R300 (South Africa)

The R300 or Kuils River Freeway (also Cape Flats Freeway) is a Regional Route in the Cape Metropole, South Africa that connects Mitchells Plain with the N2, Kuils River, and the N1 at Bellville. The R300 is a freeway for its entire length; it forms part of the proposed Peninsula Expressway.[1][2][3]

Regional route R300
Route information
Maintained by WCDTPW and SANRAL
Length22 km (14 mi)
Major junctions
South end M7 in Mitchell's Plain
Major intersections
North end N1 in Brackenfell
Location
CountrySouth Africa
Highway system
← R114→ R301

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 between Mitchells Plain and Phillipi and ending at the intersection with the M7 in Mitchells Plain.

Interchanges
Distance from origin (km)Exit numberDestinationsRoadsNotes
0Mitchells PlainM7- Jakes Gerwel Drive
312Mitchells Plain, PhilippiM36- Stock Road
522Cape Town, Somerset WestN2
918Blue DownsM54- Hindle Road
1221BlackheathM12- Stellenbosch Arterial
1625Kuils River, BellvilleR102- Van Riebeek Road
1726Kuils RiverM23- Bottelary RoadSouthbound only
2029Brackenfell, BellvilleR101- Old Paarl RoadNorthbound only
22 27Cape TownN1R300 ends

Precautions

Driving on the R300 can sometimes be dangerous due to stone-throwing and pedestrians illegally crossing the road. Extreme care should be taken, although the road need not necessarily be avoided.

R300 (Kuils River Parkway) with the N1 Stellenberg Interchange in the foreground

References
  1. "Johannesburg Roads Agency - Company documents". www.jra.org.za. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. "Johannesburg Road Agency Q2 2021 Report" (PDF). Johannesburg Road Agency Website. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "RDDA SOUTH AFRICAN NUMBERED ROUTE DESCRIPTION AND DESTINATION ANALYSIS". NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT. May 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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