Port River Expressway
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| Port River Expressway | |
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| Beginning of the Port River Expressway. | |
| General direction | East-West |
| From |  Salisbury Highway, Wingfield, Adelaide |
| via | Wingfield, Gillman, Port Adelaide & Birkenhead (When Completed) |
| To |  Victoria Road, Birkenheadvia Port River Bridge (When Completed) |
| Major Junctions | Hanson Road Eastern Parade Perkins Drive Nelson Street (2008) |
The Port River Expressway is a 5.5 kilometre freeway grade road, which links Port Adelaide and the LeFevre Peninsula to the northern suburbs of Adelaide, and major interstate routes via Salisbury Highway (A13) to Port Wakefield Road (A1) and the Sturt Highway (A20) to Perth and Sydney. The Expressway, unlike most other freeway type roads, bears the state designation A9.
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[edit] Construction
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. Expected to open mid 2008.[2]
- 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. Exprected to open mid 2008.[3]
[edit] Usage
The Port River Expressway, once fully completed, will be a major thoroughfare for freight and passenger road traffic travelling from the northern suburbs to the major port facilities of South Australia in Port Adelaide and Outer Harbor.
[edit] Exits
Distance is calculated from South Road end of Expressway.
Port River Expressway  |
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| Westbound exits | Distance (km) | Eastbound exits |
| Regency Park, City South Road  |
0.0 | End Expressway  continues on as Salisbury Highway to Salisbury |
| Start Expressway End Start |
Regency Park, City South Road |
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| Ottoway Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre Hanson Road |
1.5 | Ottoway Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre Hanson Road |
| North Arm, Torrens Island Eastern Parade |
3.8 | North Arm, Torrens Island Eastern Parade |
| Port Adelaide at-grade intersection Perkins Drive |
4.5 | Port Adelaide at-grade intersection Perkins Drive |
| opening bridge PORT RIVER BRIDGE no exit |
5.0 | opening bridge PORT RIVER BRIDGE no exit |
| Port Adelaide Semaphore at-grade intersection Nelson Street  |
5.5 | Start Expressway End Start |
| End Expressway continues on as Victoria Road to Outer Harbor |
Port Adelaide Semaphore at-grade intersection Nelson Street |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Stage 1 of the Port River Expressway. South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (2006-02-24). Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Stage 2 of the Port River Expressway. South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (2007-08-17). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
- ^ Stage 3 of the Port River Expressway. South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (2007-08-17). Retrieved on 2008-05-25.
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