M77 (Johannesburg) Explained

Country:ZAF
Route:77
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: in Moroka
Junction: in Jabavu
in Mofolo North
in Dobsonville
Terminus B: in Roodepoort
Type:JM
Length Km:9.8
Maint:Johannesburg Roads Agency and Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Next Type:JM
Previous Type:JM
Previous Route:75
Next Route:78

The M77 is a short metropolitan route in Greater Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] [2] It connects Moroka in Soweto with Roodepoort via Dobsonville.[3] For its entire route, it is named Elias Motsoaledi Road.

Route

The M77 begins at a junction with the M68 in the Moroka section of Soweto.[4] It heads northwards for 10 kilometres, through Jabavu (where it meets the western terminus of the M79)[4] and Dobsonville (where it meets the M72 and the western terminus of the M70),[4] to exit Soweto and reach its end at a junction with the R41 in Roodepoort, in the suburb of Cresswell Park (south of the town centre).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents. 2021-03-23. www.jra.org.za.
  2. Web site: Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report. 23 March 2021. Johannesburg Road Agency Website.
  3. Web site: May 2012 . RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS . 25 March 2021 . NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT.
  4. Book: Street Guide Witwatersrand . MapStudio . 1996 . 8th.