Port River Expressway

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The Port River Expressway bridge under construction.
The Port River Expressway bridge under construction.

The Port River Expressway (A9) in South Australia links Port Adelaide with Salisbury Highway (A13) to Port Wakefield Road (A1) and the Sturt Highway (A20) to Sydney and Melbourne.

The Port River Expressway is being built in three stages:

  • Stage 1 - Was opened for traffic on 19 July 2005. It consists of a 5.5 kilometre four-lane expressway link between Francis Street and South Road with an overpass at each of the junctions of South Road, Hanson Road and Eastern Parade.[1]
  • Stage 2 - Will consist of a four lane high-level, opening road bridge across the Port River between Docks 1 and 2, linking Stage 1 at Francis Street to Victoria Road on Le Fevre Peninsula. Changes will be made to Nelson Street and Semaphore Road to connect to the new road link.
  • Stage 3 - Consists of a single track, dual gauge, high-level, opening rail bridge across the Port River, north of the road bridge, with connections to the existing rail system.

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  1. ^ Stage 1 of the Port River Expressway. South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (2006-02-24). Retrieved on February 4, 2007.

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