Parkes Way is a major road in
Canberra
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, Australia, which runs east-west between
Kings Avenue and the
Glenloch Interchange. At Glenloch Interchange it intersects with William Hovell Drive,
Tuggeranong Parkway, and Caswell Drive (
Gungahlin Drive Extension). The road is freeway standard from the Coranderrk Street roundabout to Glenloch Interchange. Parkes Way is named for prominent Australian federalist,
Sir Henry Parkes.
It passes by the edge of
Black Mountain and part of the
Australian National University
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via the
Acton Tunnel. It also passes just south of
the City and north of
Commonwealth Park and
Kings Park on the shore of
Lake Burley Griffin.
Parkes Way was created with an 80 km/h speed limit that remained in place until 2008 when it was changed to 90 km/h.
Future
Draft plans of the "City to Lake" Plan by the ACT government would see Parkes Way be split into 2 levels from the Edinburgh Avenue exit to the Anzac Parade exit.
City to the Lake – ACT Government
/ref> The top level would be a boulevard with street level access to new buildings in the area and intersections to other roads. The bottom level would be a freeway standard tunnel.
Interchanges and intersections
See also
References
Australian freeways
Streets in Canberra
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