Belconnen Way is a major road in
Canberra
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, Australia. It connects William Hovell Drive and Kingsford Smith Drive in the west to
Barry Drive
Barry Drive is a major arterial road in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The road forms part of the most direct route between the city centre, Belconnen Town Centre and Calvary Hospital, as well as providing access to the Australian N ...
and Fairfax Street, providing access to
Civic
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and the
Inner North via
Belconnen Town Centre
Belconnen Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory. Is located on the south-western shore of Lake Ginninderra.
Belconnen Town Centre contains several Federal and Territory government depa ...
. In addition to being used as an alternate route to the city by commuters from the northern suburbs, it provides the primary connection to the Belconnen Town Center.
Along with Barry Drive, Belconnen Way was constructed in stages between 1965 and 1971 as a single carriageway road. It was progressively duplicated as the district's traffic and population grew. A connection to
Gungahlin Drive forms the largest signalised and overpass intersection in Canberra, constructed during the Gungahlin Drive Extension works and opening in 2011.
The Belconnen Transitway, a proposal to upgrade the existing bus corridor between Belconnen and Canberra City, will partly run along Belconnen Way. The transitway is designed to improve access, reduce travel times and congestion, and increase productivity.
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Streets in Canberra
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