Majura Road is a major arterial road in the eastern rural area of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road runs north to south, beginning at a

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junction with the

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inside the border of the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. I ...

. The route followed by the road passes to the east of

Mount Majura Mount Majura is a small mountain with an elevation of that is located in the northern suburbs of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie and is the highest point wit ...

and mostly rural and industrial properties including the Majura Military Training Area, Mount Majura Winery and a training facility for the Australian Federal Police towards the Majura Park development at

Canberra Airport Canberra Airport is an international airport situated in the District of Majura, Australian Capital Territory serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, as well as the nearby city of Queanbeyan and regional areas of the Australian Capital Te ...

where it ends at Fairbairn Avenue. The road provides a convenient bypass of the city's Inner North from the

Gungahlin The District of Gungahlin () is one of the original eighteen districts of the Australian Capital Territory used in land administration. The Gungahlin Region is one of fastest growing regions within Australia. The district is subdivided into div ...

district to Queanbeyan. Canberra Airport and the

Monaro Highway Monaro Highway is a highway in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia, linking in Victoria to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) via the Monaro region. From its southern terminus, it fol ...

. The route is signposted as an alternative to National Highway 23, the main route between Sydney and the Snowy Mountains and carries considerable volumes of heavy vehicle and tourist traffic. Majura Road was upgraded during the 1990s from a basic rural road to a single carriageway

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standard road with a speed limit of . The current interchange with the Federal Highway was completed in December 2002 and redesigned in 2004 to connect with Horse Park Drive as a continuation of the route towards Gungahlin. In 2005 the

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and

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governments began planning to substantially upgrade the route. Construction of the $288 million

Majura Parkway Majura Parkway is a north–south parkway located in the Majura district of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It links the interchange with Federal Highway and Horse Park Drive at the edge of Gungahlin district to Monaro Highway ...

began in 2013 and was completed in 2016, offering a freeway-grade bypass of central Canberra. The Majura Parkway subsumed some of the northern alignment of Majura Road; the existing parts have been retained for local traffic and as the main access route to the

Majura Park Shopping Centre The Majura Park Shopping Centre, formerly Brand Depot, is a big-box store, big-box type shopping centre in Canberra, Australia developed by Canberra Airport as part of the Majura Park precinct. The shopping centre, which opened in 2006, is part ...

and business precinct.

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