| Connolly Drive | |
| Connolly Drive running through Currambine. | |
| Length | 15 km (9 mi) |
| Direction | North-South |
| From | Shenton Avenue, Currambine |
| Major suburbs | Kinross, Tamala Park, Clarkson, Merriwa, Ridgewood |
| To | Benenden Avenue, Butler |
| Major junctions | Moore Drive Burns Beach Road Selkirk Drive Neerabup Road Hester Avenue Lukin Drive |
Connolly Drive is an arterial road in the outer northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The road takes its name from the Perth suburb of Connolly, which lies just beyond the road's terminus.
The road extends northerly from Shenton Avenue in Currambine, west of Joondalup's central business district, to the outer suburb of Butler. Connolly Drive runs parallel with the busier Marmion Avenue and eases its traffic flow past the end of the Mitchell Freeway at Burns Beach Road.[1]
For the first 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of its length, Connolly Drive is a dual carriageway. It reverts to a single-lane carriageway at Clarkson, at the roundabout with Neerabup Road. The speed limit varies at different points in its length, but never exceeds 70km/h.
Connolly Drive was exclusively a single-lane carriageway for many years until recent developments in 2007, 2010 and 2011 to upgrade the road in conjunction with the northern extension of the Mitchell Freeway. There are currently plans for Connolly Drive to be extended further north to the outer suburb of Yanchep, with the Joondalup railway line running through the median section of the road.
A number of major intersections cross the road at various points. The most significant intersections are with Shenton Avenue, Burns Beach Road and Hester Avenue. [2]. Most are controlled by roundabouts, with the exceptions of Shenton Avenue, Kinross Drive and Lukin Drive, which are controlled by traffic lights.