M61 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M61.svg
Metropolitan route M61
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length49 km (30 mi)
Major junctions
South endSA road R54.svg R54 in Vereeniging
Major intersectionsSA road R59.svg R59 near Redan
SA road R551.svgSA road R59.svg R551  / R59 at Meyerton
SA road R557.svg R557 at Randvaal
SA road R550.svg R550 at Garthdale
M7 ZAF jct.svg M7 at Alberton
M82 ZAF jct.svg M82 at Alberton
North endSA road R554.svgSA road R103.svg R554  / R103 in Alberton
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M60 ZAF jct.svg M60 M63 ZAF jct.svg M63

The M61 is a long metropolitan route in Gauteng, South Africa. [1] [2] It connects Vereeniging with Alberton via Meyerton. [3] For its entire route, it is an alternative route to the R59 highway.

Route

The M61 begins in Vereeniging, Emfuleni Local Municipality, just north-east of the town centre (just west of the Three Rivers suburb), at a junction with the R54 road. It begins by going north-north-east, following the Klip River, to cross the R59 highway (Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway) and pass by the settlement of Redan.

It continues north-north-east, parallel to the R59 highway, to enter the town of Meyerton in the Midvaal Local Municipality and reach a T-junction with the R551 road. The M61 joins the R551 and they are one road eastwards, crossing the R59 highway again, before the M61 becomes its own road northwards (Morris Road) just before the Meyerton Town Centre.

The M61 continues north-north-east, still following the R59 Highway and the Klip River, bypassing Henley on Klip, meeting the R557 road at Randvaal, to reach Garthdale (Kliprivier), where the M61 reaches a junction with the R550 road. At this junction, the M61 leaves the Midvaal Local Municipality and enters the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

From the R550 junction, the M61 goes northwards as Vereeniging Road, immediately crossing the Klip River (no-longer parallel), meeting the M7 road (Kliprivier Road), to bypass the Thokoza and Katlehong townships to the west and enter the town of Alberton. [4] :174 It passes through the Alrode suburb of Alberton to reach its northern terminus at a T-junction with the R554/R103 route co-signage (Heidelberg Road) south-east of the Alberton town centre. [4] :154

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References

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  2. "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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