UPDATE: N3 at Van Reenen's Pass reopened, arrests made
The N3 Toll Concession says all lanes - both north and southbound at Van Reenen's Pass - have been re-opened.
More than 60 people have been arrested for public violence following the wave of unrest on the national highway's stretch between Harrismith and the Tugela Plaza.
An illegal protest over pay and the employment of foreign drivers saw truckers blockade the busy thoroughfare which links Johannesburg and Durban.
Authorities eventually moved in early this morning and dispersed them.
UPDATE: All lanes on the #N3 at #VanReenensPass, have been opened to traffic. That's between Harrismith and the Tugela Plaza. Traffic is slow-moving on the Durban-bound carriageway.
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The police's Thembeka Mbele says the road is open now but traffic is moving slowly.
"62 suspects have been arrested and charged for public violence and obstructing traffic. They will be appearing soon in the nearest magistrate's court in Van Reenen. There were no damages reported and the N3 is opened now," Mbhele said.
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The N3 Toll Concession says vehicles were stacked over a distance of around 10 kilometres in both directions. More than 60 trucks had to be towed away.