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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport | ||||
| Length | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  M68 in Moroka | |||
| North end |  M77 in Mofolo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The M72 road is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] It's a single ring-road through the centre of Soweto.
The M72 begins at a roundabout intersection with the M68 (Chris Hani Road) in the suburb of Moroka. [3] : 125 It begins by heading westwards, then northwards, as Koma Road, passing by the Jabulani Civic Centre and the Jabulani Mall before heading north-east to end at an intersection with the M77 (Elias Motsoaledi Road) in the suburb of Mofolo. [3] : 124 [4]
The Western Bypass is a section of the N1 and the Johannesburg Ring Road located in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Known at the time as the Concrete Highway, the freeway was initially opened in 1975 as a route to avoid the city centre of Johannesburg and to provide access to the western areas of the Witwatersrand. From the south, the Western Bypass begins at the Diepkloof Interchange in Soweto, where it splits from the N12 freeway and ends at the Buccleuch Interchange, where it merges with the N3 Eastern Bypass, M1 South and N1 Ben Schoeman freeways.
The N14 is a national route in South Africa which runs from Springbok in the Northern Cape to Pretoria in Gauteng. It passes through Upington, Kuruman, Vryburg, Krugersdorp and Centurion. The section between Pretoria and Krugersdorp is maintained by the Gauteng Provincial government and is also designated the P158.
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 M5 is a long metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area in South Africa. It starts in Ridgeway in the southern suburbs of Johannesburg. It passes through Mayfair and Brixton before travelling through Melville, Roosevelt Park, Northcliff, Blackheath and traversing the N1 Western Bypass at Randpark Ridge. It passes under the N14 freeway near Muldersdrift passing through the agricultural holding before ending at Kromdraai Road in the Lindley Agricultural Holdings. The main part of the route runs along Beyers Naudé Drive.
M7 is a metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area. The road connects Thokoza and the southern suburbs of Alberton with suburbs to the west of the Johannesburg CBD.
The M9 is a major metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. Passing through the heart of the Witwatersrand, it connects the southern suburbs of Johannesburg via the centre of Johannesburg, with the northern suburbs and business centres of Rosebank and Sandton before ending in the outer northern suburbs.
M11 is a major metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. Historically it was part of the main road between Johannesburg and Pretoria; it now runs through the central and north-eastern parts of the city from Bassonia, passing through Rosettenville, Johannesburg CBD and Hillbrow, passing through numerous older suburbs as Louis Botha Avenue, before it becomes the Old Pretoria Road (R101) and continues to Midrand and Pretoria.
M27 is a major road in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. A large part of the route is named Jan Smuts Avenue which is roughly 12 km long. It begins in the southern suburb of Booysens and heads northwards through the Johannesburg CBD and the northern suburbs of Randburg.
M16 is a metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, South Africa. It begins in the north-western suburb of Greenside and heads eastwards through some of Johannesburg's northern suburbs and through Edenvale to end at the East Rand town of Kempton Park.
The M18 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Krugersdorp with Bruma via Constantia Kloof, Florida, Auckland Park, Braamfontein and Observatory.
The M20 is a short metropolitan route in the Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, South Africa. It connects Randburg in the western part of Johannesburg with Edenvale in the east.
The M38 is a short metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa. The entire route is in the Johannesburg South area, connecting Southgate with Tulisa Park via Ridgeway. It is parallel to the Johannesburg Southern Bypass for its entire route.
The M53 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Germiston with Vosloorus via Elsburg.
The M56 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Boksburg with the northern part of Springs via Brakpan.
The M60 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Sandton with the Linbro Business Park adjacent to Modderfontein.
The M63 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an alternative route to the R51 road between Springs and Nigel.
The M68 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects the south-western part of Soweto with Mulbarton via Diepkloof, Southgate and Glenvista.
The M77 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Moroka in Soweto with Roodepoort via Dobsonville. For its entire route, it is named Elias Motsoaledi Road.
The M79 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Jabavu in the western part of Soweto with Nasrec via Orlando and Diepkloof. On physical street signs, it is signposted as the M12 on the eastern part of the route.
The M80 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa.
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