M6 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M6.svg
Metropolitan route M6
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Major junctions
West endSA road R564.svg R564 Christian De Wet Road, Glen Dayson
Major intersectionsM5 ZAF jct.svg M5 Beyers Naudé Drive, Randpark Ridge
SA road R512.svg R512 Malibongwe Drive, Ferndale
East endM71 ZAF jct.svg M71 Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M5 ZAF jct.svg M5 M7 ZAF jct.svg M7

M6 is a short metropolitan route in Randburg, South Africa. It begins in the western suburb of Glen Dayson and ends in the east on Bram Fischer Drive in Ferndale. [1] [2]

Route

The western terminus of the M6 is a t-junction with Christiaan De Wet Road (R564) in Glen Dayson. [3] :30 It heads east through Randpark Ridge as John Vorster Road where it intersects and crosses Beyers Naudé Drive (M5). [3] :31 It now becomes Ysterhout Drive and weaves its way through Randpark Ridge where it intersects and crosses President Fouche Drive/Rabie Street. [3] :31 Continuing east, now as Hans Schoeman Street in Bromhof, it crosses over the N1 highway (Western Bypass) then the Klein Jukskei River and into Malanshof and reaches Malibongwe Drive (R512). [3] :32 Crossing Malibongwe Drive, it becomes Hills Street heading east through Ferndale. [3] :32 The M6 then turns north into Main Road and then east into Bond Street. [3] :32 After 1 km, Bond Street meets Bram Fischer Drive (M71) in Ferndale and is the M6's eastern terminus. [3] :32

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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 6 7 Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.