The M68 is a short metropolitan route in the

City of Johannesburg The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local governance of Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa. It is divided into several branches and departments in order to expedite se ...

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. It connects the south-western part of

Soweto Soweto () is a Township (South Africa), township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western T ...

(

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South) with Mulbarton via

Diepkloof Diepkloof is a large zone of Soweto township in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is also sometimes referred to as Diepmeadow, if considered as a single township with the nearby Meadowlands (although there is Orlando in between). Diepkloo ...

, Southgate and Glenvista.

Route

The M68 begins at an interchange with the N12 Moroka Bypass and the R554 road just north of

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. It begins by going northwards as Abu Baker Asvat Drive up to the next junction in Protea South (south of Protea Glen), where it becomes Chris Hani Road eastwards. It goes east-north-east through

for 10 kilometres as Chris Hani Road, meeting the M72, M77 and M10 roads, to reach a junction with the M83 road and pass by the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. It proceeds eastwards as Old Potchefstroom Road, through the southern part of

, to exit

and fly over the N1 highway adjacent to the N1's interchange with the N12 highway ( Johannesburg Southern Bypass). Here, there is a ramp providing access to the N12 Southern Bypass. The M68 enters the Johannesburg South Area, first entering the Southgate suburb and meeting the R553 road (Golden Highway), then meeting the M38 road (Rifle Range Road) at the next junction and passing by the

Southgate Shopping Centre Southgate Shopping Centre is a large shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Southgate (just west of Mondeor) and is one of the ten largest shopping centres in South Africa, with over 160 commercial tenants. The centre ...

(north of

Meredale Meredale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality () is a metropolitan municipality that manages the local go ...

). Immediately after the Southgate Shopping Centre, the M68 crosses the R82/ M1 highway (De Villiers Graaff Motorway) as Columbine Avenue and continues eastwards to pass through the suburbs of Mondeor, Winchester Hills and Suideroord. 5 kilometres east of the M1/R82 interchange, the M68 meets the M7 road (Kliprivier Drive) and leaves Suideroord to enter the Glenada suburb. Soon after, the M68 turns southwards and enters the Glenvista suburb, where it meets the M95 road (Bellairs Drive). It continues southwards to enter the suburb of Mulbarton, where it ends at another junction with the M7 road (Kliprivier Drive).

References

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