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.header-ISR-freeway{background:#0000fe;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-JPN{background:#0066b3;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-JPN-Exp{background:#005d35;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-KOS{background:#06c;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-KOS-R,.mw-parser-output .header-PHL{background:#093;color:#fff}.mw-parser-output .header-MDG{background:#fff;color:#af1e2d;border:2px solid #000}.mw-parser-output .header-NOR{background:#f2a900}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div style="margin:0 0 4px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SA_road_R512.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Regional route R512 shield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SA_road_R512.svg/70px-SA_road_R512.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SA_road_R512.svg/105px-SA_road_R512.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/SA_road_R512.svg/140px-SA_road_R512.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></a></span></div> Regional route R512</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-ZAF">Route information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Maintained by <a href="/wiki/SANRAL" title="SANRAL">SANRAL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gauteng_Department_of_Roads_and_Transport" title="Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport">GDRT</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">63 km (39 mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-ZAF"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Major junctions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">North end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/28px-SA_road_R511.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/42px-SA_road_R511.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/56px-SA_road_R511.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R511_(South_Africa)" title="R511 (South Africa)">R511</a> in <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="display:none;">Major intersections</span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/SA_road_R566.svg/28px-SA_road_R566.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/SA_road_R566.svg/42px-SA_road_R566.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/SA_road_R566.svg/56px-SA_road_R566.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R566_(South_Africa)" title="R566 (South Africa)">R566</a> near Brits<br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/29px-SA_road_N4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/43px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/SA_road_N4.svg/58px-SA_road_N4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4</a> near Brits<br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/SA_road_R560.svg/28px-SA_road_R560.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/SA_road_R560.svg/42px-SA_road_R560.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/SA_road_R560.svg/56px-SA_road_R560.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R560_(South_Africa)" title="R560 (South Africa)">R560</a> west of <a href="/wiki/Hartbeespoort" title="Hartbeespoort">Hartbeespoort</a><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/SA_road_R552.svg/28px-SA_road_R552.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/SA_road_R552.svg/42px-SA_road_R552.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/SA_road_R552.svg/56px-SA_road_R552.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R552_(South_Africa)" title="R552 (South Africa)">R552</a> near <a href="/wiki/Lanseria" class="mw-redirect" title="Lanseria">Lanseria</a><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/29px-SA_road_N14.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/43px-SA_road_N14.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/SA_road_N14.svg/58px-SA_road_N14.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N14_(South_Africa)" title="N14 (South Africa)">N14</a> near Lanseria<br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/SA_road_R114.svg/28px-SA_road_R114.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/SA_road_R114.svg/42px-SA_road_R114.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/SA_road_R114.svg/56px-SA_road_R114.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R114_(South_Africa)" title="R114 (South Africa)">R114</a> near Lanseria<br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/SA_road_R564.svg/28px-SA_road_R564.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/SA_road_R564.svg/42px-SA_road_R564.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/SA_road_R564.svg/56px-SA_road_R564.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R564_(South_Africa)" title="R564 (South Africa)">R564</a> in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg_North" title="Johannesburg North">Johannesburg North</a><br /><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/29px-SA_road_N1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="29" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/43px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/SA_road_N1.svg/58px-SA_road_N1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="721" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/N1_(South_Africa)" title="N1 (South Africa)">N1</a> (<a href="/wiki/N1_Western_Bypass_(Johannesburg)" title="N1 Western Bypass (Johannesburg)">Western Bypass</a>) in <a href="/wiki/Randburg" title="Randburg">Randburg</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">South end</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/M20_ZAF_jct.svg/48px-M20_ZAF_jct.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/M20_ZAF_jct.svg/71px-M20_ZAF_jct.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/M20_ZAF_jct.svg/95px-M20_ZAF_jct.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="260" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/M20_(Johannesburg)" title="M20 (Johannesburg)">M20</a> in <a href="/wiki/Linden,_Gauteng" title="Linden, Gauteng">Linden</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-ZAF"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Major cities</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broederstroom" title="Broederstroom">Broederstroom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randburg" title="Randburg">Randburg</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header header-ZAF">Highway system</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Numbered_routes_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Numbered routes of South Africa">Numbered routes of South Africa</a></b></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1241597584">.mw-parser-output .browse-table{width:100%;background:none;border-collapse:collapse;display:table;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .browse-table+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+link+.browse-table,.mw-parser-output .browse-table+style+.browse-table{margin-top:3px}.mw-parser-output .browse-table td{padding:0;border:none;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .browse-table tr:not(:first-child) td{padding-top:3px}</style><table class="browse-table"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:left">← <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/24px-SA_road_R511.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/36px-SA_road_R511.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/SA_road_R511.svg/48px-SA_road_R511.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R511_(South_Africa)" title="R511 (South Africa)">R511</a></span></td><td style="padding-right:3px;padding-left:3px;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap"></td><td style="text-align:right;direction:rtl">→ <span style="display:inline-block"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SA_road_R513.svg/24px-SA_road_R513.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SA_road_R513.svg/36px-SA_road_R513.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/SA_road_R513.svg/48px-SA_road_R513.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="602" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/R513_(South_Africa)" title="R513 (South Africa)">R513</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>R512</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Regional_Route_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regional Route (South Africa)">Regional Route</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> that connects <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_West_(South_African_province)" title="North West (South African province)">North West</a> with <a href="/wiki/Randburg" title="Randburg">Randburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a> via the western side of <a href="/wiki/Hartbeespoort" title="Hartbeespoort">Hartbeespoort</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an alternative route to the <a href="/wiki/R511_(South_Africa)" title="R511 (South Africa)">R511</a> for travel between the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Johannesburg_Metropolitan_Municipality" title="City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality">Johannesburg Metropole</a> and Brits. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Route">Route</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R512_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Route"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="North_West">North West</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R512_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: North West"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Its northern origin is a junction with the <a href="/wiki/R511_(South_Africa)" title="R511 (South Africa)">R511 road</a> (Hendrik Verwoerd Drive) in <a href="/wiki/Brits,_South_Africa" title="Brits, South Africa">Brits</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Province">North West Province</a>. It heads south-west as Van Velden Street, then southwards as Rutgers Street, to reach a junction with the <a href="/wiki/R566_(South_Africa)" title="R566 (South Africa)">R566 road</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The R512 continues southwards to meet the <a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4 highway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Platinum_Highway" title="Platinum Highway">Platinum Highway</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Just after meeting the N4, the R512 reaches an interchange with the <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#History_and_developments">Pampoen Nek Pass</a> (which is coming from the N4 West in the west) and it leaves the southerly road to become the Pampoen Nek Pass south-eastwards, passing under the <a href="/wiki/R104_(South_Africa)" title="R104 (South Africa)">R104 route</a>, to reach an interchange with the <a href="/wiki/R560_(South_Africa)" title="R560 (South Africa)">R560 route</a> west of <a href="/wiki/Kosmos,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos, North West">Kosmos Village</a>. From the R560 interchange, it continues south-east, crossing the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Magalies_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magalies River (page does not exist)">Magalies River</a> & turning eastwards at a T-junction, bypassing the <a href="/wiki/Hartbeespoort_Dam" title="Hartbeespoort Dam">Hartbeespoort Dam</a> to the south, to pass through the town of <a href="/wiki/Broederstroom" title="Broederstroom">Broederstroom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Broederstroom (west of <a href="/wiki/Pelindaba" title="Pelindaba">Pelindaba</a>), by the <a href="/wiki/Crocodile_River_(Limpopo)" title="Crocodile River (Limpopo)">Crocodile River</a>, as the road eastwards connects to <a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>, the R512 turns southwards, as Pelindaba Road, towards <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>. Just after, the R512 crosses into <a href="/wiki/Gauteng" title="Gauteng">Gauteng</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gauteng">Gauteng</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R512_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gauteng"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From Broederstroom, the R512 makes a 25 km journey to enter the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Johannesburg_Metropolitan_Municipality" title="City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality">City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality</a> and reach the <a href="/wiki/Lanseria_International_Airport" title="Lanseria International Airport">Lanseria International Airport</a>. The road then meets the <a href="/wiki/R552_(South_Africa)" title="R552 (South Africa)">R552</a> (6th Road) at <a href="/wiki/Bultfontein,_Johannesburg" title="Bultfontein, Johannesburg">Bultfontein</a> and forms an interchange with the <a href="/wiki/N14_road_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="N14 road (South Africa)">N14 highway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>-<a href="/wiki/Krugersdorp" title="Krugersdorp">Krugersdorp</a> Highway). Here, it changes its name from Pelindaba Road to <a href="/wiki/Malibongwe_Drive" title="Malibongwe Drive">Malibongwe Drive</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After crossing the N14 highway and the <a href="/wiki/R114_(South_Africa)" title="R114 (South Africa)">R114 road</a>, it heads south towards <a href="/wiki/Randburg" title="Randburg">Randburg</a> as Malibongwe Drive - formerly known as Hans Strijdom Drive.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It passes through the lower-middle Cosmo City and <a href="/wiki/Kya_Sands,_Johannesburg" title="Kya Sands, Johannesburg">Kya Sands</a> townships before crossing the <a href="/wiki/R564_(South_Africa)" title="R564 (South Africa)">R564 road</a> (Witkoppen Road; Northumberland Avenue) and entering the more affluent <a href="/wiki/Northriding" title="Northriding">Northriding</a> and <a href="/wiki/Olivedale,_Gauteng" title="Olivedale, Gauteng">Olivedale</a> suburbs. The R512 reaches an interchange with the <a href="/wiki/N1_(South_Africa)" title="N1 (South Africa)">N1 highway</a> (<a href="/wiki/N1_Western_Bypass_(Johannesburg)" title="N1 Western Bypass (Johannesburg)">Johannesburg Western Bypass</a>) before continuing through Randburg as Malibongwe Drive, then West Street, to end in <a href="/wiki/Linden,_Gauteng" title="Linden, Gauteng">Linden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a> (north of the <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg_Botanical_Garden" title="Johannesburg Botanical Garden">Johannesburg Botanical Garden</a>), at a junction with the <a href="/wiki/M20_(Johannesburg)" title="M20 (Johannesburg)">M20</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_and_developments">History and developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R512_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History and developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before September 2020, the R512 from the R560 interchange to the N4 interchange took a different route.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the R560 interchange, the R512 turned towards the north-east, bypassing <a href="/wiki/Kosmos,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos, North West">Kosmos Village</a>, to reach a 4-way junction in the suburb of Damdoryn (west of the <a href="/wiki/Hartbeespoort_Dam" title="Hartbeespoort Dam">Hartbeespoort Dam</a> wall), where it turned to the west to be co-signed with the <a href="/wiki/R104_(South_Africa)" title="R104 (South Africa)">R104</a>. After 5 kilometres, the R512 split from the R104 to become its own road northwards, proceeding to cross the N4 and enter <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:12_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:12-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 03 September 2020, a new route has been opened named the Pampoen Nek Pass,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> effectively continuing the R512 northwards from the R560 interchange for 6 km<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> up to the next off-ramp junction just south of the R512 & N4 interchange (north of the old R512 & R104 split), where the R512 now becomes the road northwards towards Brits while the Pampoen Nek Pass continues westwards to join the N4 West. </p><p>This new routing of the R512 effectively reduces the distance of the route from <a href="/wiki/Broederstroom" title="Broederstroom">Broederstroom</a> to <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a> by 6 km. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pampoen_Nek_Pass">Pampoen Nek Pass</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R512_(South_Africa)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Pampoen Nek Pass"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)#Extension_of_Old_Route" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4 (South Africa) § Extension of Old Route</a></div> <p>As of 2018, the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Roads_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Roads Agency">South African National Roads Agency</a> (SANRAL) was constructing a shortcut for the R512 Route, from its intersection with the <a href="/wiki/R560_(South_Africa)" title="R560 (South Africa)">R560 route</a> (north-west of <a href="/wiki/Broederstroom" title="Broederstroom">Broederstroom</a>) northwards up to just north of where the R512 and the <a href="/wiki/R104_(South_Africa)" title="R104 (South Africa)">R104 route</a> split (west of <a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Sanctuary_Hartbeespoort_Dam" title="The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam">The Elephant Sanctuary of Hartbeespoort</a>), where there is a ramp onto the <a href="/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)" title="N4 (South Africa)">N4 Platinum Highway West</a>, in a highway format.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-highways.today_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-highways.today-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The R512's junction with the R560 west of <a href="/wiki/Hartbeespoort_Dam" title="Hartbeespoort Dam">Hartbeespoort Dam</a> is an off-ramp junction and the next and last junction just north of the R104 and R512 junction west of the Elephant Sanctuary is also an off-ramp interchange before the freeway goes westwards to join the N4 West.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was built to reduce the traffic that occurs on the older longer section of the R512 through Damdoryn, which is also labelled as a high accident zone adjacent to <a href="/wiki/Kosmos,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos, North West">Kosmos Village</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is meant to be a shortcut and to reduce the distance for travelers using the R512 to either join the N4 Highway West to <a href="/wiki/Rustenburg" title="Rustenburg">Rustenburg</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sun_City,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun City, North West">Sun City</a> or to go to <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-highways.today_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-highways.today-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To some extent, this new route also reduces the traffic on the <a href="/wiki/R511_(South_Africa)" title="R511 (South Africa)">R511 route</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which passes on the other side of the Hartbeespoort Dam (through Hartbeespoort Central) on its way to Brits, and long distance movements will no longer have to interfere with local traffic.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This new road is to be used by motorists who want to travel from the <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Johannesburg Municipality">Johannesburg Municipality</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sandton" title="Sandton">Sandton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Randburg" title="Randburg">Randburg</a>) (and nearby areas, like <a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a> West) to cities like <a href="/wiki/Brits,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Brits, North West">Brits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sun_City,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun City, North West">Sun City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rustenburg" title="Rustenburg">Rustenburg</a>. </p><p>On 3 September 2020, the Minister of Transport, <a href="/wiki/Fikile_Mbalula" title="Fikile Mbalula">Fikile Mbalula</a>, together with the <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Roads_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Roads Agency">South African National Roads Agency</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Madibeng_Local_Municipality" title="Madibeng Local Municipality">Madibeng Local Municipality</a>, officially opened the new road.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This route, known as the Pampoen Nek Highway, is 6 kilometres in length<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from the R560 interchange to the interchange where the R512 turns north towards Brits (6 kilometres shorter than the old Z-shaped route passing by <a href="/wiki/Kosmos,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos, North West">Kosmos Village</a>, Damdoryn and the <a href="/wiki/The_Elephant_Sanctuary_Hartbeespoort_Dam" title="The Elephant Sanctuary Hartbeespoort Dam">Elephant Sanctuary</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading 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