Majura Parkway
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Majura Parkway Australian Capital Territory |
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| Type | Parkway |
| Length | 11.5 km (7.1 mi) |
| Built by | Fulton Hogan |
| Maintained by | Territory and Municipal Services |
| History | Construction began in 2013 and was completed in April 2016. |
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Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Road infrastructure in Canberra |
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Horse Park Drive| Project flyover animations | |
 Majura Parkway Northbound on YouTube
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Majura Parkway Southbound on YouTube |
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Majura Parkway Bridgework on YouTube |
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 Majura Valley area on Google Maps. |
The Majura Parkway is an 11.5-kilometre-long (7.1 mi) north–south parkway in the Majura district of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It links at its northern end to the Federal Highway and Horse Park Drive at the edge of the Gungahlin district, and at its southern end to the Monaro Highway in Pialligo.
The parkway has been in planning since the 1970s and is considered as being an important access road to and from the Gungahlin district. It largely replaces Majura Road, which lacks the capacity to cope with future increases in traffic. Majura Road was largely retained to provide access to various facilities in the area. The parkway provides a more efficient transport link in the area and conveys a large numbers of freight vehicles. The project was jointly funded by the ACT and Australian Governments, at a total cost of A$288 million. Major construction works commenced in February 2013.
The end of construction for the Majura Parkway project was formally announced on Friday 22 April 2016 coinciding with the naming of the Malcolm Fraser Bridge, the most prominent feature of the project, which runs over the Molonglo River. The bridge's name was unveiled by Tamara 'Tamie' Fraser, wife of the former Prime Minister.
The Majura Parkway traverses the length of the largely rural Majura Valley within the ACT, providing a parkway standard link between the northern terminus of the Monaro Highway in territory's east and the Federal Highway at the north close to the New South Wales border. The parkway largely replaced Majura Road, which was formerly the main route through the valley and carried approximately 18,000 vehicles each day. Majura Road is single carriageway, and rural in design and quality; the need for the replacement with a more efficient, higher capacity roadway was highlighted in several studies. Majura Road remains largely intact to serve local traffic to various facilities located in the Majura Valley, multiple rural properties and Canberra Airport's business precinct. Other benefits of the Majura Parkway include more efficient freight transportation, relieving traffic congestion, supporting future growth of Canberra Airport, and easier movement between Canberra's northern and southern suburbs.
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