Polokwane Ring Road Explained

Country:	ZAF
Polokwane Ring Road
Length Km:	22.4
Established:	2020
Direction A:	North
Terminus A:	/ Polokwane Bypass Merge
Junction:	near Northview near Polokwane (ext 28) near Polokwane (ext 30)
Direction B:	South
Terminus B:	/ Polokwane Bypass Split
Ring Road:	Polokwane

The Polokwane Ring Road, also known as The Polokwane Eastern Ring Road is a halfway ring road that circles the city of Polokwane, South Africa.^{[1] [2]} It is part of the N1 National Route.

Route

The ring road was opened in late 2020^[3] and cost an estimated R800 million.^{[4] [5]} The ring road is part of the N1 freeway. It begins at the N1 and R101 split (south-west of the city centre), and runs north-east around Polokwane. It crosses the R37, then the R71 and finally the R81.^[6] The ring road then comes to an end at the N1 and R101 merge (north of the city centre). This forms the half ring road around Polokwane.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Ring Roads in South Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: May 2012. RDDA South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis. 25 March 2021. National Department of Transport.
2. Web site: N1-N27 Polokwane Eastern Ring Road . SANRAL. 2021-04-24. en-US.
3. Web site: Mbalula opens new Polokwane ring road as he takes a dig at Malema. 2021-04-24. SowetanLIVE. en-ZA.
4. Web site: Transportation . KBK Engineers. 2021-04-24. en-US.
5. Web site: Zoutnet . News in brief: Opening of ring road good news for local motorists. 2021-04-24.
6. Web site: L2B. Leads 2 Business: Online Tenders in SA. 2021-04-24. Leads 2 Business. en.
7. Web site: Polokwane Eastern Ring Road . SAHRA. 2021-04-24.
8. Web site: 2020-12-03. [WATCH] Polokwane Eastern Ring Road officially opened by Transport Minister]. 2021-04-24. Review. en-US.