Metropolitan routes in East London

Buffalo City (East London metropolitan area), like most South African cities, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National (N) roads and Regional (R) roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.[1][2][3]

Table of M roads

No. Direction Description of Route Suburbs Street Names
M1 North/South R72 (City Centre) - M15 - M4 - M5/R102 - N2 - M11 (Dorchester Heights) CBD, Arcadia, Southernwood, Selbourne, Vincent, Dorchester Heights Oxford St., Union Ave., Western Ave., Two Rivers Dr.
M3 SSE/NNW R72 (City Centre) - M15 - M5 - M16 - R102 (Mdantsane) CBD, Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town, Buffalo Flats, Haven Hills, Reeston, Mdantsane Buffalo St., North West Expressway, Phoenix St., Ziphunzana Bypass, Mdantsane Access Rd.
M4 East/West M13 (Stirling) - M11 - R72 - M1 (cosigned for one block) - M5 - N2 - R102 (Summer Pride) Stirling, Baysville, Southernwood, Braelynn, Amalinda, Amalinda Forest, Summerpride Gleneagles Rd., Pearce St., Lukin Rd., Union Ave., Amalinda Dr., Main Road Amalinda
M5 NNE/SSW Cosigned with R102 (M11 - M1 - R102) - M4 (cosigned for one block) - M3 - leaves town as the Buffalo Pass - R346 Deveraux Ave., Garcia St., Croydon Rd., French St., Windermere Rd., Main Road Amalinda, Woolwash Rd., Buffalo Pass
M7 NE/SW M11 (Bonnie Doon) - M9 - M8 (Beacon Bay) Bonnie Doon, Beacon Bay Batting Rd.
M8 SE/NW (Cosigned with R102N6 (Nompumelelo) - M10/R102) - N2 - M7 - M9 - Bonza Bay Beach Nompumelelo, Beacon Bay Bonza Bay Rd.
M9 First East/West then North/South M7 - M8 Beacon Bay Beaconhurst Dr.
M10 East/West (Cosigned with R102 M8 - R102) - N2 - Gonubie Beach Gonubie Main Rd. (Gonubie)
M11 North/South M4 - R102 (cosigned) - M12 - M7 - under N2 - R102 (end cosigned) - M1 (Dorchester Heights) Stirling, Nahoon, Bonnie Doon, Abbotsford, Nahoon Valley Park, Dorchester Heights Old Transkei Rd., Main Rd. (Abbotsford), Smythelands Rd.
M12 East West M11 - M13 - Nahoon Beach Nahoon Beach Rd.
M13 North/South, U-bend, SSW/NNE R72 (Quigney) - M4 - M12 Quigney, Baysville, Stirling, Nahoon Currie St., Esplanade Rd., John Bailie Rd., Galway Rd.
M14 North/ South then East/West R72 (CBD) - R72 (Arcadia) CBD, Arcadia Cambridge St., Stephenson/North Sts., Commercial Rd.
M15 East/West M3 (CBD) - R72 CBD, Southernwood St. Johns Rd., St. Peters St.
M16 North/South R102 - M3 Mdantsane Billie Rd.
M17 Mdantsane
M18 East/West R72 (CBD) - R72 (Cove Rock area) CBD, West Bank, Cove Rock Dr. Zahn Rd., Bank St., Strand St., Molteno Dr., Prince George Circuit, Parkridge Rd.
M19 North/South R72 (Sunnyridge) - East London IDZ Sunnyridge Chester Rd.
M21 East/West M3 - M3 Pefferville, Duncan Village, Gompo Town Douglas Smit Highway
M25 North/South R72 - Kidd's Beach Kidd's Beach Main St. (Kidd's Beach)

See also

References

  1. ^ "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS COMMENCES IN EAST LONDON AND MDANTSANE". www.buffalocity.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 10 May 2021.