The M12 begins at a junction with the
M13 at Burgundy Estate in
Milnerton, north of
Cape Town. It begins by going eastwards for a few metres as Sienna Drive before turning southwards as Giel Basson Drive. It flies over the
M14 (Plattekloof Road) and meets the
M8 (Bosmansdam Road) before separating the
Monte Vista and
Panorama suburbs and flying over the
N1 highway. Just after crossing the N1, it separates the
Goodwood and
Parow suburbs and reaches a junction with the
R102 (Voortrekker Road). From the R102 junction, the M12 continues southwards through
Elsie's River to reach a junction with the
M10 (Robert Sobukwe Road) north of
Cape Town International Airport, where it turns to the east as Stellenbosch Arterial road. It passes through the
Belhar suburb before meeting and crossing the
R300 freeway (Kuils River Freeway) and passing through the southern part of
Kuilsrivier, where it forms another junction with the
R102 (Van Riebeeck Road). The M12 continues eastwards as Polkadraai Road, leaving the
City of Cape Town and entering the
Stellenbosch Local Municipality, to reach its end at a junction with the
R310 (Baden Powell Drive; Adam Tas Road) about 4 kilometres west of the
Stellenbosch town centre. == References ==