Horse Park Drive is an arterial road in the
Gungahlin district of
Canberra
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. It is named for the homestead Horse Park, built in 1853 which is located in the suburb of
Jacka. The road provides a bypass of the Gungahlin
town centre, linking the western suburbs of the district to the
Federal Highway to
Goulburn and the
Majura Parkway, linking to the
Monaro Highway and
Canberra Airport.
Originally built as a single carriageway, population growth in Gungahlin led to significant traffic congestion during peak times leading to calls for the road to be duplicated. Duplication of an section of Horse Park Drive began in 2018 and was completed in stages, initially between Well Station Drive and Anthony Rolfe Avenue, then to the Federal Highway. An additional section extending north to the intersection of Katherine Avenue and Roden Cutler Drive was also included in the project during construction. These works were completed in May 2019 and included a new bridge over Sullivan's Creek, construction of a parallel
shared path between the Federal Highway and Well Station Drive and landscaping with 400 new trees planted along the route.
See also
References
{{Road infrastructure in Canberra
Streets in Canberra