The M31 road is a metropolitan route in the

City of Tshwane The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (also known as the City of Tshwane) () is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Metropolitan area is centred on the city of Pr ...

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. It connects the southern suburbs of Centurion, from the

Rietvlei Nature Reserve Rietvlei Nature Reserve, located in southern Pretoria, is about in size, and includes the entirety of the Rietvlei Dam which impounds the Rietvlei River, in Gauteng, South Africa. The reserve is wedged between the R21 highway ( OR Tambo Ai ...

to Rooihuiskraal via Irene and Highveld.

Route

The M31 route begins just south-west of the

Moreleta Park Moreleta Park ( af, Moreletapark) is a suburb of Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria ...

suburb in southern

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, at a junction with the R50 Route (Delmas Road). It begins by heading south-west for 4.5 kilometres, forming the northern border of the

and bypassing the Rietvlei Dam, to reach a junction with the M57 route (Goedehoop Avenue). It proceeds westwards as Nellmapius Drive to cross the R21 e-toll Highway and enter the southern suburbs of Centurion. It enters the Irene Village and reaches the Irene Village Mall just after the R21 interchange, where it meets the southern terminus of the M28 route (Van Ryneveld Avenue). The M31 proceeds westwards to reach a junction with the M18 route (Main Road) in Irene before crossing the

Hennops River The Hennops River is one of the larger rivers that drains Gauteng, South Africa. It has its source near Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg and meets the Crocodile River (Limpopo) shortly before Hartbeespoort Dam. It is one of Gauteng's most pol ...

south of the Centurion Country Club and entering the Highveld suburb, where it meets the southern terminus of the M19 route (John Vorster Drive, which connects to the Centurion CBD). Still named Nellmapius Drive, the M31 proceeds westwards from Highveld to meet the M36 route before flying over the N1 Highway ( Ben Schoeman Freeway) and entering the Rooihuiskraal suburb. Just after the N1 overbridge, the M31 reaches a junction with the R101 Route (Old Johannesburg Road). It proceeds westwards through Rooihuiskraal as Uitsig Drive for 2 kilometres to reach its end at a junction with the M37 route (Rooihuiskraal Road).

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{{SouthAfrica-road-stub Metropolitan Routes in Pretoria