Adelaide Avenue
Adelaide Avenue Australian Capital Territory | |
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General information | |
Type | Freeway |
Length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | 20 September 1928[2] |
Maintained by | Transport Canberra & City Services |
Former route number | ACT Tourist Drive 5 |
Major junctions | |
East end | Capital Circle Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory |
West end | Yarra Glen Deakin, Australian Capital Territory |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs / towns | Deakin / Yarralumla, Canberra |
Highway system | |
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Adelaide Avenue is a limited-access road in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
The road connects Yarralumla with the Parliament House area. Adelaide Avenue is a popular tourist route, since Parliament house, The Lodge, the residence of the Australian Prime Minister, and the Royal Australian Mint, can be seen from it.[citation needed] It continues as Yarra Glen to link to the district of Woden.
The far right lane was used as a bus lane until December 2006, but due to the Gungahlin Drive Extension it was changed to a T2 transit lane.[3] The T2 lane was reverted to a bus lane on 14 November 2011 after the completion of the Gungahlin Drive Extension.[4] However a week after the lane was turned back to a bus lane the ACT Liberals and the ACT Greens overturned the decision, resulting in the lane changing to a T2 lane despite the wishes of the Labor party and the Transport Workers Union.[5]
See also
Australian Roads portal
- Freeways in Australia
- Freeways in Canberra
References
- ^ "Adelaide Avenue, Canberra" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Search for street and suburb names". ACT Planning and Land Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "TRANSIT LANE ON ADELAIDE AVENUE" (PDF). Department of Territory and Municipal Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Staff writers (5 November 2011). "T2 lane scrapped". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Kathleen Dyett (17 November 2011). "Libs, Greens force U-turn on bus lane". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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- Adelaide Avenue
- Capital Circle
- Gungahlin Drive Extension
- Majura Parkway
- Parkes Way*
- Tuggeranong Parkway
- Yarra Glen
- Anzac Parade
- Barry Drive
- Barton Highway
- Belconnen Way
- Canberra Avenue
- Commonwealth Avenue
- Constitution Avenue
- Drakeford Drive
- Fairbairn Avenue
- Federal Highway
- Ginninderra Drive
- Gungahlin Drive
- Horse Park Drive
- Hindmarsh Drive
- Kings Avenue
- Kings Highway
- Limestone Avenue
- Majura Road
- Monaro Highway^
- Northbourne Avenue
- Pialligo Avenue
- State Circle
- Tharwa Drive
- Vernon Circle
- Yamba Drive
- Remembrance Driveway
- Roads ACT
- Transport in the Australian Capital Territory
- Streets in Canberra
*Partially limited-access ^Partially controlled-access roadway under construction