South Road, Adelaide

South Road, Adelaide
South Road
Australian Alphanumeric State Route A13.svg Australian Alphanumeric State Route B23.svg
South Road Underpass beneath Anzac Highway
South Road Underpass beneath Anzac Highway
Length 115 km (71 mi)
Direction North–South
From Australian Alphanumeric State Route A13.svg Salisbury Highway /
Australian Alphanumeric State Route A9.svg Port River Expressway, Wingfield, Adelaide
via Croydon, Hindmarsh, Mile End, Reynella, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Aldinga, Sellicks Hill, Yankalilla
To Australian Alphanumeric State Route B23.svg Cape Jervis-Noarlunga Road, Cape Jervis, South Australia
via Ferry to Kangaroo Island
Allocation Australian Alphanumeric State Route A13.svg Wingfield - Old Noarlunga
Australian Alphanumeric State Route B23.svg Old Noarlunga - Cape Jervis
Major junctions Grand Junction Road,

Port Road,
Sir Donald Bradman Drive,
Anzac Highway,
Cross Road,
Southern Expressway,
Victor Harbor Road, Yankalilla-Victor Harbor Road

The Southern Expressway's northern end joins Main South Road. The direction of the expressway alternates to ease congestion on South 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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Route

South Road carries much of the road traffic from the southern suburbs towards the Adelaide city centre. This traffic completes its journey to the city centre via Anzac Highway.

From Anzac Hwy, South Road continues north as a western bypass of the city across many arterials, the major ones being Port Road, Regency Road and Grand Junction Road, to the junctions with the Port River Expressway and the 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 of Anzac Hwy, 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 18 km from Darlington to Noarlunga and carries through traffic to reduce peak congestion.

Congestion and upgrades

South Road suffers 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 Labor state government has completed an underpass at Anzac Highway, and an overpass of the Adelaide-Glenelg Tram, in 2009 and 2010. The underpass model used is a diamond interchange. Further plans exist to construct a tunnel under Grange Road, Port Road and the Outer HarborGrange railway line to further reduce congestion.

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 $1 billion 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 the South Road Superway- a 3–4 km section of elevated freeway 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 2014. The elevated part will avoid crossing Grand Junction, Cormack Roads, and the Port Adelaide-Dry Creek railway. Unfortunately, this will duplicate what is already one of the best parts of South road, (3 lanes each direction), while other parts remain in urgent need of an upgrade, (between Port and Regency roads, for example).

Major intersections (north–south)

South Road / Main South Road
Australian National Route A13.svg Australian Alphanumeric State Route A13.svg Australian Alphanumeric State Route B23.svg
Southbound Northbound
Start South Road National Route A13
from Salisbury Highway Australian National Route A13.svg
End South Road National Route A13
continues as Salisbury Highway National Route A13
to National Route A1 & National Route A20
no access. Port River Expressway State Route A9 Grade Separated Intersection
PORT FLAT FREIGHT RAIL LINE
grade separation proposed [3]
PORT FLAT FREIGHT RAIL LINE
grade separation proposed [3]
Cormack Road Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [3]
Cormack Road Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [3]
Grand Junction Road Controlled Intersection
National National Route A16 Eastbound
grade separation proposed [3]
Grand Junction Road Controlled Intersection
State State Route A16 Westbound
grade separation proposed [3]
Days Road Controlled Intersection Days Road Controlled Intersection
Regency Road Controlled Intersection Regency Road Controlled Intersection
Torrens Road Controlled Intersection Torrens Road Controlled Intersection
OUTER HARBOR RAIL LINE
grade separation proposed [4]
OUTER HARBOR RAIL LINE
grade separation proposed [4]
Port Road State Route A7 Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [4]
Port Road State Route A7 Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [4]
Manton Street Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [4]
Grange Road Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [4]
Henley Beach Road Controlled Intersection Henley Beach Road Controlled Intersection
Sir Donald Bradman Drive State Route A6 Controlled Intersection Adelaide Airport Sir Donald Bradman Drive State Route A6 Controlled Intersection Adelaide Airport
Richmond Road Controlled Intersection Richmond Road Controlled Intersection
Anzac Highway State Route A5 Grade Separated Intersection Anzac Highway State Route A5 Grade Separated Intersection
GLENELG TRAM LINE Grade Separated Intersection [5] GLENELG TRAM LINE Grade Separated Intersection[5]
Cross Road/NOARLUNGA RAIL LINE State Route A3 Grade Separated Intersection Cross Road/NOARLUNGA RAIL LINE State Route A3 Grade Separated Intersection
Daws Road Controlled Intersection Daws Road Controlled Intersection
Ayliffes Road Controlled intersection Ayliffes Road Controlled Intersection
Shepherds Hill Road Controlled Intersection Shepherds Hill Road Controlled Intersection
Sturt Road Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [6]

Flinders University

Sturt Road Controlled Intersection
grade separation proposed [6]
Flinders Drive Controlled Intersection
Eastbound

Flinders Medical Centre

Only Eastbound Access to FMC.
Southern Expressway State Route M2 Controlled Intersection
Southbound Entry Only
no access.
Flagstaff Road State Route A14 Controlled Intersection Marion Road State Route A14 Controlled Intersection
Majors Road Controlled Intersection Majors Road Controlled intersection
Black Road Controlled Intersection Black RoadControlled Intersection
Chandlers Hill Road Controlled Intersection Chandlers Hill Road Controlled Intersection
Panalatinga Road Controlled Intersection Southern Expressway State Route M2 Controlled Intersection
Northbound Entry Only
Pimpala Road Controlled Intersection
Eastbound
Sherriffs Road Controlled Intersection
Westbound
Bains Road Controlled Intersection
Eastbound
O'Sullivan Beach Road Controlled Intersection
Westbound
Wheatsheaf Road Controlled intersection
Eastbound
Flaxmill Road Controlled intersection
Westbound
Doctors Road Controlled Intersection
Eastbound
Beach Road Controlled Intersection
Westbound
no exit. Honeypot Road Controlled intersection
Westbound
Pennys Hill Road Controlled intersection
Eastbound
Local Access Only.
no access. Southern Expressway State Route M2 Controlled Intersection
Victor Harbor Road State Route A13 Controlled Intersection Victor Harbor Road State Route A13 Controlled Intersection
Start Route State Route B23
Continues as Main South Road
to Cape Jervis
End Route State Route B23
Continues as Route State Route A13

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ Old Noarlunga
  2. ^ Media Releases
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Federal Labor announces Support for South Australia road projects". Australian Labor Party. 2007-11-09. Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080312145837/http://www.alp.org.au/media/1107/mslootran090.php. Retrieved 2008-05-26. 
  4. ^ 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. [dead link]
  5. ^ 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. 
  6. ^ 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. 
Australian Alphanumeric State Route A13.svg
State Route A13: Elizabeth Vale to Victor Harbor
via SalisburyRegency ParkMile EndReynella and Mount Compass
John Rice Avenue Single carriageway - 4 lanes
Salisbury Highway Joint National Route A13 Between Port Wakefield Rd & South Rd Dual carriageway - 4 lanes
South Road Joint National Route A13 Between Salisbury Hwy & Grand Junction Rd Single and Dual carriageway - 4 to 6 lanes
Victor Harbor Road Dual carriageway - 4 lanes

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