M9 (Cape Town)
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The M9 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa.[2][3] It connects Sir Lowry's Pass Village with Wynberg via Somerset West, Firgrove, Macassar, Khayelitsha and Nyanga.[4][5]
Route
The M9 begins at a junction with the N2 national route just north-east of Gordon's Bay. It begins by going northwards into the Sir Lowry's Pass Village to reach the Old Sir Lowry's Pass Road, where it turns westwards. It heads west-north-west for 10 kilometres, parallel to the N2, to pass through the town centre of Somerset West and reach a junction with the R44 route (Broadway Boulevard).
The M9 continues west-north-west as Main Road to enter Firgrove, where it turns to the south-west and immediately crosses the R102 route (Old Main Road) and the N2 highway again (no-longer parallel). After crossing the N2, it passes through the southern part of Macassar (separating the suburb from the Macassar Dunes Conservation Area) in a westerly direction before crossing the Eerste River. It continues west-north-west and reaches a junction with the R310 route (Baden Powell Drive), where it enters the large township of Khayelitsha.
The M9 heads west-north-west through Khayelitsha for 10 kilometres as Govan Mbeki Drive, meeting the
References
- ^ "Western Cape Department: Transport and Public Works". provincialgovernment.co.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Road Network| Transport Networks & Infrastructure| TCT". www.tct.gov.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Department of Public Works". publicworks.gov.za. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "WCPP 2018/2019 Annual Report" (PDF). Western Cape Department Of Transport and Public Works. 2018โ2019. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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