Southern Outlet, Hobart

Southern Outlet
Length 13 km (8 mi)
Direction north - south
From Davey Street /
Macquarie Street Hobart, Tasmania
Major suburbs Mount Nelson
To Channel Highway Kingston, Tasmania
Established 1968
Major junctions Huon Highway

for full list see Exits

The Southern Outlet (The Outlet) is a 13km[1] dual-carriageway limited-access highway that connects Hobart to the southern parts of Tasmania, Australia. The Outlet is one of the busier commuter highways in Hobart, handling in excess of 31,000 traffic movements each day.[2]

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Route

The Southern Outlet starts at its junction with Davey Street and Macquarie Street in Hobart with a maximum speed limit of 80Km/H. The highway bypasses South Hobart and heads south into the mountainous terrain of Mount Nelson. Except for the Davey/Macquarie intersection the highway is fully grade separated and travels through bushland for the majority of its length. The northbound and southbound lanes are separated between Tolmans Hill overpass through to the Firthside overpass because of the mountainous landscape, allowing a higher maximum speed limit of 100Km/H. The Highway ends in Kingston, at the Kingston Interchange.

History

The Hobart Transportation Study 1965 indicated the need for a transport corridor from Hobart to Kingston.[2] The Southern Outlet was constructed in 1968 as a super-2 expressway and went from Kingston to meet up with the old Huon Highway at Grove.[3] In 1985 the Outlet was upgraded to dual-carriage way.[3]

Exits

This is a list of exits on the Highway and also include the future exits on the Kingston Bypass.

Southern Outlet
Northbound interchanges Distance from
Davey Street
(km)
Distance from
Summerleas Road
(km)
Southbound interchanges
End Southern Outlet
continues as Macquarie Street
to Hobart
0 10.2 Start Southern Outlet
from Davey Street
South Hobart
Davey Street
South Hobart
Davey Street
Mount Nelson, Tolmans Hill
Olinda Grove
2.6 7.6 Mount Nelson, Tolmans Hill
Olinda Grove
Proctors Road (No Through Road) 4.3 5.9 Proctors Road (No Through Road)
No access 6.2 4.0 Kingston
Proctors Road
Kingston
Shaw Road
7.5 2.7 No access
Firthside
Groningen Road (On ramp only)
8.7 1.5 No access
Kingston, Huonville
Huon Highway (On ramp only)
9.4 0.8 Firthside
Browns Road (Off ramp only)
Kingston, Huonville
Huon Highway
Kingston
Channel Highway
10.2 0 Kingston
Channel Highway
Kingston
Summerleas Road
Kingston
Summerleas Road
Start Southern Outlet
continues from Channel Highway
End Southern Outlet
continues as Channel Highway
to Blackmans Bay, Kettering
Kingston Bypass ends at Algona Road, Channel Highway and Huntingfield Avenue
The Bypass is scheduled to open sometime in 2012.

See also

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