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Freeway in Canberra, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adelaide Avenue is a limited-access road in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Adelaide Avenue | |
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General information | |
Type | Freeway |
Length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
Gazetted | 20 September 1928[2] |
Maintained by | Transport Canberra & City Services |
Former route number | ACT Tourist Drive 5 |
Major junctions | |
East end | Capital Circle Capital Hill, Australian Capital Territory |
West end | Yarra Glen Deakin, Australian Capital Territory |
Location(s) | |
Major suburbs / towns | Deakin / Yarralumla, Canberra |
Highway system | |
The road connects Yarralumla with the Parliament House area. Adelaide Avenue is a popular tourist route, since Parliament house, The Lodge, the residence of the Australian Prime Minister, and the Royal Australian Mint, can be seen from it.[citation needed] It continues as Yarra Glen to link to the district of Woden.
The far right lane was used as a bus lane until December 2006, but due to the Gungahlin Drive Extension it was changed to a T2 transit lane.[3] The T2 lane was reverted to a bus lane on 14 November 2011 after the completion of the Gungahlin Drive Extension.[4] However a week after the lane was turned back to a bus lane the ACT Liberals and the ACT Greens overturned the decision, resulting in the lane changing to a T2 lane despite the wishes of the Labor party and the Transport Workers Union.[5]
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