M4 (Cape Town)

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SA road M4.svg
Metropolitan route M4
Cape Town M4 route map.svg
Route information
Maintained by City of Cape Town and Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works [1]
Length47.7 km (29.6 mi)
Major junctions
North endM59 ZAF jct.svg M59 in Zonnebloem
Major intersectionsM60 ZAF jct.svg M60 in Zonnebloem
M163 ZAF jct.svg M163 in Observatory
SA road N2 jct.svg N2 in Mowbray
M18 ZAF jct.svg M18 in Mowbray
M89 ZAF jct.svg M89 in Rondebosch
M92 ZAF jct.svg M92 in Rondebosch
M63 ZAF jct.svg M63 in Newlands
M33 ZAF jct.svg M33 in Newlands
M24 ZAF jct.svg M24 in Claremont
M9 ZAF jct.svgM152 ZAF jct.svg M9  / M152 in Kenilworth
M41 ZAF jct.svg M41 in Wynberg
M160 ZAF jct.svg M160 in Plumstead
M38 ZAF jct.svg M38 in Diep River
M39 ZAF jct.svg M39 in Bergvliet
M40 ZAF jct.svg M40 in Kirstenhof
M42 ZAF jct.svg M42 in Kirstenhof
M75 ZAF jct.svg M75 in Lakeside
SA road R310.svg R310 in Muizenberg
M75 ZAF jct.svg M75 in Kalk Bay
M65 ZAF jct.svg M65 in Fish Hoek
M6 ZAF jct.svg M6 in Gencairn
M66 ZAF jct.svg M66 near Simon's Town
South endM65 ZAF jct.svg M65 near the Cape of Good Hope
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M3 ZAF jct.svg M3 M5 ZAF jct.svg M5

The M4 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in South Africa. [2] [3] It connects the Cape Town CBD with the Cape of Good Hope via Wynberg, Muizenberg and Fish Hoek. [4] [5] Originally, it was the main route connecting the Cape Town CBD with the Southern Suburbs. From the CBD to Kirstenhof, it is parallel to the M3 Freeway.

Route

The M4 begins at a junction with the M59 Route (Buitenkant Street) in District Six (Zonnebloem; east of the Cape Town City Centre), just north of the District Six Museum and just east of the Cape Town City Hall. It begins by heading eastwards as Sir Lowry Road to fly over the N2 Highway (Nelson Mandela Boulevard) and enter the Woodstock suburb. In Woodstock, it slowly turns towards the south and reaches the Cape Town Science Centre and Groote Schuur Hospital in Observatory, where it once again flies over the N2 Highway (Settlers Way).

It continues southwards as Main Road from the N2 overbridge for 18 kilometres, through Rondebosch, Newlands, Claremont, Kenilworth, Wynberg, Plumstead, Diep River, Bergvliet, Retreat and Kirstenhof, to bypass the Muizenberg Mountains and enter Muizenberg, where it meets the south-western terminus of the R310 Route (Baden Powell Drive). The M4 continues southwards with the False Bay coast to its east for 6 kilometres (still named Main Road) to reach Fish Hoek, where it meets the M65 Route at a roundabout.

The M4 continues following the coast southwards to reach Glencairn, where it meets the southern terminus of the M6 Route (an alternative route from the Cape Town CBD). The M4 proceeds southwards for 18 kilometres, through Simon's Town, to reach its end at another junction with the M65 Route in the Cape Peninsula, at the entrance of the Cape of Good Hope.

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References

  1. "Western Cape Department: Transport and Public Works". provincialgovernment.co.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. "Road Network| Transport Networks & Infrastructure| TCT". www.tct.gov.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Department of Public Works". publicworks.gov.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "WCPP 2018/2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Cape Department Of Transport and Public Works. 2018–2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.