R102 (South Africa)

Regional route R102
Highway system
Numbered routes of South Africa
← R101 → R103

R102 bridge over the Gamtoos River in the Kouga was built in 1895^[1]

The R102 is a Regional Route in South Africa. It is the route designation for all old sections of the N2, thus it is a discontinuous road that resumes in areas where a new N2 has been constructed.

Route[]

Western Cape and Eastern Cape[]

In the Cape Town area, the R102 starts in the Central Business District and runs through Woodstock, Maitland, Goodwood and Parow before it reaches Bellville. From Bellville, it turns in a southeasterly direction and goes on the outskirts of the city through Kuils River, Eerste River and onwards to Somerset West where it merges with the existing N2.

At Mossel Bay it divides to the east again, passing through all the towns between there and George. Near Nature's Valley east of Plettenberg Bay it once again splits off, traversing the various Tsitsikamma gorges such as the Grootrivier Pass and the Bloukrans Pass (which is currently closed; was closed in 2007 due to flood damage^[2]) and then rejoining the N2 east of the Bloukrans Bridge. Farther east, in the Eastern Cape, it passes through the towns of Humansdorp and Jeffreys Bay before crossing the Gamtoos River and the Van Stadens River on its way to Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth), where it passes through the city centre before turning north and merging with the N2 at Coega.

KwaZulu-Natal[]

The R102 separates from the N2 in Port Shepstone and passes through the South Coast towns of Anerley, Melville, Umzumbe and Hibberdene, before heading inland and passing through the Mnamfu area. It then turns back towards the coast and passes through Pennington, Park Rynie, Scottburgh before entering the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Durban Metropole) at Umkomaas. The route then passes through Kingsburgh and Amanzimtoti and then passes through the industrial suburbs of Prospecton, and before entering Durban's Central Business District from the south.

North of Durban, the route passes through Durban North and bypasses KwaMashu and Phoenix, then passes through Verulam and oThongathi (bypassing King Shaka International Airport before oThongathi), before heading towards Stanger (now KwaDukuza). After Stanger, the route heads through Darnall, Mandini and Gingindlovu, passes close to Mtunzini, before heading to Empangeni. About 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Empangeni, the route merges with the N2.

New section[]

As of 2018, there are plans to realign the N2 National Route from the city of Mthatha to the town of Port Shepstone, on a new route known as the Wild Coast Toll Route or Wild Coast Highway. The N2 will take over the entire section of the current R61 Route between the two cities, providing a shorter route through the Wild Coast.

So, as the N2 will be realigned, The old N2 route passing through KwaBhaca, Kokstad and Harding, just like most other old sections of the N2, may be designated as the R102 when the project is finished.

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