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{{Short description|Metropolitan route in eThekwini, South Africa}}

{{Infobox road
| country = ZAF
| type = DM
| route = 1
| maint = ]
| length_km = 25.7
| terminus_a = {{Jct|country=ZAF|DM|13|DM|31}} in ]
| terminus_b = {{Jct|country=ZAF|R|102}} in ], ]
| direction_a = North-west
| direction_b = South-east
| previous_type =
| junctions = {{Jct|country=ZAF|N|3}} in Pinetown<br />{{Jct|country=ZAF|DM|34}} in ]<br />{{Jct|country=ZAF|DM|22}} in Westcliff<br />{{Jct|country=ZAF|DM|20}} in Bayview<br />
{{Jct|country=ZAF|N|2}} in ], ]<br />
| next_type = DM
| next_route = 2
| length_ref =
}}

The '''M1''' is a ] in the ], ] linking ] to ] in ] via ].

== Route ==



The M1 officially starts at the M13 interchange (Exit 19) with the M31 Josiah Gumede Road, west of the Pinetown ] (CBD) as ''Henry Pennington Road'' (previously ''Richmond Road''). It proceeds past the residential suburb of Ashley and the industrial suburbs of Surprise Farm, Alexander Park and Westmead before meeting the ] (to ] and ]) at the Exit 23 interchange.

The M1 proceeds to turn in a southwesterly direction traversing through the hilly suburbs of Mariannhill Park, ], Mariannheights and Mariannridge before meeting the Old Richmond Road (to Eston and ]). It then proceeds to traverse the suburbs of Nsiswakazi, St Wendolins Ridge, Phumphele, ] and Mawelewele before leaving Pinetown and entering Chatsworth.

The M1 enters ] as a single-carriageway freeway named ''Higginson Highway'', passing over the Moorcross Drive/Moorton Drive interchange and thereafter heading in a west-south-west direction. Shortly after, it fans into a dual-carriageway, passing over the Moorcross Drive/Arena Park Drive interchange, the Shallcross Road interchange, north of Chatsworth's CBD, the Astral Drive/Florence Nightingale Drive interchange and the 42nd Avenue/Lenny Naidu Drive interchange. After 42nd Avenue, the M1 ends a freeway and intersects with Havenside Drive before leaving Chatsworth to enter Durban at it suburb of Mobeni Heights. In Mobeni Heights, it intersects Mobeni Heights Drive before intersecting the ] (to ] and ]) at the Exit 154 interchange. After the N2, it proceeds into the industrial suburb of ] West, ending at the intersection with the ] South Coast Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M1 · Alexander Park, Pinetown, South Africa |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/M1,+Alexander+Park,+Pinetown/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x1ef655551e2cb443:0x5e8c88a6982e5d16?utm_source=mstt_1&entry=gps&g_ep=CAESCjExLjU3LjQzMDAYACCIJyoA |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=M1 · Alexander Park, Pinetown, South Africa |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==

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==External links==

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Revision as of 19:09, 28 November 2022


Metropolitan route in eThekwini, South Africa
Metropolitan route M1 shield Metropolitan route M1
Route information
Maintained by eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Length25.7 km (16.0 mi)
Major junctions
North-west end M13 / M31 in Pinetown
Major intersections N3 in Pinetown
M34 in Savannah Park
M22 in Westcliff
M20 in Bayview
N2 in Mobeni, Durban
South-east end R102 in Mobeni, Durban
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
  M2

The M1 is a metropolitan route in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa linking Pinetown to Mobeni in Durban via Chatsworth.

Route

The M1 officially starts at the M13 interchange (Exit 19) with the M31 Josiah Gumede Road, west of the Pinetown Central Business District (CBD) as Henry Pennington Road (previously Richmond Road). It proceeds past the residential suburb of Ashley and the industrial suburbs of Surprise Farm, Alexander Park and Westmead before meeting the N3 highway (to Durban and Pietermaritzburg) at the Exit 23 interchange.

The M1 proceeds to turn in a southwesterly direction traversing through the hilly suburbs of Mariannhill Park, Mariannhill, Mariannheights and Mariannridge before meeting the Old Richmond Road (to Eston and Richmond). It then proceeds to traverse the suburbs of Nsiswakazi, St Wendolins Ridge, Phumphele, Savannah Park and Mawelewele before leaving Pinetown and entering Chatsworth.

The M1 enters Chatsworth as a single-carriageway freeway named Higginson Highway, passing over the Moorcross Drive/Moorton Drive interchange and thereafter heading in a west-south-west direction. Shortly after, it fans into a dual-carriageway, passing over the Moorcross Drive/Arena Park Drive interchange, the Shallcross Road interchange, north of Chatsworth's CBD, the Astral Drive/Florence Nightingale Drive interchange and the 42nd Avenue/Lenny Naidu Drive interchange. After 42nd Avenue, the M1 ends a freeway and intersects with Havenside Drive before leaving Chatsworth to enter Durban at it suburb of Mobeni Heights. In Mobeni Heights, it intersects Mobeni Heights Drive before intersecting the N2 highway (to KwaDukuza and Port Shepstone) at the Exit 154 interchange. After the N2, it proceeds into the industrial suburb of Mobeni West, ending at the intersection with the R102 South Coast Road.

References

  1. "M1 · Alexander Park, Pinetown, South Africa". M1 · Alexander Park, Pinetown, South Africa. Retrieved 2022-11-24.

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