M78 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M78.svg
Metropolitan route M78
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Length6.1 km (3.8 mi)
Major junctions
North endSA road R25.svg R25 near Modderfontein
Major intersectionsM59 ZAF jct.svg M59 in Sebenza, Edenvale
M16 ZAF jct.svg M16 in Edenglen, Edenvale
M99 ZAF jct.svg M99 in Klopper Park, Germiston
South endM59 ZAF jct.svg M59 in Klopper Park, Germiston
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M77 ZAF jct.svg M77 M79 ZAF jct.svg M79

The M78 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] It is a short route connecting Illiondale with Klopper Park in the Edenvale/Germiston area of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. [3]

Route

The M78 begins at a junction with the R25 road in the suburb of Illiondale (south of Modderfontein and north-east of Edenvale CBD). It begins by going southwards through Illiondale to reach a junction with the M59 road (Terrace Road). It continues south as Harris Avenue, separating the Sebenza and Edenglen suburbs of Edenvale, to reach a junction with the M16 road (Baker Road) east of Edenvale CBD. The M16 joins the M78 and they are one road southwards for a few metres before the M16 becomes its own road eastwards (Harris Avenue) while the M78 remains as the southerly road (Shelton Road). [3]

The M78 proceeds to fly over the R24 highway (Albertina Sisulu Freeway) and enter Klopper Park (the northernmost suburb of Germiston), where it reaches a junction with the M99 road (Herman Street). It proceeds south-east through Klopper Park to reach its end at another junction with the M59 road (Lazarus Mawela Road). [3]

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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 "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.