Outer Ring Road, Durban
The Durban Outer Ring Road is a half
Durban Ring Road | |
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Beltway around Durban | |
North end | M41 in uMhlanga |
N3 in Durban | |
South end | R102 / M4 in Durban South |
Location | |
Country | South Africa |
Highway system | |
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Route
From north to south, the Outer Ring Road begins from the
From the M41, the N2 then fans into a 4×4 wide freeway as it begins to circle the urban parts of Durban. The freeway passes M25 KwaMashu Highway, M45 Queen Nandi Road including a Petropoort (the only urban freeway petrol station in Durban) and continuing to the massive M19 Umgeni/M21 Inanda Road interchange. The interchange is a dual road interchange starting with M21 Inanda Road and linking to the M19 Umgeni Road.[citation needed]
In 2012, due to heavy congestions with the M19 Umgeni Road and the N2 SANRAL decided to upgrade the M19 interchange to a semi-free flowing interchange. The project was supposed to have reached completion in May 2014 but delays from local workers and striking has prolonged this, however it was completed and opened in October 2015.[3] Two huge viaduct bridges have been erected for free-flowing traffic for commuters travelling on the M19 West to reach the N2 North, and for the N2 North to reach the M19 West without stopping at signals.
The N2 continues south to reach the
Once passing the interchange with the N3, the N2 continues into the southern parts of Durban meeting the terminus of the freeway portion of the M7 at the Solomon Mahlangu Drive Interchange and continuing southwards passing the M1 Higginson Highway. The N2 then meets the R102 for the Umlazi off-ramp and would continue with an old Durban International Airport offramp, however in 2010 the airport was relocated to the north of Durban. The off-ramp still exists but there is no signage or destination route.
The Durban Outer Ring Road ends at the interchange with the
See also
References
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "The R1.14bn Mount Edgecombe Interchange has officially opened". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Umgeni Road interchange opens". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Outer Ring Road - Map of Cities in Outer Ring Road - MapQuest". www.mapquest.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.