The M43 is a major metropolitan road in Greater Johannesburg,

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

which begins in

Vosloorus Vosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1963 when Black Africans were removed from Stirtonville ...

and heads northwards to

Birchleigh Birchleigh is one of the northernmost suburbs of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastli ...

, Kempton Park on the

East Rand The East Rand is the urban eastern part of the Witwatersrand that is functionally merged with the Johannesburg conurbation in South Africa. The region extends from Alberton in the west to Nigel in the east, and south down to Nigel. It includes ...

. It is an alternative route to the R21 Route for travel between Kempton Park and Vosloorus.

Route

The M43 begins in

, at a junction with the M53 (Brickfield Road). It begins by going eastwards as Bierman Road to reach an interchange with the N3 Freeway. It continues by going north-east through Vredebos as Barry Marais Road to reach a junction with the R103. It continues north-east and flies over the

M35 M35, M.35 or M-35 may refer to: Military * M35 series 2½-ton 6×6 cargo truck, a US Army truck * , a Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel launched in 1982 * ADGZ or ''M35 Mittlere Panzerwagen'', a 1930s Austrian Army heavy armored car * Cannone ...

(Heidelberg Road) before passing through the suburb of Villa Liza and meeting the southern terminus of the R21 (Rondebult Road) in the suburb of

Dawn Park Dawn Park is a suburb of Boksburg close to Vosloorus Vosloorus is a large township situated south of Boksburg and just east of Katlehong in Ekurhuleni, just 30 kilometres south-east of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in ...

. It continues north-east as Barry Marais Road before turning north and flying over the R554 (North Boundary Road) in the suburb of Van Dyk Park and after a short distance crosses under the N17 Freeway. At the junction with the M46 (Jubilee Street), it becomes Van Dyk Road northwards and is the road separating

Boksburg Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked Boksburg ...

to the west from Benoni to the east. It bypasses the townships of

Wattville Wattville is a township south of Benoni in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1941, and by 1948, 400 houses were built on 34 hectares. After 1948, building stopped as it was threatened with destruc ...

and Actionville to the west and Boksburg East to the east. It continues northwards to reach a junction with Commissioner Street east of Boksburg Central and west of Benoni Central, where it forms an interchange with the R29 (Main Reef Road) via Commissioner Street. The M43 continues north as Atlas Road, intersecting with the M44 (North Rand Road; Lakefield Avenue) before forming an interchange with the N12 Freeway. It continues northwards, separating the suburbs of Impala Park to the west and Atlasville to the east before entering the city of Kempton Park, bypassing O. R. Tambo International Airport to the east. In

Bonaero Park Bonaero Park is a southeastern suburb of Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, in Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies directly next to OR Tambo International Airport, the busiest airport in Africa. Bonaero Park was built in the 1960s to house employees f ...

, the M43 reaches a junction, where the road northwards joins the R21 freeway. At this junction, the M43 turns eastwards and at the next junction with the M45, the M43 turns northwards onto Great North Road to be cosigned with it. As Great North Road, the M43/M45 flies over the R21 freeway to enter the northern suburbs of Kempton Park and reach an interchange with the M32 (Pomona Road). At the next junction, the two roads split, with the M45 becoming Van Riebeeck Road westwards and the M43 becoming Dann Road northwards to pass through the

Glen Marais Glen Marais is a suburb of Kempton Park, in Gauteng province, 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 th ...

suburb of Kempton Park, where it forms a large junction with the M91 (Monument Road). Further north, at the Birchleigh AH suburb, the road turns left onto Veld street and after 100m, it turns right onto Vlei Street to head northwards. After 1 km, the M43 reaches its northern terminus at a t-junction with the M57 (Pretoria Road) in the suburb of

References

{{Portal, South Africa Streets and roads of Johannesburg Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg