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| Maintained byGDRT andFSDPRT | ||||
| Length | 183 km (114 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |   M1 /M68 inJohannesburg | |||
| Major intersections |   R54 /R59 inVereeniging R28 in Vereeniging R42 in Vereeniging R57 nearSasolburg | |||
| South end |  R34 nearKroonstad | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | South Africa | |||
| Major cities | Johannesburg,Vereeniging,Sasolburg,Kroonstad | |||
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TheR82 is aprovincial route inSouth Africa that connectsJohannesburg withKroonstad viaVereeniging andSasolburg.It starts just south of theM1 Johannesburg Municipal Highway's interchange with theN12 Southern Bypass (Uncle Charlie's Interchange), going south, meeting theR59,R54,R42 &R28 routes atVereeniging before crossing theVaal River into theFree State & proceeding toKroonstad.It is an alternative, but longer route to theN1 national route between Johannesburg & Kroonstad.[1]
The R82 is an alternative route to theN1 highway from Johannesburg to Kroonstad, with the N1 highway being a shorter and more direct route by about 20 kilometres. Whereas the N1 has tollgates, the R82 is toll-free.
The R82 road begins in the southern suburbs ofJohannesburg, at the southern end of theM1 Johannesburg Municipal Highway. It comes fromJohannesburg Central in the north as the M1 and changes to the R82 designation just after meeting theN12 highway (Johannesburg Southern Bypass) at the Uncle Charlie's Interchange inJohannesburg South, near theSouthgate suburb. At this interchange, only the N12 and the M1 have access to each other (N12 east to M1 north and M1 south to N12 west, with no direct access between the N12 and the R82).[1]
At the next off-ramp with Columbine Avenue (M68) bySouthgate Shopping Centre, the route stops being a highway and continues southwards as Vereeniging Road (2 lanes in each direction). It continues for 6 kilometres, bypassingMeredale, to meet theR554 route (Swartkoppies Road) fromAlberton just south-west ofKibler Park and they are cosigned southwards for 800 metres up to the western terminus of theR550 route fromNigel (at a four-way-junction), where the R554 route becomes the road westwards towardsLenasia.[1]
The R82 continues south for 11 kilometres, crossing into theMidvaal Local Municipality, to reach the town ofWalkerville, where it meets theR557 route fromMeyerton and they are cosigned for 3 kilometres southwards before the R557 route becomes the road westwards towardsKanana Park. The R82 continues for 22 kilometres southwards, through De Deur (where it meets theR551 route), entering theEmfuleni Local Municipality, to enterVereeniging as Old Johannesburg Road, bypassing the suburb ofRoshnee.[1]
At the four-way-junction with theR54 route (Houtkop Road) near the Duncanville suburb, under the passingR59 Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway, the R82 becomes Voortrekker Street and is the main road southwards through Vereeniging Central. At Beaconsfield Avenue in Vereeniging Central, the R82 meets the south-eastern terminus of theR28 route fromSebokeng. At the 3rd junction afterwards (with Victoria Avenue), the R82 meets theR42 route fromVanderbijlpark and they become cosigned on the road eastwards from this junction. At the 2nd junction (with Mario Milani Drive), just after passing under the Vereeniging Railway, the R42 becomes the road northwards towardsThree Rivers, leaving the R82 as the road eastwards. Right after this junction, the R82 crosses theVaal River into theFree State.[1]
The R82 crosses theVaal River into theMetsimaholo Local Municipality as Problem Road. Right after crossing the Vaal River, the road turns southwards and continues for seven kilometres toViljoensdrif, where it meets Ascot-On-Vaal Road fromVanderbijlpark, Gauteng and theR716 route toDeneysville (on the western banks of theVaal Dam).[2]
The R82 continues southwards for twelve kilometres to the south-eastern area ofSasolburg (Coalbrook; east of theZamdela constituency), where it meets theR57 route betweenVanderbijlpark andHeilbron and a road linking eastwards to Deneysville (Vaal Dam).[2] After the Sasolburg area, the R82 crosses into theNgwathe Local Municipality and continues south-west for fifty-eight kilometres, intersecting with theR723 route (co-signed for 2.7 kilometers), bypassing the town ofKoppies, to reach an intersection with theR720 route.[2]
The R82 and the R720 are co-signed south-east for four kilometres, crossing theRenoster River, before the R82 becomes its own road south-west.[2] The R82 travels for fifty-two kilometres, through Heuningspruit, to end at an intersection with theR34 route north-east ofKroonstad (2 kilometres east of the R34's interchange with theN1 national route) in theMoqhaka Local Municipality.[2]
