R300 road (South Africa)
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The R300 or Kuils River Freeway (also Cape Flats Freeway) is a Regional Route in the Cape Metropole,
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that connects
Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain is a large township located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs ...
with the N2, Kuils River, and the N1 at Bellville. The R300 is a
freeway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
for its entire length; it forms part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway.


Route

The R300 begins at the Stellenberg Interchange with the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell and heads south bordering between both towns. It eventually borders between Bellville and Kuils River and borders between Delft and
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before intersecting with the N2 (Settlers Way) north of
Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain is a large township located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs ...
and Philippi. It then turns in a south-westerly direction between Mitchells Plain and Phillipi and ending at the intersection with the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive) in
Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain is a large township located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs ...
.


Interchanges


Peninsula Expressway

The entirety of the R300 Freeway is part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway, which is to be designated as the N21 and is to be a
toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically ...
. This new national route is to include the current R300 Freeway as well as extensions at either end of that R300 Freeway. The proposed road is meant to extend the current R300 from its northern terminus (Stellenberg Interchange) with the N1 Highway, past
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, bending west, up to the
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and
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coastal area. It is also meant to extend the current R300 from its southern terminus (
Mitchells Plain Mitchells Plain is a large township located within the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa and situated about from the Cape Town city centre. It is one of South Africa's largest residential areas and contains multiple smaller suburbs ...
) junction with the M7 Route (Jakes Gerwel Drive) westwards, through
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, up to the
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and Westlake area. In August 2022 the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works announced the launch of an environmental impact assessment for the extension of the R300 from its current terminus at the N1 northwards to the R302 (Wellington Road).


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Regional Routes in the Western Cape Roads in Cape Town Highways in South Africa {{SouthAfrica-road-stub