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Townsville Ring Road
Road in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Townsville Ring Road is a motorway in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The road has been constructed as the new A1/M1 (Bruce Highway) route that bypasses the inner metro area of Townsville. The road was built in 5 stages with the first stage, the Douglas Arterial Road,[1] opened in April 2005 and the most recent section opened in October 2023.[2] Stage 5 commenced construction in July 2021 which included the duplication of the remaining 6-kilometre 2-lane undivided section between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road in Thuringowa.[3] There is no toll for the use of this motorway.
Quick Facts Townsville Ring Road Queensland, General information ...
Townsville Ring Road | |
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Grade-separated interchange at Beck Drive | |
General information | |
Type | Motorway |
Location | Townsville |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
Opened | April 2005 |
Maintained by | Queensland Government |
Route number(s) | ![]() |
Major junctions | |
South-east end | University Road |
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North-west end | North Townsville Road |
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