The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has advised motorists and road users to exercise caution on the roads.
The advice comes as South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned against a wet Christmas eve.
SAWS has warned against disruptive rain, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). This could result in the flooding of settlements, low lying bridges, damage to infrastructure and difficult driving conditions.
This weather is also expected in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the northern parts of Gauteng.
Severe thunderstorms leading to strong
damaging winds are expected to bring along large amounts of small hail, and heavy downpours over the eastern parts of the North West, north eastern Free State as well as Gauteng.
Damaging wind leading to difficulty in
navigation at sea is expected between Cape Columbine and Hermanus.
Thulasizwe Buthelezi, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, in KZN, said disaster management teams are closely monitoring the inclement weather conditions.
“According to the warning, the districts of Zululand, uThukela, uMzinyathi, uMgungundlovu, King Cetshwayo, and Harry Gwala will experience heavy rains this afternoon. These conditions could lead to flooding of settlements, roads, and bridges; damage to property and infrastructure; damage to mud-based houses; poor driving conditions; and major disruption of traffic flow due to road and bridge closures or flooding.”
He said teams will also monitor eThekwini, Harry Gwala, Ugu, uMkhanyakude, King Cetshwayo, uThukela, iLembe, and Amajuba for Monday and Tuesday.
He said major roads such as the N2, N11, and N3, are closely monitored by the PDMC in cooperation with SANRAL.
Heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, have already damaged electricity infrastructure, at the Nkanini Informal Settlement in Cato Manor, where two people died, a 38-year-old male and an 18-year-old female.
2 people also died in Tembisa’s floods over the weekend, and roads and fallen trees were also reported in Limpopo.
In Mpumalanga, rains led to the temporary closure of the R38 on Monday, from the weighbridge town to Hendrina.