portion beyond the Vaal Toll Plaza, where it becomes a four-lane dual carriageway with wide paved shoulders.
Condition of Road Good.

National Route N1
Section Vaal River (provincial boundary) to Johannesburg
Distance 64 km
Description Four-lane dual carriageway freeway with wide paved shoulders.
Condition of Road Good.
Comments Motorists should beware of pedestrian activity along the route. Additional street lighting has been installed at the Ennerdale Interchange.

National Route N1
Section Johannesburg to Pretoria (N4 Interchange)
Distance 84 km
Description Four-lane dual carriageway freeway from Soweto to Roodepoort changing into six-lane dual carriageway freeway from Roodepoort to Pretoria.
Condition of Road Good.
Comments Construction of additional lanes and other improvements. Lane restrictions in off peak periods.

The Backup will depart from Centurion at +- 2pm for Gariep sleep over.Contact no for the back up is 082 467 8782

Richard H wrote: The route via Graaf Reinet looks better for both directions, then...?