Road infrastructure in Canberra

Road classification

Route numbers

The ACT generally does not number its highway and freeway grade roads; those that are numbered, are interstate highways and their connecting roads. The ACT has introduced the NSW alpha-numeric route system for these thoroughfares. The new system was implemented in 2013 at the same time as NSW completed its own transition to alphanumeric numbering.[1]

Road hierarchy

The ACT classifies its roads into four groups, depending on its physical properties and role within the road network:[2]

Arterial roads

These roads serve long distance travellers within or between districts, and support large volumes of traffic. They may be limited access, or controlled-access. A small number of these roads have relatively high levels of property access due to city design requirements at the time.

Major collector roads

These roads serve local area traffic distributing to or from minor collector roads, and also link to the arterial network. Well designed property access is permissible.

Minor collector roads

These roads serve neighbourhood traffic, and provide access from the major collector roads into residential areas. Normal direct property access is permissible at this level. Secondary links to the arterial network are possible.

Access streets

These streets are the lowest road type in the hierarchy, and provide access to the bulk of residential homes.

List of major roadways in the ACT

Controlled-access roads

Controlled-access roads in the ACT are often known as parkways either by name, or at some stage during their development, these generally (but not always) travel through peripheral areas between urbanised regions.

*Partially limited-access

Limited-access roads

^Partially controlled-access

Major Interchanges

Tourist Drives

The ACT previously had 7 colour coded and themed tourist drives explore the city and nearby bushland. While some signs remain, tourist drives have been officially decommissioned in the ACT.[3]

  • Tourist Drive 1
  • Tourist Drive 2
  • Tourist Drive 3
  • Tourist Drive 4
  • Tourist Drive 5
  • Tourist Drive 6
  • Tourist Drive 7

Canberra is also the southern terminus of the Remembrance Driveway, which is a system of arboreal parks, plantations, and road-side rest areas dedicated to former and current members of the Australian Defence Force. There are also memorial parks and rest areas along the route which honour Australia's Victoria Cross recipients.

Traffic signals

See also: Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System

In Canberra, traffic signals use the Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System, known locally as Canberra Automated Traffic Signal System (CATSS).[4]: 6 

In 2011, improvements were made to traffic light phasing on Northbourne Avenue to reduce waiting time for people walking. The number of pedestrians crossing against the red signal dropped by a third.[5][6]

In September 2011, Roads ACT agreed to progressively convert pedestrian signals auto-start some locations.[7]

In December 2011 Roads ACT was asked by advocates to give pedestrians more green time at the intersection of Melrose and Hindmarsh Drives in Woden, and David and Wattle Streets in Lyneham.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "INFORMATION FOR SOUTHERN NSW & ACT". ALPHA NUMERIC ROUTE NUMBERS - A NEW ROAD NUMBERING SYSTEM. Government of New South Wales. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ ACT Road Hierarchy - Justice and Community Safety Directorate Archived 25 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ACT Government, 21 August 2012
  3. ^ a b c "Guide Signs MIS 12" (PDF). ACT Government. April 2019. pp. 13, 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ Transport Canberra and City Services (July 2019). "MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 13 - TRAFFIC SIGNALS" (PDF).
  5. ^ Leon Arundell (1 August 2011). "Media Release - Green light for Northbourne Avenue Walkers" (Press release). mccluskeyarundell. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
  6. ^ Leon Arundell (1 August 2011). "Media Release – Green light for Northbourne Avenue walkers". Living Streets. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b Leon Arundell (25 June 2012). "Canberra Pedestrian Forum - traffic lights". mccluskeyarundell. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017.
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