Kingston Bypass | |
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| The Kingston Bypass, prior to being opened to traffic. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Highway |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Route number(s) |  B68 |
| Major junctions | |
| North end |
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 Summerleas Road | |
| South end |
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| Location(s) | |
| Region | Hobart |
| Major suburbs | Kingston |
| Highway system | |
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The Kingston Bypass is a A$41 million, 2.8-kilometre-long (1.7 mi) highway bypassing the southern Hobart community of Kingston, Tasmania. The proposal of a bypass was originally published in the Hobart Area Transportation Study during 1965. The bypass was completed in 2011, after the need to such a road was realised several years earlier when the Channel Highway reached an 18,000 AADT.[1][2] Construction of the Bypass was made possible by an A$15 million pledge for the project, made by the Australian Labor Party during the 2007 federal election campaign. During construction total cost of the bypass blew out from the original estimate of $30 million to over $41 million.[3][4]
- ^ Hobart Area Transportation Study. Hobart, Tasmania: Wilbur Smith and Associates. 1965.
- ^ "Kingston & Environs Transport Study" (PDF). Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
- ^ "Kingston Bypass bill rockets". The Mercury. 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Kingston Bypass - Construction Milestone Celebrated". AEOL. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2011.