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| Maintained byWCDTPW andSANRAL | ||||
| Length | 22 km (14 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  M7 inMitchell's Plain | |||
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| North end |  N1 inBrackenfell | |||
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| Country | South Africa | |||
| Provinces | Western Cape | |||
| Municipalities | City of Cape Town | |||
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TheR300 orKuils River Freeway (alsoCape Flats Freeway) is aRegional Route in theCape Metropole,South Africa that connectsMitchells Plain with theN2,Kuilsrivier, and theN1 betweenBellville andBrackenfell. The R300 is afreeway for its entire length; it forms part of the proposedPeninsula Expressway.[1]
The R300 begins at theStellenberg Interchange with theN1 betweenBellville andBrackenfell and heads south bordering between both towns. It eventually borders between Bellville andKuilsrivier and borders betweenDelft andBlue Downs before intersecting with theN2 (Settlers Way) north ofMitchells Plain andPhilippi. It then turns in a south-westerly direction, bordering between Mitchells Plain and Phillipi and ends at an intersection with theM7 (Jakes Gerwel Drive) in Mitchells Plain, just east of thePhilippi Horticultural Area (PHA).[1]
| Distance from origin (km) | Exit number | Destinations | Roads | Notes |
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| 0 | Mitchells Plain | M7- Jakes Gerwel Drive | ||
| 3 | 12 | Mitchells Plain,Philippi | M36- Stock Road | |
| 5 | 22 | Cape Town,Somerset West | N2 | |
| 9 | 18 | Blue Downs | M54- Hindle Road | |
| 12 | 21 | Blackheath | M12-Stellenbosch Arterial | |
| 16 | 25 | Kuilsrivier,Bellville | R102- Van Riebeek Road | |
| 17 | 26 | Kuilsrivier | M23- Bottelary Road | Southbound only |
| 20 | 29 | Brackenfell,Bellville | R101- Old Paarl Road | Northbound only |
| 22 | 27 | Cape Town,Paarl | N1 | R300 ends |
The entirety of the R300 Freeway is part of the proposedPeninsula Expressway, which is to be designated as the N21 and is to be atoll road. This new national route is to include the current R300 freeway as well as extensions at either end of that R300 freeway.[2][3][4]
The proposed road is meant to extend the current R300 from its northern terminus (Stellenberg Interchange) with theN1 highway, pastDurbanville, bending west, up to theMelkbosstrand andBlouberg coastal area.[5] It is also meant to extend the current R300 from its southern terminus (Mitchells Plain) junction with theM7 route (Jakes Gerwel Drive) westwards, throughZeekoevlei, up to theMuizenberg andWestlake area.[5]
In August 2022 theWestern Cape Department of Transport and Public Works announced the launch of anenvironmental impact assessment for the extension of the R300 from its current terminus at the N1 northwards to theR302 (Wellington Road).[6]
