The R82 is a provincial route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg with Kroonstad via Vereeniging and Sasolburg. It starts just south of the M1 Johannesburg Municipal Highway's interchange with the N12 Southern Bypass (Uncle Charlie's Interchange), going south, meeting the R59, R54, R42 & R28 routes at Vereeniging before crossing the Vaal River into the Free State & proceeding to Kroonstad. It is an alternative, but longer route to the N1 National Route between Johannesburg & Kroonstad. Route The R82 is an alternative route to the N1 National Highway from Johannesburg to Kroonstad, with the N1 highway being a shorter and more direct route by about 20 kilometres. Whereas the N1 has tollgates, the R82 is toll-free. Gauteng The R82 road begins in the southern suburbs of Johannesburg, at the southern end of the M1 Johannesburg Municipal Highway. It comes from Johannesburg Central in the north as the M1 and changes to the R82 designation just after meeting the N12 Southern Bypass (Johannesburg Ring Road) (Uncle Charlie's Interchange) in Johannesburg South, near the Southgate suburb. At this interchange, only the N12 and the M1 have access to each other (N12 east to M1 north and M1 south to N12 west, with no direct access between the N12 and the R82). At the next off-ramp with Columbine Avenue (M68) by Southgate Shopping Centre, the route stops being a highway and continues southwards as Vereeniging Road (2 lanes in each direction). It continues for 6 kilometres to meet the R554 route (Swartkoppies Road) from Alberton just south-west of Kibler Park and they are cosigned southwards for 800 metres up to the western terminus of the R550 route from Nigel (at a four-way-junction), where the R554 route becomes the road westwards towards Lenasia. The R82 continues south for 11 kilometres, crossing into the Midvaal Local Municipality, to meet the R557 route from Meyerton at Walkerville and they are cosigned for 3 kilometres southwards before the R557 route becomes the road westwards towards Kanana Park. At the R557 junction in Walkerville, the R82 becomes one lane in each direction. The R82 continues for 22 kilometres southwards, through De Deur (where it meets the R551 route), entering the Emfuleni Local Municipality, to enter Vereeniging as Old Johannesburg Road. At the four-way-junction with the R54 Route (Houtkop Road) near the Duncanville suburb, under the passing R59 Sybrand van Niekerk Freeway, the R82 becomes Voortrekker Street