M6 (Johannesburg)
Metropolitan route M6 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Route information | ||||
Maintained by Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport | ||||
Length | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | R564 Christian De Wet Road, Glen Dayson | |||
M5 Beyers Naudé Drive, Randpark Ridge R512 Malibongwe Drive, Ferndale | ||||
East end | M71 Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale | |||
Location | ||||
Country | South Africa | |||
Highway system | ||||
|
M6 is a short metropolitan route in Randburg, South Africa. It begins in the western suburb of Glen Dayson and ends in the east on Bram Fischer Drive in Ferndale.[1][2]
Route
[edit]The western terminus of the M6 is a t-junction with Christiaan De Wet Road (R564) in Glen Dayson.[3]: 30 It heads east through Randpark Ridge as John Vorster Road where it intersects and crosses Beyers Naudé Drive (M5).[3]: 31 It now becomes Ysterhout Drive and weaves its way through Randpark Ridge where it intersects and crosses President Fouche Drive/Rabie Street.[3]: 31 Continuing east, now as Hans Schoeman Street in Bromhof, it crosses over the N1 highway (Western Bypass) then the Klein Jukskei River and into Malanshof and reaches Malibongwe Drive (R512).[3]: 32 Crossing Malibongwe Drive, it becomes Hills Street heading east through Ferndale.[3]: 32 The M6 then turns north into Main Road and then east into Bond Street.[3]: 32 After 1 km, Bond Street meets Bram Fischer Drive (M71) in Ferndale and is the M6's eastern terminus.[3]: 32