M81 (Johannesburg)
The M81 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa.[1][2] It connects Craighall Park with Bryanston. For its entire route, it is named Winnie Mandela Drive (formerly William Nicol Drive; renamed on 26 September 2023[3][4][5][6][7]).
Metropolitan route M81 | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport | |
| Length | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | M27 in Craighall Park |
| M75 in Parkmore M13 in Hurlingham M64 in Bryanston M71 in Bryanston M74 in Bryanston | |
| North end | N1 / R511 in Bryanston |
| Location | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Highway system | |
Route edit
The M81 begins as Winnie Mandela Drive (formerly William Nicol Drive[3][4][5][6][7]) just north of Craighall Park at the intersection with Jan Smuts Avenue (M27) (by the Hyde Park Corner Shopping Mall).[8]: 55 It heads north, passing through the suburbs of Hyde Park, Sandhurst and Hurlingham.[8]: 55 In Parkmore, the M75 Sandton Drive intercepts the route as a T-junction, the main route to Sandton City.[8]: 33 Turning north-west, the route crosses the Braamfontein Spruit in Hurlingham Manor and is intersected at a T-junction with the westbound Republic Road (M13), the main road to Randburg.[8]: 33 It turns north and passes through Sandton and into Bryanston.[8]: 33 Here it crosses the major road junctions of Main (M71) and Grosvenor Roads (M64).[8]: 15 It continues north-westwards crossing Bryanston Drive (M74) and shortly reaches the N1 highway (Western Bypass) junction no. 95.[8]: 15 [9] Here, the M81 ends but Winnie Mandela Drive continues north-north-west as the R511.[8]: 15
References edit
- ^ "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b Nkonki, Anita (26 September 2023). "EFF celebrates the fight for renaming of William Nicol Drive to Winnie Mandela Drive". IOL. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Goodbye William Nicol Drive". BusinessTech. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b "William Nicol Drive to be renamed Winnie Mandela - eNCA". www.enca.com. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b Patrick, Alex. "William Nicol Drive officially renamed Winnie Mandela Drive". News24. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b Dentlinger, Lindsay. "Cabinet backs CoJ decision to rename William Nicol Drive to Winnie Mandela Drive". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Street Guide Witwatersrand (8th ed.). MapStudio. 1996.
- ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.