The route begins at an intersection with the M11 Clarendon Place in Hillbrow.[1]: 82 As Empire Road is a dual carriage way, the west/east road is signed as the M71 while the east/west route is cosigned with the M17.[1]: 82 The route heads west in Parktown, passing Pieter Roos Park before crossing Victoria Avenue (M9) and then later passed Parktown Boys' High School.[1]: 81 Here it crosses Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) for the first time, continuing to the first junction with the M1 motorway allowing the latter's south bound traffic to enter and exit.[1]: 81 Passing under the M1, there is another exit for north bound traffic from the M1 to this route as well as access to Yale Road and Wits University. Continuing west, shortly before Owl Street (M7), a left exit to a bypass road to this route leaves Empire Avenue becomes a flyover over Owl Street and Empire Avenue bypassing the intersection of the latter with Barry Hertzog Avenue.[1]: 81 The flyover joins just north of that intersection close to Milpark Hospital and the M71 now continues north as Barry Hertzog Avenue on the outskirts of Melville soon crossing the Braamfontein Spruit at the Parkview Golf Club.[1]: 81
It continues through Greenside as that suburbs main road, with the Linden Road (M20) route intersecting from the routes west and then our route crossing Tana and Victory Road's (M30) in the same suburb.[1]: 55 The M71 now becomes Rustenburg Road, Linden before turning north-east passing the suburb of Victory Park and Delta Park as 1st Avenue.[1]: 54 At a t-junction in Linden, the route heads north into Robindale as Bram Fischer Drive (formerly Henrik Verwoerd Drive) then north through Robin Acres and Blairgowrie crossing Republic Road (M13) and into Ferndale.[1]: 54 Here it meets Jan Smuts Avenue's northern end[1]: 55 and the M71 continues northwards as Bram Fischer Drive into Kensington B passing St Stithians College before crossing Peter Place, Lyme Park (M75) where it becomes Main Road.[1]: 15 In Bryanston, Main Road crosses Winnie Mandela Drive (M81) continuing northwards intersecting Bryanston Drive before crossing the N1 freeway (Western Bypass) as a flyover into Paulshof.[1]: 15 Here, still as Main Road, it intersects Witkoppen Road (R564)[1]: 15 continuing north past Lone Hill and crosses the Jukskei River into the outskirts of Kyalami before reaching a t-junction with Pitts Avenue (R55).[1]: 4
Here, the M71 joins the R55 and they are one road northwards up to the Arthur Avenue junction, where it becomes Arthur Avenue eastwards. In the Crowthorne suburb of Midrand, It becomes Neptune Avenue south-eastwards before becoming Walton Road eastwards. Soon after, it becomes New Road and proceeds eastwards to cross the N1 highway (Ben Schoeman Freeway). It ends shortly after at a junction with the R101 (Pretoria Main Road) by the entrance to Grand Central Airport.
johannesburg, major, metropolitan, route, city, johannesburg, south, africa, starting, northern, connects, centre, johannesburg, with, northern, suburbs, before, ending, outer, northern, city, midrand, metropolitan, route, m71route, informationmaintained, joha. M71 is a major metropolitan route in the City of Johannesburg South Africa Starting in the northern CBD it connects the centre of Johannesburg with the northern suburbs before ending in the outer northern city of Midrand Metropolitan route M71Route informationMaintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Department of Roads and Transport Gauteng Length36 9 km 22 9 mi Major junctionsSouth endM11 Clarendon Place HillbrowMajor intersectionsM9 Victoria Avenue Parktown M27 Jan Smuts Avenue Parktown M1 Empire Road Junction Parktown M17 M7 Empire Road Parktown M16 Greenhill Road Emmarentia M20 Gleneagles Road Greenside M30 Victory Road Greenside M8 1st Avenue Linden M13 Republic Road Ferndale M27 Jan Smuts Avenue Ferndale M6 Bond Street Ferndale M75 Peter Place Lyme Park M64 Grosvenor Road Bryanston M81 Winnie Mandela Drive Bryanston M74 Bryanston Drive Bryanston R564 Witkoppen Road Paulshof R55 Pitts Avenue Kyalami N1 Ben Schoeman Freeway MidrandNorth endR101 Pretoria Main Road Grand Central AirportLocationCountrySouth AfricaHighway systemNumbered routes of South Africa M70 M72Route editThe route begins at an intersection with the M11 Clarendon Place in Hillbrow 1 82 As Empire Road is a dual carriage way the west east road is signed as the M71 while the east west route is cosigned with the M17 1 82 The route heads west in Parktown passing Pieter Roos Park before crossing Victoria Avenue M9 and then later passed Parktown Boys High School 1 81 Here it crosses Jan Smuts Avenue M27 for the first time continuing to the first junction with the M1 motorway allowing the latter s south bound traffic to enter and exit 1 81 Passing under the M1 there is another exit for north bound traffic from the M1 to this route as well as access to Yale Road and Wits University Continuing west shortly before Owl Street M7 a left exit to a bypass road to this route leaves Empire Avenue becomes a flyover over Owl Street and Empire Avenue bypassing the intersection of the latter with Barry Hertzog Avenue 1 81 The flyover joins just north of that intersection close to Milpark Hospital and the M71 now continues north as Barry Hertzog Avenue on the outskirts of Melville soon crossing the Braamfontein Spruit at the Parkview Golf Club 1 81 It continues through Greenside as that suburbs main road with the Linden Road M20 route intersecting from the routes west and then our route crossing Tana and Victory Road s M30 in the same suburb 1 55 The M71 now becomes Rustenburg Road Linden before turning north east passing the suburb of Victory Park and Delta Park as 1st Avenue 1 54 At a t junction in Linden the route heads north into Robindale as Bram Fischer Drive formerly Henrik Verwoerd Drive then north through Robin Acres and Blairgowrie crossing Republic Road M13 and into Ferndale 1 54 Here it meets Jan Smuts Avenue s northern end 1 55 and the M71 continues northwards as Bram Fischer Drive into Kensington B passing St Stithians College before crossing Peter Place Lyme Park M75 where it becomes Main Road 1 15 In Bryanston Main Road crosses Winnie Mandela Drive M81 continuing northwards intersecting Bryanston Drive before crossing the N1 freeway Western Bypass as a flyover into Paulshof 1 15 Here still as Main Road it intersects Witkoppen Road R564 1 15 continuing north past Lone Hill and crosses the Jukskei River into the outskirts of Kyalami before reaching a t junction with Pitts Avenue R55 1 4 Here the M71 joins the R55 and they are one road northwards up to the Arthur Avenue junction where it becomes Arthur Avenue eastwards In the Crowthorne suburb of Midrand It becomes Neptune Avenue south eastwards before becoming Walton Road eastwards Soon after it becomes New Road and proceeds eastwards to cross the N1 highway Ben Schoeman Freeway It ends shortly after at a junction with the R101 Pretoria Main Road by the entrance to Grand Central Airport References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Street Guide Witwatersrand 11 ed MapStudio 2001 ISBN 1 86809 537 1 nbsp South Africa portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M71 Johannesburg amp oldid 1214274671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
