A1 road (Botswana)
The A1 highway in Botswana is a road that runs from the Zimbabwean border near Ramokgwebana through Francistown, Mahalapye, Palapye, Gaborone (the capital city of Botswana) and Lobatse, to Ramatlabama at the border with South Africa. Crossing the Ramokgwebana River into Zimbabwe, it continues as the A7 to Bulawayo. On the South African end it continues as the N18 to Mahikeng.
| A1 highway | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Major junctions | ||||
| North end | A7 A7 near Ramokgwebana, border with Zimbabwe | |||
 A3 in Francistown A2 in Lobatse | ||||
| South end |  N18 Ramatlabama, border with South Africa | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Botswana | |||
| Major cities | Lobatse, Palapye, Mahalapye, Francistown, Gaborone | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Road signs on A1
Decisions were made to install a toll point along that road in 2007.[1]
A section of the highway between Phakalane and Gaborone is used for the Gaborone City Marathon.[2]
The entire A1 road is part of Trans-African Highway Network no. 4 (Cairo-Cape Town Highway), which links Cairo with Cape Town.
References
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/25/29/36791933.pdf (in French)
- "Gaborone City Marathon". Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
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