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|end_b= |exits= |show_links= yes }} The Majura Parkway is an north–south parkway under construction 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 will be largely retained to provide access to various facilities in the area. The parkway will provide a more efficient transport link in the area and convey large numbers of freight vehicles. The project has been jointly funded by both the ACT and Australian Governments, at a total cost of A$288 million. Major construction works commenced in early 2013 and are expected to be completed by approximately mid-2016. ==Route description== The Majura Parkway will traverse 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 replaces Majura Road, which is now the main route through the valley and carries approximately 18,000 vehicles each day. This road is single carriageway, and rural in design and quality; the need for the replacement with a more efficient, higher capacity roadway has been highlighted in several studies. Majura Road will remain 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. The roadway will start as a continuation from the northern end of the Monaro Highway. It will then cross the Molonglo River, and Morshead Drive as part of a singular bridge structure, just to the west of the current Morshead Drive / Pialligo Avenue intersection. The next section of the parkway entirely replaces the northern arm of Morshead Drive with a raised section of roadway, before crossing over Fairbairn Road at the location of the current Morshead Drive / Fairbairn Road intersection. From this point the roadway enters farmland, and grasslands; the parkway itself aligned just to the west of Woolshed Creek. Towards the northern end of the valley, the parkway bisects the Majura Pine Plantation. North of the plantation the parkway way will gain a service road along its western side, allowing southbound access via an overpass to businesses in that area. This service road continues a short distance to the north until it meets the access road to the Mount Majura air navigation facility, which is located atop the nearby Mount Majura.〔〔 The remainder of the roadway from the plantation to the north follows the existing Majura Road alignment, with the addition of a second carriageway constructed to the east. It curves towards the west and joins onto the existing interchange with the Federal Highway. The roadway itself then continues on through the interchange into the Gungahlin district as Horse Park Drive.〔〔 The parkway will be dual carriageway for the entirety of its length. Each traffic lane will be wide, with a wide outside shoulder, and a wide median shoulder. The speed limit is to be . By 2030, the Majura Parkway is expected to carry approximately 40,000 vehicles each day, with 6,000 of those being freight vehicles.〔 The stated cost is A$288 million, and is jointly funded by the ACT Government and the Australian Government, both committing $144 million to the project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Majura Parkway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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