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 a left turn (Commissioner Street), a right turn (JA Calata Street) and another left turn, to cross the Great Fish River. The R61 and the N10 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. They are one road southwards for 46 km into 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, 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. Wild Coast Highway As of 2018, 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 is scheduled for completion in 2024. Together with the 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 while the current R61 passes through Flagstaff and Bizana on the route between those two towns (it will be shorter by 69 km). This new shortcut between Port Edward and Lusikisiki will have a tollgate constructed while there will also be a tollgate constructed on the current stretch from Lusikisiki to Mthatha, just outside