the R74 which heads east. Bypassing Colenso to the west, it crosses the Tugela River heading north-west. Passing through Roosboom, it then turns north-east and enters the outskirts of Ladysmith, where it meets the N11 National Route and co-signs with it northwards for 2.5 kilometres before the N11 becomes its own road eastwards at an off-ramp adjacent to the Ladysmith Airport. The R103 continues to bypass the town to its west. The R103 turns west, just south of the Windsor Dam and continues until it joins N3 at the Tugela East Toll Plaza, where a tolled on-ramp provides access to the N3. This marks the end of the first section. Free State The second section of the R103 begins 3 km north of Warden, at an intersection with the N3. The R103 heads in a north-easterly direction to meet the R34 west of Vrede. It now heads north-west, co-signed with the R34 for a short distance (15 km) before the R34 becomes its own road westwards. Continuing north-west, the R103 passes Cornelia to its east before entering Villiers from the south. In Villiers, the R103 reaches an intersection with the R26 and the N3, Just north of the N3's Wilge Toll Plaza and just south of the N3's Vaal River crossing. This marks the end of the second section of the R103. Gauteng The last section of the R103 begins north of Heidelberg. It starts at a junction with the R23, just next to the R23 and N3 Heidelberg North interchange. The R103 follows the N3 north-west (parallel) as the Old Heidelberg-Alberton Road, crossing the R550 soon after and entering the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Near Vosloorus, it interchanges with the M35 (Germiston-Heidelberg Road) and the M43/R21 (Barry Marais Road) and in Roodekop, the M53. The R103 briefly changes direction at a t-junction in Roodekop, south of Wadeville, Germiston, where it becomes part of the Nederveen Highway and is cosigned with the R554 westwards towards Alberton. At the N3 Highway crossing, the R554/R103 Nederveen Highway changes its name to Heidelberg Road and enters Alberton. At the Swartkoppies Road junction, the R554 becomes the road to the left (south) and the R103 remains on the westerly road, bending north towards the Alberton Central Business District and Johannesburg. From here, it is co-signed with the M31 road and becomes Ring Road West to head around the Alberton CBD (forming a semi-ring