Pretoria Ring Road
The Pretoria Ring Road, also known as the Pretoria Bypass, is a collection of two bypasses that together form a partial ring road around the city of Pretoria, South Africa.[1] It consists of a section of the N1 highway (known as the Eastern Bypass) as well as a section of the N4 highway (known as the Northern Bypass). It is entirely in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.
| Pretoria Bypass | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 67 km (42 mi) |
| Existed | 2008–present |
| Major junctions | |
| at the Brits Toll Plaza | |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Highway system | |
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Route
Eastern Bypass
The Pretoria Eastern Bypass is formed by the
It heads north-east from Brakfontein (bypassing Centurion CBD) and then turns north after the Flying Saucer Interchange with the
The section of the Eastern Bypass from the Brakfontein Interchange to the Proefplaas Interchange, which is also known as the Danie Joubert Freeway, is a toll-free section while the remaining 12 km section to Doornpoort is a toll road with physical toll booths at the northbound ramp exits. At the Doornpoort Interchange is the Pumulani Toll Plaza on the N1 north and the Doornpoort Toll Plaza on the N4 west.
The section of the Eastern Bypass from the Brakfontein Interchange to the Proefplaas interchange was part of the Gauteng
At the Brakfontein Interchange, a highway links south-west to Krugersdorp (designated as the N14) while the Ben Schoeman Freeway links north to the Pretoria CBD (designated as the N14) and south to Midrand and Johannesburg (designated as the N1).[1]
Northern Bypass
The Pretoria Northern Bypass is formed by the N4 highway, from the Doornpoort Interchange with the N1 highway (Eastern Bypass) to the Brits Toll Plaza, a length of approximately 36 km.
It heads west from the Doornpoort Toll Plaza, bypassing
The Northern Bypass is part of the Platinum Highway maintained by Bakwena.[5][6]
Significance
Before the opening of the Northern Bypass, the
This new realignment of the N4 (the Northern Bypass) means that both Hartbeespoort and
Before the opening of the Eastern Bypass, the N1 national route, which is coming from Johannesburg in the south, passed northwards through Pretoria on regular city streets (today designated as the R101) and exited Pretoria northbound on Lavender Road/Old Warmbaths Road.
This new realignment of the N1 (the Eastern Bypass) means that
See also
- N1 (South Africa)
- N4 (South Africa)
- National Roads in South Africa
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "E-tolls going live in Gauteng". fin24.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ South African Government ends e-tolls in Gauteng press release published 28th of March 2024, retrieved and archived 5th of April 2024 [1]
- ^ Njilo, Nonkululeko (10 April 2024). "Gauteng set to finally end e-tolls, overdue fees remain". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Home". Bakwena. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b Venter, Irma. "Bakwena rolling out multibillion-rand upgrade on N1, N4". Engineering News. Retrieved 21 February 2024.