M12 (Cape Town)
The M12 is a long metropolitan route in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. It connects Burgundy Estate with Stellenbosch via Parow, Elsie's River and Kuilsrivier.
Route
The M12 begins at a junction with the M13 at Burgundy Estate in Milnerton, north of Cape Town. It begins by going eastwards for a few metres as Sienna Drive before turning southwards as Giel Basson Drive. It flies over the M14 and meets the M8 before separating the Monte Vista and Panorama suburbs and flying over the N1 highway. Just after crossing the N1, it separates the Goodwood and Parow suburbs and reaches a junction with the R102.From the R102 junction, the M12 continues southwards through Elsie's River to reach a junction with the M10 north of Cape Town International Airport, where it turns to the east as Stellenbosch Arterial road. It passes through the Belhar suburb before meeting and crossing the R300 freeway and passing through the southern part of Kuilsrivier, where it forms another junction with the R102. The M12 continues eastwards as Polkadraai Road, leaving the City of Cape Town and entering the Stellenbosch Local Municipality, to reach its end at a junction with the R310 about 4 kilometres west of the Stellenbosch town centre.