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South Africa portal; The N1 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Polokwane to Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe. [1] It forms the first section of the famed Cape to Cairo Road.
The term "national road" is frequently used to refer to a national route, but technically a "national road" is any road maintained by the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) and need not necessarily form part of a national route, and there are "R" routes that are proclaimed National Roads. [1]
Overall toll network is 383 kilometres (238 mi) or 0.05% of total road network. Average price in Pskov region having 226 km (140 mi) of toll roads is 2.4 ₽ to 5.5 ₽ per km for cars and 7.9 ₽ to 19.5 ₽ for trucks. This comes close to $0.50 per km for trucks. Ordinary speed limits apply so far.
Economists disagree over how to set tolls, how to cover common costs, and what to do with any "excess" revenues (i.e., Revenues that exceed direct costs of road construction and maintenance, but which may still not cover external costs fully), whether and how "losers" from tolling previously free roads should be compensated, and whether to ...
The South African National Roads Agency SOC Ltd or SANRAL is a South African parastatal responsible for the management, maintenance and development of South Africa's proclaimed National Road network which includes many (but not all) National ("N") and some Provincial and Regional ("R") route segments. [2]
The entire N1 section, from the Buccleuch Interchange to the Brakfontein Interchange, was a toll road from 3 December 2013 as part of the Gauteng e-toll system (with open road tolling). [4] On 12 April 2024, e-tolls were discontinued in Gauteng, making the Ben Schoeman Freeway a toll-free road.
Numbered routes of South Africa Provincial routes (also referred to as major regional routes ) are the second category of road in the South African route-numbering scheme . [ 1 ] They are designated with the letter "R" followed by a number from 21 to 82, formerly with the letter "P" followed by a number from 66. [ 2 ]
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo. [2] It is the main highway along the Indian Ocean coast of the country. Its current length of 2,255 kilometres (1,401 mi) makes it the longest numbered route in South Africa. [3]