Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

• The N1 national route running from Cape Tow n to Musina.
• The N3 national route betw een Durban and Johannesburg. This route runs
through Midvaal in the east.
• The Golden Highw ay (R553) being a major north-south route w hich runs
parallel to the N1 in the w est of Sedibeng and past Sebokeng and Evaton.
• The R59 north-south route w hich links Alberton and Vereeniging and runs
through the east of Midvaal past Meyerton.
• The R82 north-south route w hich links Johannesburg and Vereeniging via
Walkerville and De Deur in the w est of Midvaal.
• The K89 being a secondary route running parallel to the R59 linking Alberton
and Vereeniging through Meyerton. This w as the main route until the R59
freeway was constructed.
• The R42 being an east-w est route which links Meyerton w ith Heidelberg and
the N17 in Ekurhuleni.
• The R551 being an east-w est route between the N1 and the Suikerbosrand
Nature Reserve. This road merges w ith the R42 at the Nature Reserve.
• The R550 being an east-w est link betw een the N3, R59 and R82.
• The R54 w hich links Vaal Marina in the south of Midvaal w ith the R82.
Most of the existing north-south linkages in the region are provided through high order
roads, such as freeways, while the east-w est routes are mainly low er order routes.
The overall condition of the higher order road netw ork in the region is good.
The R59 is the highest order road and functions as a Mobility Route linking the grow th
points of Alberton and Vereeniging w ith access limited to specific intersections on this
route. These are:
• K86 intersection (Kliprivier Drive) in Alberton;
• K154 (R550) intersection at Nampak and Everite;
• K158 intersection at Daleside;
• Henley-on-Klip off-ramp;
• K210 (Meyer Street) off ramp at Meyerton;
• K164 (Johan le Roux Street) off ramp at Meyerton industrial area; and
• K11 (Verwoerd Street) off ramp at Rothdene.
These intersections are relatively evenly spaced along the length of this spine and
provide direct connections w ith the K89. The proposed PWV 18 and PWV 20 w ill als o
intersect the R59 in the north and south respectively.
Route K89 runs more or less parallel to the R59 freew ay and w ill thus in future act as
an Activity Spine w hich w ill unlock the development potential of the land parallel to
the east of the freew ay in future. As this w as originally the only road through the
area, most of the land uses occurred along this road and front onto this road. Route
K89 has low er mobility than the R59 freew ay, but higher accessibility through more
intersections and direct access at spacing intervals of about 600 metres. The
upgrading of the current road to the standards of a K route w ill how ever have the
effect that no direct access to land uses will be possible from this road in future. The
construction of an additional low er order (third and fourth order) road network around
the corridor to supplement the K89 and provide direct access to land uses along the
R59 freew ay will thus be required.
Due to the high development pressure experienced in the area, there is currently an
initiative underw ay to design a third and fourth order road netw ork for the R59
SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 96 31 Aug 2010