M9 (Cape Town)

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]

Metropolitan route M9
Route information
Maintained by City of Cape Town and Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works[1]
Length	50.3 km (31.3 mi)
Major junctions
East end	N2 / M165 near Gordon's Bay
Major intersections	M153 in Somerset West M149 in Somerset West M168 in Somerset West R44 in Somerset West M156 near Somerset West R102 in Firgrove N2 in Firgrove R310 near Khayelitsha M56 in Khayelitsha M51 in Khayelitsha M32 in Khayelitsha M50 in Khayelitsha M45 in Khayelitsha M44 in Khayelitsha M49 in Khayelitsha M171 in Philippi East M36 in Philippi East M22 in Nyanga M83 in Nyanga M10 in Manenberg M7 near Manenberg M17 in Hanover Park M28 in Kenilworth
West end	M4 / M152 in Wynberg
Location
Country	South Africa
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← M8 → M10

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.

References

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