22-663: Whittlesea is a semi-rural town situated on the R67 road in the Hewu district, 37 km south of Komani , Eastern Cape Province , South Africa . The town is made up of the townships Ekuphumleni, Bhede, Ndlambe, Extension 4, Extension 5 and Sada. The town falls under the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality which is under the Chris Hani District Municipality . Surrounding Whittlesea are 36 villages which make up
44-699: A left turn (Commissioner Street), a right turn (JA Calata Street) and another left turn, to cross the Great Fish River . They remain as one road for another 4.5 km west-north-west before the R61 becomes its own road westwards. The R61 continues for 85 kilometres as the Wapadsberg Pass to reach a junction with the N9 national route south-east of Bethesdaweg . The R61 joins the N9 and they are one road southwards for 46 km into
66-637: A toll road and a highway. From Port Shepstone to Southbroom, the R61 is followed by the R620 route . From Southbroom, the R61 resumes south-south-west for 25 kilometres to Port Edward . Just after Port Edward, the R61 leaves the KwaZulu-Natal Province and crosses the Mtamvuna River via the C. H. Mitchell Bridge into the Eastern Cape Province. From the provincial boundary (Mtamvuna River),
88-563: Is a long provincial route in South Africa that connects Beaufort West with Port Shepstone via Graaff-Reinet , Komani (previously Queenstown), Mthatha and Port Edward . The R61 is co-signed with the N9 for 103 kilometres from Aberdeen through Graaff-Reinet to Bethesdaweg , and with the N6 for 18 kilometres near Queenstown. The R61 begins in Port Shepstone at an interchange with
110-551: The Mtentu Bridge and Msikaba Bridge ) while the current R61 passes through Flagstaff and Bizana on the route between those two towns (it will be 69 km shorter than the current R61). This new shortcut between Port Edward and Lusikisiki will have a tollgate constructed while there will also be a tollgate constructed on the stretch from Lusikisiki to Mthatha, just outside of Port St Johns . The overall distance between Port Shepstone and Mthatha will be 85 km shorter than
132-745: The N2 highway from Durban (at the Oribi Toll Plaza). As the N2 leaves the freeway at an off-ramp and becomes the road westwards towards Harding and Kokstad , the R61 takes over as the freeway south-south-west through the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast . As the 1st section is maintained by SANRAL , the R61 is a toll road for 22 km from the N2 Interchange, through Shelly Beach , Margate and Ramsgate , up to Southbroom. At Southbroom , it stops being both
154-600: The N2 national route south of the Grahamstown town centre (renamed Makhanda in 2018). The R67 joins the N2 and they are one road eastwards for 9 kilometres before the R67 becomes its own road northwards. From the N2 split east of Makhanda, the R67 goes northwards for 70 kilometres as the Ecca Pass , crossing the Great Fish River and following the Kat River , to reach a junction with
176-659: The R58 road before turning to the south-south-west. After 45 kilometres, at the R409 intersection just north of Tsomo , the R61 turns to the west and heads for 80 kilometres, through Cofimvaba and Qamata (crossing the White Kei River ), to reach a t-junction with the N6 national route . The R61 joins the N6 and they become one road north-west for 18 kilometres into the town of Komani (formerly Queenstown) as Louis Botha Road and Cathcart Street. At
198-664: The R63 road in the town of Fort Beaufort . The R67 joins the R63 and they are one road eastwards for 650 metres up to a t-junction, where the R63 becomes the road southwards and the R67 becomes the road northwards. From Fort Beaufort, the R67 goes northwards for 97 km as the Nico Malan Pass , following the Kat River up to the Katrivier Dam ( Seymour ), bypassing the Waterdown Dam , to enter
220-399: The 1990s, the underutilisation of small business complexes, a lack of funding and a lack of natural resources, Whittlesea has become a source of migrant labour. However, projects started by The South African National Roads Agency Ltd (SANRAL) and Expanded Public Works Programmes have brought hope to the area. The following statistics describing Whittlesea are from the 2011 census . Some of
242-677: The Hewu (meaning "flat land' in Xhosa) district. Founded in 1849, Whittlesea was as a military outpost created to protect white settlers during the Frontier War of 1850–1853. The town was named after Whittlesea in Cambridgeshire , birthplace of Sir Harry Smith (1787-1860), Governor of the Cape Colony from 1847 to 1852. A British officer fortified five houses during the War of Mlanjeni (1850 to 1853), when
SECTION 10
#1732869982856264-516: The R61 heads north-west for 50 km to the town of Bizana , which it bypasses to the south. From Bizana, the R61 continues westwards for 25 kilometres to reach a junction with the R394 road , where the R61 turns southwards and heads for 70 kilometres, through Flagstaff , to the town of Lusikisiki . It continues southwards for 40 kilometres to cross the Mzimvubu River and reach a junction just north of
286-582: The R61 heads westwards for 148 kilometres, crossing into the Western Cape Province, to enter the town of Beaufort West and reach its western terminus at a junction with the N1 and N12 national route co-signage. There are plans to give the first section of the R61, from its starting junction with the N2 in Port Shepstone to its other junction with the N2 in Mthatha , to the N2 national route . The project
308-769: The Xhosas besieged the settlement. One of these, which now forms part of the Post Office Complex, is still standing. Between 1948 and 1994, at the height of the apartheid regime in South Africa, Whittlesea belonged to the former Ciskei, a bantustan/homeland established in 1961 under the Promotion of Self-Government Act of 1959. Until 1994, there was no formal political organisation in Whittlesea. The Department of Internal Affairs facilitated decisions around land use, services and rates in
330-468: The current N2 . Once the N2 Wild Coast Toll Route is complete, the existing 320 kilometre section of the R61 from Port Shepstone via Port Edward, Bizana, Flagstaff, and Lusikisiki to Mthatha will no-longer be designated as the R61. As of 2021, the road classification numbers on the board signs on the R61 between Port Shepstone and Port Edward have already been changed to signs indicating
352-506: The roundabout with Barrable Street in Komani, the R61 becomes its own road west-south-west and after almost 2 kilometres, it meets the northern terminus of the R67 road at a roundabout. The R61 heads westwards for 136 kilometres, through Tarkastad , to the town of Cradock , where it meets the N10 national route . The R61 & N10 are one road northwards through the city centre of Cradock, continuing by
374-462: The town of Graaff-Reinet , where they meet and are co-signed for a few kilometres with the R63 route , crossing the Sundays River . From Graaff-Reinet, the R61 & N9 remain as one road west-south-west for 55 km up to the town of Aberdeen . At the 4-way-junction with Hoop Street ( R338 ), the R61 stops co-signing with the N9 and becomes the road westwards from this junction. From Aberdeen,
396-518: The town of Port St. Johns . It bends to the west and heads 87 kilometres, bypassing Libode , to the city of Mthatha , where it crosses the Mthatha River and meets the N2 national route again in the city centre. From Mthatha, the R61 heads westwards for 83 kilometres as the All Saints Neck Pass, bypassing Mthatha Airport , to the town of Ngcobo , where it meets the eastern terminus of
418-458: The town of Whittlesea . From Whittlesea, the R67 goes northwards for 33 kilometres to reach its northern terminus at a roundabout junction with the R61 road in the town of Komani , just south-west of the R61's intersection with the N6 national route . This South African road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . R61 (South Africa) The R61
440-520: The townships through township managers. After South Africa's first democratic election in 1994, Whittlesea became governed by a council. Whittlesea functions as a central town, providing services and shopping facilities to the surrounding villages. The inhabitants of the town rely on the neighbouring town of Queenstown for their economic needs. Due to the failure of the factories built by the Taiwanese in Sada in
462-639: The villages surrounding Whittlesea include; Fani ( Bradloof) R67 (South Africa) The R67 is a provincial route in Eastern Cape , South Africa that connects Port Alfred with Komani (previously Queenstown) via Grahamstown . The R67 begins in Port Alfred , at a junction with the R72 road . It begins by going north-north-west for 54 kilometres as the Blaauwkrantz Pass to reach an interchange with
SECTION 20
#1732869982856484-404: Was initially scheduled for completion in 2024. Together with the current N2 from Mthatha to East London , this route will be named the "Wild Coast Toll Route". While it will take over most of the R61's route, this new Wild Coast Highway of the N2 will be realigned in some places. This new Wild Coast Highway will provide a shorter and more direct route from Lusikisiki to Port Edward (via
#855144