Bagdad Bypass

Bagdad Bypass
Tasmania
General information
Type Highway  (Proposed)
Length 16 km (10 mi)
Route number(s) National Highway 1
Major junctions
South end Brighton Bypass (Midland Highway, National Highway 1)
North end Midland Highway (National Highway 1, Dysart)
Location(s)
Major settlements Bagdad
Highway system
Highways in Australia
National HighwayFreeways in Australia
Highways in Tasmania

The Bagdad Bypass is a proposed bypass of the Midland Highway, through Bagdad, Tasmania. While not a new proposal, the idea began gaining momentum on the release of the Southern Transport Investment Program in 2007. The road will be initially constructed as a two-lane highway with extra earthworks undertaken to facilitate future duplication of the bypass. The road will be constructed as a grade separated highway and has been designed to seamlessly connect to the Brighton Bypass. In 2010, the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources released 2 potential alignments for public comment. Neither design existed wholly within the existing proclaimed corridor and ultimately, a combination of the two designs was chosen to minimize intrusion into townships while at the same time keep construction costs to a minimum by diverting the future highway away from areas that would require significant earthworks.[1][2]

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See also

Australian Roads portal

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