M88 (Johannesburg)

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Joburg road M88.svg
Metropolitan route M88
Route information
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Major junctions
West endSA road R25.svg R25 in Esther Park
Major intersectionsM39 ZAF jct.svg M39 in Esther Park
M90 ZAF jct.svg M90 in Edleen
SA road R25.svg R25 in Terenure
M86 ZAF jct.svg M86 in Birch Acres
M84 ZAF jct.svg M84 in Norkem Park
East endSA road R25.svg R25 in Birchleigh North
Location
Country South Africa
Highway system
M86 ZAF jct.svg M86 M89 ZAF jct.svg M89

The M88 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] The entire route is in the city of Kempton Park. [3] It is made up of two disconnected sections.

Contents

Route

First Section

The M88 begins at a junction with the R25 road (Modderfontein Road) at the western end of Esther Park Extension 1 in Kempton Park. It begins by going eastwards as Parkland Avenue, through Esther Park Extension 1, to cross the M39 road (Zuurfontein Road; Isando Road), enter Esther Park Proper and curve towards the north-east. It then meets the M90 road (CR Swart Drive) and heads northwards as Rienart Avenue, through the western part of the Edleen suburb (where Kempton Gate Shopping Centre is located), to meet the R25 road (Modderfontein Road) again and enter the Terenure suburb, where it ends at a junction with Orangerivier Drive.

Second Section

The M88's second section begins in the Birch Acres suburb at a junction with Paradysvink Avenue. It heads north-east as Pongolarivier Drive, meeting the northern terminus of the M86 road (Kwartel Road), to meet the northern terminus of the M84 road (Mooirivier Drive), where it crosses into the northern part of the Norkem Park suburb. It continues north-east to reach a junction with Mooifontein Road. It becomes Mooifontein Road southwards, separating Norkem Park to the west from Birchleigh North to the east, to reach its end at another junction with the R25 road (Modderfontein 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 "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.