R730 (South Africa)

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SA road R730.svg
Regional route R730
Route information
Maintained by SANRAL
Length40.4 km (25.1 mi)
Major junctions
South endSA road R30.svg R30 near Welkom
Major intersectionsSA road R73.svg R73 in Welkom
SA road R70.svg R70 in Welkom
North endSA road R34.svg R34 near Odendaalsrus
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
SA road R727.svg R727 M1 ZAF jct blue.svg M1

The R730 is a Regional Route in Free State, South Africa. The entire 40-kilometre route is part of the ZR Mahabane Toll Route maintained by the South African National Roads Agency, which goes from Bloemfontein to Kroonstad (an alternative route to the N1 national route). [1] Although there are no tollgates on this stretch at the moment, it is labelled as a toll road to the near public and to motorists using the road (indicated on road signage). [1] [2]

It begins south of Welkom at an off-ramp junction with the R30 road (which takes over as the ZR Mahabane Highway to Bloemfontein) and ends east of Odendaalsrus at a t-junction with the R34 road (which takes over as the ZR Mahabane Highway to Kroonstad). [3]

Route

Its northern terminus is at a t-junction with the R34 road east of Odendaalsrus. It heads south into Welkom as a dual carriageway and after 5 kilometres, it meets the R70 road at a 4-way junction. After another 2 kilometres, as the dual carriageway proceeds southwards towards Welkom Central, the R730 becomes the road to the south-south-east towards Thabong.

Just after leaving the dual carriageway, it encounters a roundabout west of the Riebeeckstad suburb and encounters another roundabout 1.5 kilometres later, which marks its entrance into Thabong. It passes through Thabong southwards for 3.5 kilometres (with one off-ramp junction) before reaching an intersection with the R73 road coming from the centre of Welkom.

The R730 and the R73 join to become one road and form a dual carriageway southwards. They are one road for 10 kilometres before the R73 becomes its own road eastwards just north of Virginia, heading towards Winburg, while the R730 continues southwards on the dual carriageway. The R730 continues for another 22 kilometres south-south-west, crossing the Sand River (where it becomes a single carriageway, still with 2 lanes in each direction), to reach its southern terminus where it meets the R30 road south of Welkom (south-west of Virginia). The R30 takes over the single carriageway here.

The entire route is designated as a toll road (although there are no tollgates) [1] and maintained by the South African National Roads Agency. [4]

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References

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  2. "South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act: National Route R30/R730/R34: Glen Lyon to Kroonstad Toll Road: Toll tarriffs and date and time from which the toll tariffs shall become payable | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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  4. "R30 R730 R34 Toll Fees".