The M12 is a long
metropolitan route in the
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,740,026.
The remot ...
, South Africa. It connects Burgundy Estate with
via
Parow,
Elsie's River and
Kuils River.
Route
The M12 begins at a junction with the
M13 in the Burgundy Estate in
Milnerton
Milnerton is a seaside suburb on Table Bay and is located north of central Cape Town in South Africa. It is located 11 kilometres to the north of the city's centre.
Suburbs
Suburbs/ neighbourhoods of the greater Milnerton area include:
* Bot ...
, north of
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
. It begins by going eastwards for a few metres as Sienna Drive before turning southwards as Giel Basson Drive. It flies over the
M14 (Plattekloof Road) and meets the
M8 (Bosmansdam Road) before separating the
Monte Vista and
Panorama suburbs and flying over the
N1 Highway. Just after crossing the N1, it separates the
Goodwood and
Parow suburbs and reaches a junction with the
R102
The R.102 (originally referred to as Project H) was a British airship planned in 1930 but never built.
The development of R.102 resulted from the Imperial Airship Scheme, when it became apparent that the R100 and R101 airships then being buil ...
(Voortrekker Road).
From the R102 junction, the M12 continues southwards through
Elsie's River to reach a junction with the
M10 (Robert Sobukwe Road) north of
Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town International Airport is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second-busiest airport in South Africa and fourth-busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city center, the airport wa ...
, where it turns to the east as Stellenbosch Arterial road. It passes through the
Belhar
Belhar is a small town in the Western Cape, South Africa and forms part of the Cape Flats area in the City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the cit ...
suburb before meeting and crossing the
R300 Freeway (Kuils River Freeway) and passing through the southern part of
Kuils River, where it forms another junction with the
R102
The R.102 (originally referred to as Project H) was a British airship planned in 1930 but never built.
The development of R.102 resulted from the Imperial Airship Scheme, when it became apparent that the R100 and R101 airships then being buil ...
(Van Riebeeck Road). The M12 continues eastwards as Polkadraai Road, leaving the
City of Cape Town
The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,740,026.
The remot ...
and entering the
Stellenbosch Local Municipality
Stellenbosch Local Municipality (also known as Stellenbosch Municipality) is the local municipality that governs the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Pniel, and the surrounding rural areas, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It c ...
, to reach its end at a junction with the
R310 (Baden Powell Drive; Adam Tas Road) about 4 kilometres west of the
town centre.
References
Roads in Cape Town
Metropolitan routes in Cape Town
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