The R304 is a Regional Route in

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connecting

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with

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Route

Its north-western origin is a junction with the R307 (Dassenberg Drive) adjacent to Mamre Nature Garden north of

(south of

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). It heads south-south-east as Charel Uys Drive to enter the centre of Atlantis, where it becomes Reygersdal Avenue towards the east-southeast before bending south. After 10 kilometres, the R304 reaches a T-junction, where the road southwards becomes Old Mamre Road, and the R304 turns to the east via a left turn to cross the N7 highway and enter the village of

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. From Philadelphia, the R304 continues east to reach Klipheuwel and meet the R302 (Klipheuwel Road), with which it is co-signed for one kilometre, heading north. After leaving the R302, the route heads southeast, crossing the R312 east of the Cape Winelands Airport before crossing the N1 highway. It then meets the

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at a staggered junction east of

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. The route proceeds south-south-east to end at a junction with the R44 and the R310 in

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(north of the town centre).

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