M64 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M64.svg
Metropolitan route M64
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Major junctions
North endM85 ZAF jct.svg M85
South endSA road R564.svg R564
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M63 ZAF jct.svg M63 M67 ZAF jct.svg M67

The M64 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] The M64 begins at M81 William Nicol Drive and passes through the suburbs of Bryanston and Douglasdale in Sandton, north of Johannesburg.

Route

The route is at first named Grosvenor Road and crosses over Winnie Mandela Drive, now signed as the M81 as it enters the Johannesburg metropolitan. [3] :15 The route quickly crosses over the M71 Main Road and enters Western Bryanston affluent suburbs. [3] :15 The route passes M75 Bryanston Drive, and continues through Bryanston; passing SAB Offices and the affluent BryanPark Shopping Centre. [3] :15 Once the route crosses over the N1 Highway (Western Bypass), it changes name to "Douglas Drive" as it enters into Douglasdale; home of the original Norscot Manor and Douglas Milk. [3] :14 It continues for 1.2 km until it terminates and ends at the R564 Witkoppen Road intersection. [3] :14 [4]

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References

  1. "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.
  4. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.