Roads to avoid in Gauteng during the G20 Summit this weekend

As Gauteng prepares to welcome delegates from around the world for the G20 Leaders’ Summit this weekend, multiple roads will face closures until Sunday, 23 November. 

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP), Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Departments (EMPD) and South African Police Service (SAPS) are warning motorists to plan ahead. 

The closures are necessary, according to the law enforcement agencies.

“This is essential to enhance public safety, enforce traffic compliance, and support ongoing traffic law enforcement initiatives, including vehicle inspections and congestion management,” it said.

Road closures will be in effect in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. Clear signage, traffic officers and real-time updates will be provided throughout the event.

Major highways and routes that will be closed from 07h00 to 10h00 and from 17h00 to 20h00 on 22 and 23 November are:

• N1 Atterbury / Garsfontein / Delmas / Flying Sauser / Botha / John Vorster / Brakfontein / Samrand / Olifantsfontein / New Road / Allandale / Bucculeuch / Winnie Mandela / Rivonia / 14th / Gordon / Maraisburg / N17 / Rand Show

• N3 south / N3 north flyover

• N12 Elands / Voortrekker / Reading / Comaro / Kliprivier / Xavier / Uncle Charlie / Diepkloof

• N14

• R21 south and Atlas off – ramp / R21 south and Voortrekker off-ramp

• R24 west and N12 west junction

• M1 Woodmead / Marlboro / Grayston / Corlett / Athol Oaklands / Glenhove / 11th Avenue / Oxford / St Andrew / Jan Smuts / Empire / Smit / Carr / M2 Crown / Booysens / Xavier / Golden Highway

Additionally, some arterial and urban roads will be closed during this time as well. These are:

• Sandton: 5th Street; Maude Street; Daisy Street; Rivonia Road; Grayston Drive and Kathrine Street.

• Melrose Arch: Whiteley Road; Melrose Boulevard and Athol Oaklands Road.

• Rosebank, Westcliff, Parkview: Oxford Road; Glenhove Road and Jan Smuts Avenue.

• Fourways: Winnie Mandela Drive.

• Roodepoort: Hendrick Potgieter Road.

• Nasrec: Rand Show Road; Booysens Reserve Road; Nasrec Road and Golden Highway (Nasrec).

Alternative routes available

Some road closures will be in place throughout the weekend, and others will operate on a different schedule. Grayston Drive in Sadnton will be closed between 04h00 and 10h00 on Saturday, 22 November.

Access to the Golden Highway between Rand Show Road and Shaft 17 Road will be limited throughout the weekend from the N17 traffic circle to Shaft 17 Road.

The northern part of Rand Show Road will be closed between the N1 and Nasrec Road. The southern part will be converted into a dual carriageway.

Booysens Reserve Road will be closed, including intersections leading towards Booysens Reserve: Crownwood and Amathyst and Crownwood and Modulus.

The road closures will be in place while the leaders’ convoys are moving and for thirty minutes to one hour after. The closures apply to vehicles as well as pedestrians and cyclists. 

The law enforcement agencies recommend the following alternative routes:

• Use M57 as an alternative to the R21 between Ekurhuleni and Tshwane.

• For east-west travel, use smaller regional roads through Germiston, Kempton Park, or Bedfordview instead of R24/N12.

• In the Roodepoort area, use Beyers Naudé Drive, Christiaan De Wet Road, Ontdekkers Road instead of Hendrick Potgieter Road.

• Within Fourways, use Main Road, Cedar Road and Witkoppen Road

• Within Sandton/Rosebank/Parktown, use side streets parallel to Jan Smuts, Oxford, or Rivonia Road, such as Corlett Drive, Sandton Drive, 11th Avenue,

• In southern Johannesburg, Riverlea, Nasrec and Ormonde View, use Chris Hani Road, Main Reef Road, Crownwood Road (Fordsburg–Crown Mines) Soweto Highway, N17, Aerodrome Road and Adcock Ingram Road.