The M17 road is a
metropolitan route in the
City of Tshwane in
Gauteng,
South Africa. It connects the suburb of Kirkney in
Pretoria with the northern parts of
Soshanguve and
Mabopane.
Route
The M17 route begins in the suburb of Kirkney (north-west of
Pretoria CBD; just west of
Booysens
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), at a junction with the
R514 Route (Van Der Hoff Road). It heads north-west as the
Horns Nek Pass for 8.8 kilometres to reach a junction with the
R513 Route (Brits Road). The R513 joins the M17 and they are one road northwards for 400 metres before the R513 becomes its own road eastwards towards
Chantelle.
The M17 continues northwards to meet the
N4 Highway (
Platinum Highway;
Pretoria Northern Bypass) (eastbound only) before reaching a junction with the
R566 Route just west of
Rosslyn. The M17 joins the R566 eastwards for 1.4 kilometres before becoming its own road northwards (Molotlegi Road). It bends westwards before leaving Molotlegi Road to become the road northwards, bypassing
Ga-Rankuwa to the east.
The M17 continues northwards from the Molotlegi Road junction for 6.3 kilometres to reach a junction with the
M20 route in the southern part of
Soshanguve. It continues northwards for 6.1 kilometres, parallel to a railway (which separates
Mabopane in the west from Soshanguve in the east), to pass under the
M39 route. It continues northwards for 4 kilometres, still parallel to the railway, to reach its end at a junction with the
M44 route.
References
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Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria