Long-distance bus commuters at Park station in Johannesburg are worried about the possibility of contracting COVID-19 due to protocols not being observed.
Busses are being overloaded as thousands of people leave the province for various destinations to be with their families for the Easter holidays.
Long-distance bus commuters say they have been waiting since early this morning for busses, but most are already full. One man who arrived on a bus from Kimberly says the vehicle was overloaded with passengers and no COVID-19 protocols were being observed.
Some commuters are demanding refunds. They’ve been waiting for busses for hours and when they enquire with the staff they are told that there’s a shortage of vehicles.
One group of upset commuters barricaded a ticket office saying that no tickets will be sold until they are sure they will be accommodated on busses.
In KwaZulu-Natal, the N-3 toll concession has reported an increase in traffic volumes as holidaymakers head to the province for the Easter weekend. Over 1 000 vehicles per hour have been recorded in the early hours of the morning.
Operations Manager at the N3TC Thania Dhoogra says they are expecting traffic to increase during the day.
“We had a slight uptake in traffic this morning at approximately 6:00 where we reached traffic volumes of just over 1000 vehicles per hour heading towards the KwaZulu-Natal coast. It started to ease up a bit, but we are expecting that traffic will increase again around lunchtime. We haven’t had any reports of any incidences on the road. Please, we are requesting that motorists should remain vigilant and alert and to please ensure that they share the road responsibly with other drivers.”
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