M9 (Cape Town) Explained

Country:ZAF
Type:CTM
Route:9
Maint:City of Cape Town and Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works[1]
Map:Cape Town M9 route map.svg
Length Km:50.3
Direction A:East
Direction B:West
Terminus A: near Gordon's Bay
Terminus B: in Wynberg
Junction: in Somerset West
in Somerset West
in Somerset West
in Somerset West
near Somerset West
in Firgrove
in Firgrove
near Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Khayelitsha
in Philippi East
in Philippi East
in Nyanga
in Nyanga
in Manenberg
near Manenberg
in Hanover Park
in Kenilworth
Previous Dab:Cape Town
Next Dab:Cape Town
Previous Type:M
Next Type:M
Previous Route:8
Next Route:10

The M9 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa.[2] [3] It connects Sir Lowry's Pass Village with Wynberg via Somerset West, Firgrove, Macassar, Khayelitsha and Nyanga.[4] [5]

Route

The M9 begins at a junction with the N2 national route just north-east of Gordon's Bay. It begins as Sir Lowry's Pass Village Road by going northwards into the Sir Lowry's Pass Village to reach the Old Sir Lowry's Pass Road, where it turns westwards. It heads west-north-west for 10 kilometres, parallel to the N2, changing its name to Main Road at the intersection with the M153 route and passing through the town centre of Somerset West to reach a junction with the R44 route (Broadway Boulevard).

The M9 continues west-north-west as Main Road to enter Firgrove, where it turns to the south-west and immediately crosses the R102 route (Old Main Road) and the N2 highway again (no-longer parallel). After crossing the N2, it passes through the southern part of Macassar (separating the suburb from the Macassar Dunes Conservation Area) in a westerly direction before crossing the Eerste River. It continues west-north-west and reaches a junction with the R310 route (Baden Powell Drive), where it enters the large township of Khayelitsha.

The M9 heads west-north-west through Khayelitsha for 10 kilometres as Govan Mbeki Drive, meeting the M32 route, to fly over the R300 freeway (Kuils River Freeway) and pass through the Nyanga township and the northern part of the Philippi township westwards as Japhta K Masemola Road. It then crosses under the M7 freeway (Jakes Gerwel Freeway) and passes through the southern part of Hanover Park westwards to reach a junction with the M17 route. It enters Cape Town proper through the Wetton suburb and then passes under the M5 freeway. After the M5, it passes through the southern part of the Kenilworth suburb to reach its ends at a four-way-junction with the M4 Main Road in the suburb of Wynberg.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Cape Department: Transport and Public Works. 11 April 2021. provincialgovernment.co.za.
  2. Web site: Road Network Transport Networks & Infrastructure TCT. 11 April 2021. www.tct.gov.za.
  3. Web site: Department of Public Works. 11 April 2021. publicworks.gov.za.
  4. Web site: May 2012. RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS. 25 March 2021. NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.
  5. Web site: 2018–2019. WCPP 2018/2019 Annual Report. 11 April 2021. Western Cape Department Of Transport and Public Works.