{"id":90225,"date":"2019-02-20T09:17:12","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T07:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=90225"},"modified":"2019-02-20T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T10:58:50","slug":"trafficalert-meyer-street-road-works-posing-threat-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/02\/20\/trafficalert-meyer-street-road-works-posing-threat-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"#TrafficAlert &#8211; Meyer Street road-works posing as threat to motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the lanes have been closed and the traffic regulators who directed traffic yesterday, are nowhere to be seen.<br \/>\nMotorists are complaining that the scene is an accident waiting to happen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90227\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/02\/30-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/02\/30-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/02\/30-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Heavy duty vehicles, who frequently use the route, have no real warning when approaching the area and several trucks have swerved into oncoming traffic and were unable to stop in time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read:<a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/90166\/road-works-ahead-meyer-street-backed\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Road-works ahead &#8211; Meyer Street backed up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lane has been closed between the Protea Street intersection and Brug Street.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists are urged to slow down and proceed with caution.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iRgywr9tzjw' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88186\/trafficalert-two-dead-kranspoort-accident\/\" target=\"_blank\">#TrafficAlert: Two dead in Kranspoort accidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88191\/video-two-perish-truck-jack-knifes\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Two perish after truck jack-knifes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want 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