Inland Port to Cut Key South Africa Freeway Truck Traffic, BD Reports

A proposed 50 billion-rand ($2.9 billion) inland port in South Africa’s wealthiest province could cut truck traffic on one of the country’s busiest freeways by one-third, Business Day reported.

The proposed Port of Gauteng, southeast of Johannesburg, would address the freight blockages on the N3 freeway that links the province to the port of Durban — the nation’s busiest container hub — by creating car and rail terminals with train-to-truck transfers, the Johannesburg-based newspaper reported, citing a white paper released by NT55 Investments, which is behind the plan.