M2 (Pretoria)

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SA road M2.svg
Metropolitan route M2
Route information
Maintained by City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Length12.2 km (7.6 mi)
Major junctions
East endSA road N1 jct.svgSA road N4 jct.svg N1  / N4 near Hatfield
Major intersections
West endM22 ZAF jct.svg M22 at Proclamation Hill
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
← M1 ZAF jct.svg M1 → M3 ZAF jct.svg M3

The M2 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the N1 and N4 highways at the Proefplaas Interchange with Proclamation Hill via Hatfield, Pretoria CBD and Pretoria West. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Route

The M2 starts at the Proefplaas interchange with the N1 highway (Pretoria Bypass) and the N4 highway (Maputo Corridor) in Pretoria East, just north of the Scientia suburb. It heads west to pass through the Hatfield suburb, becoming two one-way streets (Pretorius Street westwards from the N1 and Francis Baard Street, formerly Schoeman Street, [5] eastwards to the N1) and meeting the M7 route (Gordon Road; Jan Shoba Street). [6]

At Arcadia, the M2 meets the M5 route (Hamilton Street; Steve Biko Road) and immediately afterwards, it meets the M3 route (Nelson Mandela Drive). The M2 leaves Pretorius Street and Francis Baard Street to join the M3 on Nelson Mandela Drive southwards up to the next junction, where the M2 becomes Nana Sita Street (formerly Skinner Street [5] ) westwards. [6]

It passes through the Pretoria CBD westwards as Nana Sita Street, meeting the M18 route (Thabo Sehume Street; Bosman Street) and the R101 route (Sophie de Bruyn Street; Kgosi Mampuru Street). Just after the Pretoria CBD, the M2 reaches a junction, where it meets the southern terminus of the M1 route (Es'kia Mphahlele Drive) and the western terminus of the M6 route (Visagie Street), where it crosses into Pretoria West. [6]

It once again becomes two one-way streets (Charlotte Maxeke Street, formerly Mitchell Street, [5] westwards and Soutter Street eastwards) through Pretoria West, before becoming one street westwards (Charlotte Maxeke Street) and reaching its end at a junction with the M22 route (Quagga Road) at Proclamation Hill. [6]

History

Together with the M4 route, the section of the M2 route from the Proefplaas Interchange near Hatfield to the M5 junction in Arcadia was previously part of the N4 national route, which connects the Mozambique Border in the east with the Botswana Border in the west. It was part of the main route from the east of Pretoria to the west of Pretoria.

Then, the N4 was realigned on a new highway known as the Pretoria Bypass, which forms part of the Platinum Highway maintained by Bakwena, [7] in order for the city centre to be bypassed to the north and east. [8] The old route through Pretoria Central, specifically from the Proefplaas Interchange to the M5 junction, was then re-designated as the M2 Metropolitan Route of Tshwane, [9] although some Global Positioning Systems still label this old route as the N4 together with the newer route north of Pretoria.

Related Research Articles

The Pretoria Ring Road, also known as the Pretoria Bypass, is a collection of two bypasses that together form a partial ring road around the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It consists of a section of the N1 highway as well as a section of the N4 highway. It is entirely in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">N1 (South Africa)</span> National road in South Africa

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">R80 (South Africa)</span>

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The R104 is a regional route in South Africa that is the designation for some of the old sections of roads that were previously the N4, prior to upgrading. It connects Rustenburg in the North West province with eMalahleni in Mpumalanga province via Mooinooi, Hartbeespoort, Pretoria and Bronkhorstspruit. There are two additional sections in Mpumalanga province: a 50km section connecting Middelburg and Wonderfontein and a 17km section passing through Mbombela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">N4 (South Africa)</span> National road in South Africa

The N4 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Skilpadshek on the Botswana border, past Rustenburg, Pretoria, eMalahleni and Mbombela, to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border. The entire route is a toll road.

The R101 is a Regional Route in South Africa that is the designation for some of the old sections of roads that were previously the N1, prior to upgrading. It only has 2 sections, from Bellville to Worcester and from Johannesburg to Polokwane.

The M4 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria with Hartbeespoort. The route is a toll road, with two tollgates on the freeway section between Pretoria West and Hartbeespoort.

The M18 road is a long metropolitan route in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria with Thembisa via Centurion and Olifantsfontein.

The M6 road is a long metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria West with a rural area east of Pretoria via Pretoria CBD, Brooklyn, Lynnwood and Wapadrand.

The M30 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Brooklyn with Welbekend via Menlyn and Garsfontein. It is an alternative route to the M6 between Brooklyn and Welbekend.

The M5 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Fountains Valley in southern Pretoria with Annlin in northern Pretoria via Sunnyside, Arcadia and Gezina. For much of its route, it is named Steve Biko Road.

The M7 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Proclamation Hill with Queenswood via Pretoria Industrial, Groenkloof, Brooklyn and Hatfield.

The M8 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Capital Park with Mamelodi via Gezina, Villieria and Eersterust.

The M1 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Pretoria West and the Pretoria CBD with Pretoria North via Mayville.

The M11 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the Pretoria CBD with Faerie Glen and Garsfontein via Sunnyside, Brooklyn and Menlyn.

The M31 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects the southern suburbs of Centurion, from the Rietvlei Nature Reserve to Rooihuiskraal via Irene and Highveld.

The M3 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It consists of only one road in the Pretoria CBD.

The M29 road is a metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It is made up of two disjoint segments in the northern suburbs of Pretoria, with one section connecting Rietondale to Waverley and the other section connecting Montana Park to Doornpoort.

The M16 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Tshwane in Gauteng, South Africa. It connects Lynnwood Manor with Scientia.

References

  1. ↑ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tshwane Bus Routes - A0" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality - Overview". municipalities.co.za. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Pretoria Map". www.sa-venues.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Street Name Changes in Pretoria" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 3 4 Google (21 September 2022). "M2 (Pretoria)" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Home". Bakwena. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Franz, Laura. "Platinum toll-road speeds ahead". www.engineeringnews.co.za. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Way: Magalies Toll Route (64316639)". OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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