UPDATE: N3 at Mariannhill Toll Plaza re-opened
The N3 in the vicinity of the Mariannhill Toll Plaza has been re-opened to traffic.
Protest action there brought traffic on both carriageways to a complete halt this morning.
The Umkhonto Wesizwe Military Veterans Association led the protest against the killing of farm workers.
READ: MK Vets lead protest, blocking Marianhill Toll Plaza
Transport's Zinhle Mngomezulu-Mali says the freeway has since been re-opened but motorists can still expect some delays.
"The freeway at Mariannhill Plaza on both lanes now open to traffic. In as much as we do experience a backlog of traffic, what we are happy about is that the traffic is now moving," she says.
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