Gungahlin Drive is an arterial road in

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. Its urban portion is long, and serves as one of the major thoroughfares in the

Gungahlin Gungahlin () is a Lands administrative divisions of Australia#Australian Capital Territory, district in the Australian Capital Territory, one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. The district is subdivided into suburbs, sections and blo ...

district, before becoming a parkway standard roadway south of the

Barton Highway Barton Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It connects Canberra to Hume Highway at Yass, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra. It is named in honour of Sir Edmund Barton, the first Pr ...

. This high quality section was built as the major part of the Gungahlin Drive Extension project.

Route description

The route begins at roundabout that forms the end of Clarrie Hermes Drive, and Horse Park Drive. It heads in a roughly south-easterly direction, passing by several suburbs, and becoming dual carriageway to the east of Gundaroo Drive. It then crosses between the Mulanggari and Gungaderra Grasslands and heads in a southerly direction along the western edge of the industrial area. It then switches to a southwesterly heading and crosses over the

, the interchange at this location also marks the transition to the start of the Gungahlin Drive Extension, built to parkway standards.

Junctions

Gungahlin Drive has multiple junctions along its length providing access to suburbs and facilities in the Gungahlin and

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districts as well as the Inner North, there are links to several other arterial roads.ACTMAPi
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References

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Route description

Junctions

See also

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