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The Johannesburg Ring Road is one of Africa's most famous Beltway s. It is made up of a subset of the Freeways that circle the city of Johannesburg , South Africa and services the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area . Construction on the Ring Road began in the late 1960s . Sections of the Eastern Bypass first opened in 1971 , and the last section of the Southern Bypass opened in 1986 . The Ring Road had two major aims when it was built: first, to allow traffic not destined for Johannesburg to bypass the city along a number of high-speed freeways in quick and easy fashion; and second, to allow for the mobility of the South African Army to defend the then Apartheid state from hostile neighbours, or to quell violence in Black Townships during a state of emergency. Over the years, however, as Johannesburg has grown, the Ring Road has now become frequently used by local residents for commuting between home and work. The road is comprised of three intersect, is purported to be the busiest interchange in the Southern Hemisphere. The N12 Southern Bypass, which cuts a concrete swathe through the rocky hills of southern Johannesburg, is apparently very reminiscent of the freeways of Los Angeles , and together with Johannesburg's sunshine, renders a real Southern California feel to that part of the city. |
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