Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

• Balmoral Estates;
• Walkers Fruit Farms Agricultural Holdings; and
• De Deur Agricultural Holdings.
Various farms are located along the road.
7.2.2 Provincial Road Netw ork
The netw ork consists of a grid pattern of proposed freew ays and second order routes
(K routes) that were planned in the 1960’s and are consistently being refined to
accommodate future grow th and development.
The MidvaalLocalMunicipality is affected by a number of freeways and K-routes.
There are tw o existing freeways in the area, namely the N3 and R59 (north-south) as
well as four proposed freeways, namely the PWV13 (north-south), PWV18, PWV20
and PWV22 (east-w est). There are numerous proposed K-routes in the Midvaal area,
with a higher concentration of these routes in the north-w est, correlating w ith the
higher population concentration and development intensity.
The follow ing is a description of the most significant regional roads:
• The N1 national route running from Cape Tow n to Musina. It transverses the
western portion of the Sedibeng District and provides national and provincial
linkages to the area.
• The N3 national route betw een Durban and Johannesburg. This route runs
through Midvaal in the east.
• The Golden Highw ay (R553), a major north-south route that runs parallel to
the N1 in the w est of Sedibeng, past Sebokeng and Evaton.
• The R59 north-south route that links Alberton and Vereeniging and runs
through the east of Midvaal past Meyerton.
• The K89, 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 in the 1980’s.
• The R82 north-south route that links Johannesburg and Vereeniging via
Walkerville and De Deur in the w est of Midvaal.
• The R42, an east-w est route that links Meyerton w ith Heidelberg and the N17
in Ekurhuleni.
• The R551, an east-w est route betw een the N1 and the Suikerbosrand Nature
Reserve. This road merges w ith the R42 at the Nature Reserve.
• The R550, an east-w est link betw een the N3, R59 and R82.
• The R54 that links Vaal Marina in the south of Midvaal to the R82.
7.2.3 Local Road Network
The existing road netw ork provides adequate connections betw een the north and
south of Midvaal, but there is a lack of proper east-w est connections at regional level.
The most significant existing routes and intersections at local level include:
• The R82 north-south route that links Johannesburg and Vereeniging via
Walkerville and De Deur in the w est of Midvaal.
• The R557, an east-w est link betw een the R82 (Golf View A.H.) and R59
(Randvaal).
SDM DITP, 2008 to 2013 102 31 Aug 2010