Townsville Ring Road
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Highway 1 (Australia)
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway...
/M1
M1 (Australia)
The M1 is designated stretches of Australia's National Highway 1 that are: Dual-carriageway, Freeway or Motorway.Such stretches of highway include:-Queensland:* Bruce Highway from Cooroy to Bald Hills....
(Bruce Highway
Bruce Highway
The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is a part of the Australian National Highway and also part of Highway 1...
) Route that will eventually bypass the inner metro area of Townsville, Australia. The road will be built in 4 stages with the first three stages built as a two-laned main road. The First Stage, The Douglas Arterial Road
Douglas Arterial Road
The Douglas Arterial Road is a two-lane motorway grade road located in Townsville, Queensland. The road is commonly known by locals as either the Ring Road or the Douglas Motorway...
, opened in April 2005.
The fourth stage involves four laning of the first three stages of the project and an additional four-lane link between the third stage to the Bruce Highway to the north-west of Townsville.
Stage Two and Three
On the 24 October 2006, Surveying for the Hervey's Range Road Interchange had started, with construction on the interchange commencing during April 2007. Completion on the next two stages of the project was expected for mid/late-2008. Once these stages are complete, the road will officially be designated as the (A1Highway 1 (Australia)
Australia's Highway 1 is a network of highways that circumnavigate the Australian continent, joining all mainland state capitals. At a total length of approximately it is the longest national highway in the world, longer than the Trans-Siberian Highway and the Trans-Canada Highway...
) or National Highway 1 at the moment of opening, and in the long-term (after 2015), after duplication of the entire project (including construction of the Bohle plains Extension), the road will be designated as the M1.
Stages two and three were completed in April 2009.
Stages of the Ring Road
Completed- Douglas Arterial RoadDouglas Arterial RoadThe Douglas Arterial Road is a two-lane motorway grade road located in Townsville, Queensland. The road is commonly known by locals as either the Ring Road or the Douglas Motorway...
- - 2-lane Road
- - Single Carriageway
- - 100 km/h speed limit.
- Condon Bypass
- - 2-lane Road
- - Single Carriageway
- - 100 km/h speed limit.
- Shaws Road Extension
- - 2-lane Road
- - Single Carriageway
- - 100 km/h speed limit.
Proposed
- Bohle Plains Extension, plus duplication of Douglas Arterial RoadDouglas Arterial RoadThe Douglas Arterial Road is a two-lane motorway grade road located in Townsville, Queensland. The road is commonly known by locals as either the Ring Road or the Douglas Motorway...
and other 2 stages (construction planned for 2011 or 2015)- - 4-Lane Motorway Road (Specific section)
- - Duplication of the first three stages to 4-lane Motorway Standard
- - 100 km/h speed limit.