UPDATE: 8 OCTOBER 2025 – 09:00
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE – FRIDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2025
REVIVAL FM, in partnership with various stakeholders, will host a Road Safety Prayer Service on the R31 Road on Friday, 10 October 2025, from 12:00 to 14:00.
The event will begin with a motorcade departing from the Revival FM Studio on Stockdale Street, traveling along New Main Street, turning left onto Bultfontein Street, then right onto Long Street, and continuing on Schmidtsdrift Road to the open area past Riviera Spar, where community members will gather. From there, participants will follow Schmidtsdrift Road and take the third exit at the circle onto the R31.
SANRAL has approved the temporary closure of the R31 section between the turn-off to Barkly Road at the Schmidtsdrift circle and the entrance of Phutanang, affecting both directions. The exit to R31 via Phutanang will also be closed for the duration of the service.
Alternative Routes:
- Motorists entering from Barkly West: Turn left onto Barkly Road, then right onto Seleke Street, continue onto Nobengula Road and then Schmidtsdrift Road, where you may turn left or right – depending on your destination. Alternatively, proceed straight on Barkly Road onto Pniel Road.
- Motorists entering from Schmitsdrift Road: Turn right onto Nobengula Road, continue onto Seleke Street, turn left onto Barkly Road, and then turn right onto the R31 towards Barkly West.
Traffic Officers will be assigned to direct traffic and escort the motorcade as part of safety and traffic management measures.
The invitation to the service is extended to all residents. Families of those who lost their lives on the R31 Road are encouraged to attend in remembrance of their loved ones.
The municipality regrets any inconvenience caused — the closure will only be in effect for a short period of two hours.
Kind regards,
Communications Unit
SOL PLAATJE MUNICIPALITY
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