R300 (South Africa)
Road in South Africa
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The R300, known as the Kuils River Road and the Cape Flats Road, is a Regional Route in the Cape Metropole, South Africa that connects Mitchells Plain with the N2, Kuils River, and the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell. The R300 is a freeway for its entire length; it forms part of the proposed N21 (Peninsula Expressway).[1]
M7 in Mitchells Plain
M36 near Philippi
N2 near Delft
M54 near Blue Downs
M12 near Blue Downs
R102 near Bellville
M23 near Kuils River
R101 in Brackenfell
N1 in Brackenfell | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WCDTPW and SANRAL | ||||
| Length | 22 km (14 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | M7 in Mitchells Plain | |||
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| North end | N1 in Brackenfell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Provinces | Western Cape | |||
| Municipalities | City of Cape Town | |||
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Route
The R300 begins at the Stellenberg Interchange with the N1 between Bellville and Brackenfell and heads south bordering between both towns. It eventually borders between Bellville and Kuils River and borders between Delft and Blue Downs before intersecting with the N2 (Settlers Way) north of Mitchells Plain and Philippi. It then turns in a south-westerly direction, bordering between Mitchells Plain and Philippi and ends at an intersection with the M7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive) in Mitchells Plain, just east of the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA).[1]
Junctions
| Municipality | Location | km | mi | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cape Town | Mitchells Plain | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | M7 Jakes Gerwel Drive, Mitchells Plain, Athlone |
At-grade intersection |
| Philippi | 3.1 | 1.9 | 12 |  M36 Stock Road, Mitchells Plain, Philippi | ||
| Delft | 6.2 | 3.9 | (22) |  N2 Settlers Way, Cape Town International, Cape Town, Somerset West | ||
| Blue Downs | 9.4 | 5.8 | 18 |  M54 Hindle Road, Blue Downs, Delft | ||
| Belhar | 12.1 | 7.5 | 21 |  M12 Stellenbosch Arterial, Belhar, Elsie's River, Blackheath, Stellenbosch | ||
| Kuils River | 16.8 | 10.4 | 25 |  R102 Van Riebeeck Road, Kuils River, Bellville | ||
| 17.6 | 10.9 | 26 |  M23 Bottelary Road, Kuils River, Bellville, Brackenfell | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | ||
| Bellville | 20.0 | 12.4 | 29 |  R101 Old Paarl Road, Brackenfell, Bellville | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | |
| Brackenfell | 22.0 | 13.7 | (27) | N1, Cape Town, Paarl | ||
 R300 ends | ||||||
Peninsula Expressway
The entirety of the R300 freeway is part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway, which is to be designated as the N21 and is to be a toll road. This new national route is to include the current R300 freeway as well as extensions at either end.[2][3][4]
The proposed road is meant to extend the current R300 from its northern terminus (Stellenberg Interchange) with the N1 highway, past Durbanville, bending west, up to the Melkbosstrand and Blouberg coastal area.[5] It is also meant to extend the current R300 from its southern terminus (Mitchells Plain) junction with the M7 route (Jakes Gerwel Drive) westwards, through Zeekoevlei, up to the Muizenberg and Westlake area.[5]
In August 2022 the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works announced the launch of an environmental impact assessment for the extension of the R300 from its current terminus at the N1 northwards to the R302 (Wellington Road). Grading and a road reserve currently exist in this section, and ramp connections are proposed at the M73 (De Bron Road), Legato Drive, and the R302.[6]