N14 (South Africa)
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| East end |  R101 Kgosi Mampuru Street/Sophie De Bruyn Street in Pretoria | |||
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| Country | South Africa | |||
| Provinces | Northern Cape, North West, Gauteng | |||
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The N14 is a
Provincial government and is also designated the P158.Route
Northern Cape
The N14 begins as Voortrekker Street in
Pofadder from the west, intersecting the R358 in the town centre. It leaves eastwards, then turns to the north-east towards Kakamas, entering the town from the west. It's intersected by the R359 in the town before leaving to the north, crossing the Orange River and then heading east to intersect with the R27 in Keimoes before heading north out of the town. The N14 continues north-east, following the Orange River, to Upington. In the town centre, it intersects with the N10 before continuing north-east to Olifantshoek and Kuruman, meeting the R385 and R325 routes. It passes through Kuruman as its main road, intersecting the R31. It leaves north-east and crosses into the North West province
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North West
Crossing into the province, the route is intersected at t-junction by the
Coligny. Here it cosigns with the R503 for 2 km as the ring-road to the south of the town before heading eastwards to Ventersdorp. The route bypasses the town to the south, first crossing R30 and then the R53, as it leaves heading east again. Shortly after the village of Klerkskraal, it enters Gauteng
province.
Gauteng
The N14 enters the province heading north-east, crossing the
M7 at the Groenkloof Nature Reserve near Fountains Valley. Shortly thereafter it ends in the southern suburb of Salvokop in Pretoria, where it joins the R101
(Kgosi Mampuru Street) northwards, marking its eastern terminus.
History
In 2015 - 2017 the Highway was upgraded and re-tarred from Krugersdorp to Diepsloot.[2][3] Between 2017 - 2019, the section from Diepsloot to the Brakfontein Interchange was upgraded, increasing that from 2 lanes to 3 lanes in each direction.[4] The upgrades were done by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) and the route remains toll-free.[4]
Special Regulation
The N14 highway has a 160 km section of the highway between
Pofadder and Kakamas that allows a speed limit of 250 km/h for authorised vehicles for speed testing.[5]
References
- ^ Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 31–32. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Agency, African News. "N14 highway set for R295m upgrade". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Upgraded N14 freeway officially opened". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b "MEC Ismael Vadi launches N14 upgrade project | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Half-way-to-Pofadder (Kakamas)".
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