Metropolitan Routes in Pietermaritzburg
, like most South African cities/metropolitan areas, uses Metropolitan or "M" routes for important intra-city routes, a layer below National roads and Regional roads. Each city's M roads are independently numbered.
In South Africa, Metropolitan or "M" routes are mostly used in metropolitan municipalities and Pietermaritzburg is the only exception whereby it is not a metropolitan municipality yet still uses these road designations.
These roads interact with Cape Town's N and R roads.
Table of M roads
| No. | Direction | Description of Route | Suburbs | Street Names | Other |
| M10 | North/South | R33 – R33 | Mountain Rise, Allandale, Raisethorpe, Bombay Heights | Chota Motala Rd | |
| M20 | East/West then North/South | M80 – M70 – M30 - N3 – M30 - R33 | Pietermaritzburg CBD, Willowton, Mountain Rise | Masukwana St, Ohrtmann Rd | |
| M30 | North/South | M20 - M20 - M20 - R33 | Pietermaritzburg CBD, Willowton, Mountain Rise, Eastwood, Panorama. Whispers, Copesville | Larch Rd, Manning Ave, Chief Mhlabunzima Rd, Copesville Dr | |
| M40 | North/South | R56 – M70 – M80 – N3 | Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg CBD, Northern Park | Boshoff St, Chatterton Rd | |
| M50 | East/West | M70 – R56 – R103 | Masons Hill, Ridge Park, Westgate, Hazelmere, Oribi Heights, Bisley Heights, Murrayfield Park, Mkondeni | Archie Gumede Rd, Gladys Manzi Rd | |
| M70 | East/West | R617 – M50 – R103 – M40 – M20 – N3/R33 | Elandskop, Taylor's Halt, Zibomvini, Draaihoek, Dambuza, Dlaba, Edendale Town, Mason's Mill, Camp's Drift, Pietermaritzburg CBD, Willowton | Selby Msimang Rd, Church St | |
| M80 | East/West then North/South | M20 – M40 – R103 – R103 – N3 – ends near Hilton College | Pietermaritzburg CBD, Prestbury, Lester Park, Boughton, Sweet Waters, Winterskloof, Mount Michael, Mountain Home, Hilton CBD, Hilton Gardens | Hoosen Haffajee St / Pietermaritz St, Mayors Wk, Zwartkop Rd, Mbubu Rd, Sweetwaters Rd, Dennis Shepstone Dr, Hilton Ave |