M77 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M77.svg
Metropolitan route M77
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length9.8 km (6.1 mi)
Major junctions
South endM68 ZAF jct.svg M68 in Moroka
Major intersectionsM79 ZAF jct.svg M79 in Jabavu
M72 ZAF jct.svg M72 in Mofolo North
M70 ZAF jct.svg M70 in Dobsonville
North endSA road R41.svg R41 in Roodepoort
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M75 ZAF jct.svg M75 M78 ZAF jct.svg M78

The M77 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] It connects Moroka in Soweto with Roodepoort via Dobsonville. [3] For its entire route, it is named Elias Motsoaledi Road.

Route

The M77 begins at a junction with the M68 in the Moroka section of Soweto. [4] :125 It heads northwards for 10 kilometres, through Jabavu (where it meets the western terminus of the M79) [4] :125 and Dobsonville (where it meets the M72 and the western terminus of the M70), [4] :103 to exit Soweto and reach its end at a junction with the R41 in Roodepoort, in the suburb of Cresswell Park (south of the town centre). [4] :77

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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. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.