South Road, Adelaide
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| South Road Underpass beneath Anzac Highway | |
| Length | 115 km (71 mi) |
| General direction | North–South |
| From | Salisbury Highway / Port River Expressway, Wingfield, Adelaide |
| via | Everard Park, Reynella, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Aldinga, Sellicks Hill, Yankalilla, Normanville, Second Valley |
| To | Cape Jervis-Noarlunga Road, Cape Jervis, South Australia via Ferry to Kangaroo Island |
| Allocation | Wingfield - Regency Park: |
| Major junctions |  Grand Junction Road Port Road Sir Donald Bradman Drive Anzac Highway Cross Road Southern Expressway Victor Harbor RoadBiscay Road  Yankalilla-Victor Harbor RoadRange Road |
South Road (route A13, B23) is a major north–south conduit in Adelaide, South Australia. Also known as Main South Road, it is Adelaide's most important arterial road.
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[edit] Route
South Road carries much of the road traffic from the southern suburbs towards the city centre. This traffic completes its journey via Anzac Highway.
South Road continues north as a western bypass of the city across Grand Junction Road to the junction of the Port River Expressway and Salisbury Highway. Until the Port River Expressway opened in 2005, the sections of South Road and Salisbury Highway between Grand Junction Road and Port Wakefield Road were known as the South Road Extension, built in the early 1990s.
To the south, the name changes to Main South Road at the intersection of Ayliffes and Shepherds Hill Roads at Clovelly Park, and continues past McLaren Vale (where the Victor Harbor road branches off) and runs parallel to the west coast of Fleurieu Peninsula all the way to Cape Jervis at its southern tip. The town of Old Noarlunga, South Australia was bypassed in 1978.[1] The fully-reversible Southern Expressway (M2) runs roughly parallel to South Road for 21 km from Darlington to Noarlunga and carries through traffic to reduce peak congestion.
[edit] Congestion and upgrades
South Road is suffering from traffic congestion due to its importance as Adelaide's main arterial road. Traffic has also increased in line with the growth and development of Adelaide's southern suburbs.
An overpass was built over Cross Road and the train line between 1982 and 1984 to reduce a major bottleneck.
The current state government has almost completed an underpass at Anzac Highway, and an overpass of the Adelaide-Glenelg Tram. The underpass model used is a single-point urban interchange. Further plans exist to construct a tunnel under Grange Road, Port Road and the Outer Harbor–Grange railway line to further reduce congestion. Proposals have also been made by both the state and Commonwealth governments for overpasses or underpasses at Grand Junction Road, Sturt Road, Cormack Road and the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide rail line.
In November 2005, the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) released their recommendations to the South Australian government in regards to the road network. South Road was found to be the poorest road in the state, registering a 2/10 on the RAA's scale. The recommendations given included $6 billion of funds to upgrade the roads of South Australia – with $1.5–2 billion to be spent on South Road alone. The RAA's plan for the road included a 6 km tunnel from Port Road all the way to the Anzac Highway underpass and over/underpasses at six other major intersections and two rail crossings. PDF
On 18 August 2007, the then Prime Minister John Howard announced that South Road was to be included in the AusLink National Road Network, and also pledged one billion dollars in funding for the project between 2007 and 2020. [2]
In October 2009, both the Premier of South Australia and the Prime Minister of Australia released plans for a 2-3km section of elevated freeway style road running from the Port River Expressway to the intersection of Regency Road at a cost of $800million, the project is expected to start in 2010 and be completed by 2013.
South Road is shown as part of the National Highway between the Port River Expressway and Grand Junction Road on local road signage and major street directory publications. [3]
[edit] Major intersections (north–south)
| South Road / Main South Road |
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| Southbound | Distance from Salisbury Highway (km) |
Northbound | |
| Start South Road from Salisbury Highway |
0.0 km (0 mi) | End South Road continues as Salisbury Highway to  &  |
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| no access. | Port River Expressway  |
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| PORT FLAT FREIGHT RAIL LINE grade separation proposed [4] |
-- | PORT FLAT FREIGHT RAIL LINE grade separation proposed [4] |
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Cormack Road  grade separation proposed [4] |
-- | Cormack Road grade separation proposed [4] |
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| Grand Junction Road National Eastboundgrade separation proposed [4] |
-- | Grand Junction Road State  Westboundgrade separation proposed [4] |
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| Regency Road |
-- | Regency Road |
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| Torrens Road |
-- | Torrens Road |
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| OUTER HARBOR RAIL LINE grade separation proposed [5] |
-- | OUTER HARBOR RAIL LINE grade separation proposed [5] |
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| Port Road grade separation proposed [5] |
-- | Port Road grade separation proposed [5] |
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| Grange Road grade separation proposed [5] |
-- | Grange Road grade separation proposed [5] |
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| Henley Beach Road |
-- | Henley Beach Road |
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Sir Donald Bradman Drive  |
-- | Sir Donald Bradman Drive |
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| Anzac Highway |
-- | Anzac Highway |
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| GLENELG TRAM LINE grade separation under construction [6] |
-- | GLENELG TRAM LINE grade separation under construction [6] |
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| Cross Road |
-- | Cross Road |
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| Daws Road |
-- | Daws Road |
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| Shepherds Hill Road |
-- | Shepherds Hill Road |
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| Sturt Road grade separation proposed [7] |
-- | Sturt Road grade separation proposed [7] |
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| Flinders Drive Eastbound |
-- | Only Eastbound Access to FMC. | |
| Southern Expressway Southbound Entry Only |
-- | no access. | |
Flagstaff Road  |
-- | Flagstaff Road |
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| Panalatinga Road |
-- | Southern Expressway Northbound Entry Only |
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| Grant Road |
-- | Grant Road |
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| Pimpala Road Eastbound |
-- | Sherrifs Road Westbound |
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| Bains Road Eastbound |
-- | O'sullivan Beach Road Westbound |
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| Doctors Road Eastbound |
-- | Beach Road Westbound |
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| no access. | -- | Southern Expressway |
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| Victor Harbor Road |
-- | Victor Harbor Road |
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| Start Route Continues as Main South Road to Cape Jervis |
-- | End Route Continues as Route |
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[edit] Gallery
 Looking south from the Cross Road Overpass, Edwardstown. |
 South Road overpass at Cross Road / Emerson Station.. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Old Noarlunga
- ^ Media Releases
- ^ 2006 Adelaide & Surrounds Street Directory, 54th Edition. Gregory's. ISBN 0-7319-1842-8.
- ^ a b c d e f "Federal Labor announces Support for South Australia road projects". Australian Labor Party. 2007-11-09. http://www.alp.org.au/media/1107/mslootran090.php. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b c d e f "Port Road Upgrade". South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. 2007-08-17. http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/south_road_upgrade/content/anzac_highway.html. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ a b "Glenelg Tram Overpass". South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure. 2008-06-19. http://www.dtei.sa.gov.au/infrastructure/south_road_upgrade/content/glenelg_tram_overpass. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
- ^ a b "BUDGET: Transport infrastructure investment". Premier & Ministers of South Australia. 2006-09-21. http://www.ministers.sa.gov.au/news.php?id=640. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
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