Kingston Bypass
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| The near complete Bypass, taken from the Spring Farm Road overpass. | |
| Length | 2.8 km (2 mi) |
| Direction | North-South |
| From |  Southern Outlet Huon Highway(Kingston Interchange) |
| To | Channel Highway Algona Road |
| Major junctions | Summerieas Road |
The Kingston Bypass is a proposed Southern Outlet extension that would see the bypassing of Kingston, Tasmania. The original concept was first mentioned in Hobart's Transportation study of 1965.[1][2] The total cost of the bypass has increased from the original estimate of $30 million to over $41 million,[3][4] which doesn't take into account any required works on the Hobart end of the Southern Outlet.
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[edit] History
The bypass was originally proposed in the Hobart's Transportation study of 1965.[1] This study recommended the development of the Southern Outlet as the primary access route to Kingston and Huonville.[1] The study also recommended that as part of the Southern Outlet, a bypass of Kingston be provided and that the future road connection should be provided between the Channel Highway south of Kingston and Blackmans Bay.[2]
The Southern Outlet opened to traffic in 1968. In the absence of a Kingston Bypass, the Southern Outlet's southern Terminus was the Kingston Interchange.[2] In 1983, a bypass corridor for the future Channel Highway was proclaimed,[2] west of the existing Alignment. In 1986 Algona Road was opened as a 2 lane road.[2] Algona Road was constructed for a task such as connecting Kingston Bypass to Blackmans Bay and has available space dedicated for a second carriageway.[2][5] The proclaimed bypass corridor runs from the Algona Road/Channel Highway Junction to the Kingston Interchange.[2][5] Additionally in 1986, a Bypass of the Kingston CBD was provided by construction of a link road between the Kingston Interchange and Summerleas Road.[2]
[edit] Design
The location of corridor proclamation was influenced by the Hobart Area Transportation Study.[2] Additional land needed to be proclaimed for the purpose of providing a grade separated interchange after the recommendations put forth by the Kingston and Environs Transport Study.[2] The northern terminus of the bypass is south of the Kingston Interchange and located on the western side of the existing Channel Highway.[6] The southern terminus of the bypass shares a new roundabout with Algona Road.[6] The roundabout is the largest in Tasmania.[6] To allow for the future duplication of the Highway and provide an alignment consistent with the adjoining Southern Outlet the geometric alignment of the Bypass has been Designed to 100 km/h speed limit.[6] It is expected that the posted speed limit on the bypass will be 80 km/h.[6]
[edit] Construction
Work Commenced on the Kingston Bypass in February, 2010.[7] In March, 2010, several elected members of local government expressed concern the Project was stalling, after the apparent lack of construction work taking place the preceeding month.[8] in July, 2010, five thousand Aboriginal artefacts were found on the proposed route of the Kingston bypass,[3] in the area immediately south of Alona Road[9][10] This discovery included scarred stones, which were used to make tools, and stone blades and flakes. A stone quarry was also found.[10] The Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and the Tasmanian Aboriginal came to an agreement that the Highway's alignment in that area would be shifted slightly to allow for preservation of the site.[11] The southbound lane of the bypass was opened for 5 days starting November 21, 2011, as a temporary diversion to enable work to be completed on the on and off-ramps of the south-bound lanes of the bypass.[12] The project is currently ahead of schedule and is expected to be completed by late 2011.[3][4][13]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Hobart Area Transportation Study. Hobart, Tasmania: Wilbur Smith and Associates. 1965.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kingston & Environs Transport Study". Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. 2006. http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/pdf/publications/transport_study/Kingston_Environs_Transport_Study.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ a b c "Kingston Bypass bill rockets". The Mercury. 2011. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/02/17/207741_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ a b "Kingston Bypass - Construction Milestone Celebrated". AEOL. 2011. http://www.aeol.com.au/databases/news/kingston_bypass_construction.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ a b "Tas residents call for Kingston bypass funding". FullyLoaded.com.au. 2004. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060821022714/http://www.tta.org.au/domino/TTA/NEWS2004.nsf/2004-10-13-Kingston!OpenPage. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Channel Highway, Kingston Bypass". Government of Tasmania. 2009. http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ctee/REPORTS/Kingston%20Bypass.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Kingston bypass work begins". The Mercury. 2010. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/02/22/129411_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Bypass Start Stalls". The Mercury. 2010. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/03/29/136691_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Artefacts found at Kingston bypass". ABC News. 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-06-29/artefacts-found-at-kingston-bypass/885022. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ a b "Protest threat over bypass find". The Mercury. 2010. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/07/03/156391_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "First cars on Kingston bypass". The Mercury. 2011. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/04/04/219621_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ^ "Kingston bypass opens". The Mercury. 2011. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/11/21/278601_tasmania-news.html. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "David O'Byrne Meets with Bypass Action Group". David O'Byrne. 2011. http://www.davidobyrne.net/145. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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