News24 | Traffic delays for Cape Town as downed tree blocks Rhodes Drive, M3 affected

A tree has fallen across the M3. (City of Cape Town/Supplied)

A tree has fallen onto Rhodes Drive, at the M3, resulting in significant traffic delays in Cape Town.

This follows several hours of heavy rain and strong winds in the Mother City.

Both lanes are obstructed. City of Cape Town traffic spokesperson Maxine Bezuidenhout advised motorists travelling along Rhodes Drive to be cautious.

"Traffic officers are diverting vehicles onto Orchards and Fernwood roads, where they can join the M3," Bezuidenhout said.

"The Recreation and Parks Department is on the scene. They will be responsible for clearing the tree."

Traffic officers are also on the scene, redirecting traffic.

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