Adelaide Avenue

Australian Capital Territory
General information
TypeFreeway
Length2.0 km (1.2 mi)[1]
Gazetted20 September 1928[2]
Maintained byTransport Canberra & City Services
Former
route number		 ACT Tourist Drive 5
Major junctions
East endCapital Circle
Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory
West endYarra Glen
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Location(s)
Major suburbs / townsDeakin / Yarralumla, Canberra
Highway system

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. 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

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References

  1. ↑ Google (8 July 2013). "Adelaide Avenue, Canberra" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Search for street and suburb names". ACT Planning and Land Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Staff writers (5 November 2011). "T2 lane scrapped". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Kathleen Dyett (17 November 2011). "Libs, Greens force U-turn on bus lane". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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