Metropolitan routes in East London

Buffalo City (East London metropolitan area), like most South African cities, uses metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below national (N) roads and regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Table of M roads

No.	Direction	Description of route	Suburbs	Street names
M1	North/South	R72 (City Centre) - M15 - M4 - M5/R102 - N2 - M11 (Dorchester Heights)	CBD, Arcadia, Southernwood, Selbourne, Vincent, Dorchester Heights	Oxford St., Union Ave., Western Ave., Two Rivers Dr.
M3	SSE/NNW	R72 (City Centre) - M15 - M5 - M16 - R102 (Mdantsane)	CBD, Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town, Buffalo Flats, Haven Hills, Reeston, Mdantsane	Buffalo St., North West Expressway, Phoenix St., Ziphunzana Bypass, Mdantsane Access Rd.
M4	East/West	M13 (Stirling) - M11 - R72 - M1 (cosigned for one block) - M5 - N2 - R102 (Summer Pride)	Stirling, Baysville, Southernwood, Braelynn, Amalinda, Amalinda Forest, Summerpride	Gleneagles Rd., Pearce St., Lukin Rd., Union Ave., Amalinda Dr., Main Road Amalinda
M5	NNE/SSW	Cosigned with R102 (M11 - M1 - R102) - M4 (cosigned for one block) - M3 - leaves town as the Buffalo Pass - R346		Deveraux Ave., Garcia St., Croydon Rd., French St., Windermere Rd., Main Road Amalinda, Woolwash Rd., Buffalo Pass
M7	NE/SW	M11 (Bonnie Doon) - M9 - M8 (Beacon Bay)	Bonnie Doon, Beacon Bay	Batting Rd.
M8	SE/NW	(Cosigned with R102N6 (Nompumelelo) - M10/R102) - N2 - M7 - M9 - Bonza Bay Beach	Nompumelelo, Beacon Bay	Bonza Bay Rd.
M9	First East/West then North/South	M7 - M8	Beacon Bay	Beaconhurst Dr.
M10	East/West	(Cosigned with R102 M8 - R102) - N2 - Gonubie Beach	Gonubie	Main Rd. (Gonubie)
M11	North/South	M4 - R102 (cosigned) - M12 - M7 - under N2 - R102 (end cosigned) - M1 (Dorchester Heights)	Stirling, Nahoon, Bonnie Doon, Abbotsford, Nahoon Valley Park, Dorchester Heights	Old Transkei Rd., Main Rd. (Abbotsford), Smythelands Rd.
M12	East West	M11 - M13 - Nahoon Beach	Nahoon	Beach Rd.
M13	North/South, U-bend, SSW/NNE	R72 (Quigney) - M4 - M12	Quigney, Baysville, Stirling, Nahoon	Currie St., Esplanade Rd., John Bailie Rd., Galway Rd.
M14	North/ South then East/West	R72 (CBD) - R72 (Arcadia)	CBD, Arcadia	Cambridge St., Stephenson/North Sts., Commercial Rd.
M15	East/West	M3 (CBD) - R72	CBD, Southernwood	St. Johns Rd., St. Peters St.
M16	North/South	R102 - M3	Mdantsane	Billie Rd.
M17			Mdantsane
M18	East/West	R72 (CBD) - R72 (Cove Rock area)	CBD, West Bank, Cove Rock	Dr. Zahn Rd., Bank St., Strand St., Molteno Dr., Prince George Circuit, Parkridge Rd.
M19	North/South	R72 (Sunnyridge) - East London IDZ	Sunnyridge	Chester Rd.
M21	East/West	M3 - M3	Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town	Douglas Smit Highway
M25	North/South	R72 - Kidd's Beach	Kidd's Beach	Main St. (Kidd's Beach)

See also

• Numbered routes in South Africa

References

1. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
2. "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS COMMENCES IN EAST LONDON AND MDANTSANE". www.buffalocity.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
3. "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.