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M18 (Johannesburg)
The M18 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Krugersdorp with Bruma via Constantia Kloof, Florida, Auckland Park, Braamfontein and Observatory. It is an alternative route to the R24 Route for travel between Krugersdorp and Bruma. Route The M18 begins at a junction with the R28 Road (Paardekraal Drive) in the Noordheuwel suburb of Krugersdorp (just north of the Krugersdorp CBD) in the Mogale City Local Municipality, heading east-south-east as Voortrekker Road. It bypasses the Coronation Park, meets the M36 Road and enters the Silverfields suburb, where it becomes parallel to the R24 Road (Albertina Sisulu Road) eastwards for a few kilometres. Just after, at the suburb of Mindalore, the M18 changes its street name to Ontdekkers Road and leaves the Mogale City Local Municipality to enter Roodepoort in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It enters the Princess suburb of Roodepoort, where it meets the M67 Road and by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauteng Department Of Roads And Transport
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is a department of the Government of Gauteng. It is responsible for the development of the transport system in the Gauteng province of South Africa, and for constructing and maintaining buildings and other structures for the other departments of the provincial government. One of their key functions is to develop and maintain all Regional routes and Provincial routes (& some National routes) within the Gauteng province as well as all metropolitan roads in Johannesburg and Metropolitan routes in Pretoria. They are also responsible for passing any transport authority bill or road traffic amendment bill in the province The Department's strategic goals are a to maintain an integrated public transport system that provides customer-centric transport services and strategic economic transport infrastructure that stimulates socio-economic growth; in a modern, accountable and development-oriented department See also * Government of Gauteng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M67 (Johannesburg)
The M67 is a short metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the .... Route The M67 begins at R41 and ends at the R114. References Streets and roads of Johannesburg Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg {{SouthAfrica-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Technikon Witwatersrand (TWR) and the Soweto and East Rand campuses of Vista University. Prior to the merger, the Daveyton and Soweto campuses of the former Vista University had been incorporated into RAU. As a result of the merger of Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), it is common for alumni to refer to the university as RAU. The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UJ is Professor Tshilidzi Marwala who took office on 1 January 2018. Between 2005 and 2017, UJ's Vice-Chancellor and Principal was Prof Ihron Lester Rensburg. The newly emerged institution is one of the largest comprehensive contact universities in South Africa from the 26 public universities that make up the higher education system. UJ has a student population of over 50 000, of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M10 (Johannesburg)
The M10 is a long metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa. It connects Lenasia with Johannesburg Central via Soweto. Route The M10 begins at a junction with the R558 Road just north of Ennerdale. It begins by going northwards as Klipspruit Valley Road to enter the town of Lenasia, where it meets the R554 Road adjacent to Trade Route Mall (just east of the Lenasia Town Centre). It continues northwards to cross the N12 Moroka Bypass and enter the township of Soweto. Just after the N12 crossing, it turns to the east as Main Road and enters the Eldorado Park suburb. At the junction with Boundary Road in Eldorado Park, the M10 becomes Boundary Road northwards. At the Union Avenue junction in Klipriviersoog Estate, the M10 becomes Union Avenue westwards before becoming the road northwards at the next junction to be named Klipspruit Valley Road again. It passes through the Pimville suburb to reach a junction with the M68 Road (Chris Hani Road). It bends to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M30 (Johannesburg)
The M30 is a metropolitan route in Johannesburg, South Africa connecting Florida in the west with Lombardy East and Edenvale. Route The M30 begins at the Ontdekkers Road M18 in Delarey. It heads east as Mollie Road before turning north-east as Long Road through Newlands. Continuing through Albertskroon as 5th Street then for a short distance as Milner Avenue where it crosses the Montgomery Spruit through Montgomery Park. The route splits from Millar and becomes Preller Drive and soon crosses the Beyers Naude Drive (M5) in Linden. Continuing in a north-east direction through Emmarentia, Preller become Hoyfmeyr Drive before merging with Tana Road were it crosses 3rd Avenue and Linden Road (M20). Tana crosses the Rustenburg Road / Barry Hertzog Avenue (M71) in Greenside and then becomes 6th Street in Parkhurst in an easterly direction. 6th Street becomes 7th Avenue in Parktown North and reaches Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) in Rosebank. The route turns north and co-signs with J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N1 Western Bypass (South Africa)
The Western Bypass is a section of the N1 and the Johannesburg Ring Road located in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Known at the time as the ''Concrete Highway'', the freeway was initially opened in 1975 as a route to avoid the city centre of Johannesburg and to provide access to the western areas of the Witwatersrand. From the south, the Western Bypass begins at the Diepkloof Interchange in Soweto, where it splits from the N12 freeway and ends at the Buccleuch Interchange, where it merges with the N3 Eastern Bypass, M1 South and N1 Ben Schoeman freeways. The Western Bypass is the longest section of the Johannesburg Ring Road. The freeway is mostly four lanes wide in either direction, but fans out into six lanes between Rivonia and Buccleuch, where there is heavy traffic moving north towards Pretoria. The Western Bypass is part of the N1 road that spans the length of South Africa, which is the beginning of the famed Cape to Cairo Road. Route The southern terminus of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N1 (South Africa)
The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road. Prior to 1970, the N1 designation was applied to the route from Beit Bridge to Colesberg and then along the current N9 to George. The section from Cape Town to Colesberg was designated the N9.http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/sites/default/files/styles/adaptive/public/Department%20of%20Transport%20Map%20South%20Africa%201959.jpg?itok=TncXhikX Route Western Cape The N1 begins in central Cape Town at the northern end of Buitengracht Street (M62), outside the entrance to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The first section of the N1 is shared with the beginning of the N2; it is a four-lane elevated freeway that runs along a strip of land between the city centre and the Port of Cape Town. On the eastern edge of the city centre the two roads sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maraisburg
Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton. Johannesburg's most famous botanical garden, Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens (now renamed Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden), is located in Roodepoort. History In 1884, brothers Fred and Harry Struben, having discovered gold on the farm Wilgespruit at the western end of the Witwatersrand, were granted concessions to mine the area. When George Harrison's find at ''Langlaagte'' came to light and gold fever took hold, the Strubens brothers were joined by a swarm of gold diggers. Other areas such as ''Maraisburg'' were prospected and mined by A.P. Marais and at ''Florida'', the owners were van der Hoven, Bantjies and Lys. Though the Struben brothers' ''Confidence Reef'' bore little gold and their mine was unprofitable, the ramshackle town that grew around it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M47 (Johannesburg)
The M47 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa It connects the N14 at Cradlestone Mall with the M18 at Maraisburg in Roodepoort. It consists of only one street, named Hendrick Potgieter Road. Route The M47 begins at a 4-way-junction with the N14 National Route and the R28 Road north-east of Krugersdorp in the Mogale City Local Municipality, adjacent to Cradlestone Mall (south-west of Muldersdrift). It begins by going south-eastwards as Hendrick Potgieter Road to enter the city of Roodepoort in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The first suburb it passes through is Ruimsig, where it meets the M67 Road (Peter Road; Doreen Road). It continues south-east, through the Little Falls suburb, to form an interchange with the R564 Road (Christian de Wet Road) adjacent to Clearwater Mall in Strubens Valley. It meets the M86 Road (Jim Fouche Road) at the next junction, before meeting the M69 Road west of Constantia Kloof. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Hills
Florida Hills is a suburb of Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa. It lies to the northwest of downtown Johannesburg and north of Soweto. It is a suburb of Roodepoort Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton. Johannesburg's most famous botanical .... References Johannesburg Region C {{Johannesburg-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M8 (Johannesburg)
The M8 is a short metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. It starts in Florida Park, Roodepoort and ends in Linden, Randburg to the east. Route The M8 begins as a T-junction with the M18 Ontdekkers Road in Florida Park and heads in a north-east direction as William Nichol Drive. Here it intersects the M47 at Hendrik Potgieter Drive, crossing underneath the road as it continues east as 14th Avenue and after a short distance intersects the N1 Western Bypass in Fairland. After a short distance, the M8 turns north-east as Weltervreden Road in Berario and as Pendoring Road in Northcliff. Here the M8 crosses Beyers Naude Drive and continues north-east, for a short distance, as a Judges Avenue in Cresta and crosses M20 Republic Road. Continuing eastwards as Judges Avenue and intersects R512 Malibongwe Drive Malibongwe Drive, formerly known as Hans Strijdom Drive ( af, Hans Strijdom-rylaan), is a major road that runs through an industrial area in the northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
