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R300 (South Africa)

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Regional route R300 shield
Regional route R300
Route information
Maintained by WCDTPW and SANRAL
Length22 km (14 mi)
Major junctions
South end M7 in Mitchell's Plain
Major intersections
North end N1 in Brackenfell
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvincesWestern Cape
MunicipalitiesCity of Cape Town
Highway system
R114 R301

The R300 or Kuils River Freeway (also Cape Flats Freeway) is a Regional Route in the Cape Metropole, South Africa that connects Mitchells Plain with the N2, Kuilsrivier, and the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell. The R300 is a freeway for its entire length; it forms part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway.[1]

Route

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The R300 begins at the Stellenberg Interchange with the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell and heads south bordering between both towns. It eventually borders between Bellville and Kuilsrivier and borders between Delft and Blue Downs before intersecting with the N2 (Settlers Way) north of Mitchells Plain and Philippi. It then turns in a south-westerly direction between Mitchells Plain and Phillipi and ends at an intersection with the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive) in Mitchells Plain.[1]

R300 (Kuils River Parkway) with the N1 Stellenberg Interchange in the foreground

Interchanges

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Distance from origin (km) Exit number Destinations Roads Notes
0 Mitchells Plain M7- Jakes Gerwel Drive
3 12 Mitchells Plain, Philippi M36- Stock Road
5 22 Cape Town, Somerset West N2
9 18 Blue Downs M54- Hindle Road
12 21 Blackheath M12- Stellenbosch Arterial
16 25 Kuilsrivier, Bellville R102- Van Riebeek Road
17 26 Kuilsrivier M23- Bottelary Road Southbound only
20 29 Brackenfell, Bellville R101- Old Paarl Road Northbound only
22 27 Cape Town, Paarl N1 R300 ends

Peninsula Expressway

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The entirety of the R300 Freeway is part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway, which is to be designated as the N21 and is to be a toll road. This new national route is to include the current R300 freeway as well as extensions at either end of that R300 freeway.[2][3][4]

The proposed road is meant to extend the current R300 from its northern terminus (Stellenberg Interchange) with the N1 highway, past Durbanville, bending west, up to the Melkbosstrand and Blouberg coastal area.[5] It is also meant to extend the current R300 from its southern terminus (Mitchells Plain) junction with the M7 route (Jakes Gerwel Drive) westwards, through Zeekoevlei, up to the Muizenberg and Westlake area.[5]

In August 2022 the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works announced the launch of an environmental impact assessment for the extension of the R300 from its current terminus at the N1 northwards to the R302 (Wellington Road).[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. p. 95. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "R300 Project | SANRAL". www.nra.co.za/. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Engineering News - Tenders this year for Cape toll ring road". Engineering News. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ (South Africa Firm), Chand Ecosense JV (2002). The Proposed N21 (R300) Cape Town Ring Road Toll Project: Environmental Impact Assessment. Chand Ecosense JV.
  5. ^ a b "Developers quizzed on R300 'promise'". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ Erasmus, Esmé (17 August 2022). "Plan to extend R300 north of the N1 highway is taking shape". TygerBurger. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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