Northern Expressway




For the portion of U.S. Interstate 93 north of Boston also known as Northern Expressway, see Northern Expressway (Massachusetts).
























































Northern Expressway


Fatchen Northern Expressway


South Australia

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The Northern Expressway looking north, halfway along the expressway


Northern Expressway is located in Greater Adelaide

NE end

NE end



SW end

SW end




Coordinates


  • 34°35′S 138°44′E / 34.59°S 138.73°E / -34.59; 138.73Coordinates: 34°35′S 138°44′E / 34.59°S 138.73°E / -34.59; 138.73 (NE end)


  • 34°43′S 138°34′E / 34.71°S 138.57°E / -34.71; 138.57 (SW end)
General information
Type Freeway
Length 23 km (14 mi)
Opened 13 September 2010
Route number(s)
M2
Former
route number
National M20 (2010–2016)
Major junctions
NE end
Gawler Bypass Road, Gawler, Adelaide
 



  • Gawler Bypass


  • Port Wakefield Road
SW end
Port Wakefield Road, Waterloo Corner
Location(s)
Major suburbs / towns Angle Vale, Andrews Farm, Macdonald Park, Penfield
Highway system


  • Highways in Australia


  • National Highway • Freeways in Australia

  • Highways in South Australia







The Northern Expressway (route M2; formerly route M20), also known as the Fatchen Northern Expressway,[1][2] is a 23 kilometre long controlled-access highway in Adelaide, South Australia. It travels from Gawler (on National Highway A20, the Sturt Highway) to Port Wakefield Road (on National Highway A1). The road has been built to four-lane standard and provides a faster route between Adelaide and Gawler, whilst reducing the amount of traffic on Main North Road, which passes through the heart of the northern suburbs and is interspersed with frequent traffic lights. It also allows freight vehicles to avoid residential areas and go straight to Port Wakefield Road and onto the Port River Expressway (A9) to reach the harbour at Port Adelaide.


Cycling is not permitted on the Expressway. The Stuart O'Grady Bikeway is a sealed shared cycling and walking path adjacent to the eastern side of the expressway. The northern end connects to the on-ramp from Two Wells Road to the Gawler Bypass Road, and the southern end is adjacent to Port Wakefield Road at Mill Road.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Exit list


  • 3 Northern Connector


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





History


The largest road project undertaken in South Australia in at least sixty years, the expressway was delivered at a cost of approximately $564 million jointly funded by the South Australian and Commonwealth Governments. The Design and Construct contract was awarded to the Fulton Hogan York Joint Venture, a partnership between trans-Tasman contractor Fulton Hogan and South Australian based York Civil. The design joint venture, managed by Fulton Hogan York Joint Venture consisted of Maunsell, SMEC and Dare Sutton Clark. The work included an 8 km upgrade of the existing Port Wakefield Road. Part of the cost was covered by the AusLink national transport funding.[3]


Construction began in 2008 and the road opened on 13 September 2010.[4]


The interchanges/bridges along the expressway were all named after famous battles in which Australian forces fought, such as Long Tan, Kokoda, Tobruk, Kapyong and Hamel.


In November 2013, one year after the death of prominent South Australian author and journalist Max Fatchen, the Northern Expressway was given the dual name "Fatchen Northern Expressway" in his honour.[1][2]



Exit list




Looking south along Port Wakefield Road towards the interchange at the start of the Northern Expressway






Route and Interchange list for Northern Expressway. Distances are calculated from Gawler Bypass end of Expressway



















































































LGA Location[5]
 km[6]
 mi Name Destinations Notes
Light
Ward Belt, Reid, Buchfelde
 0.0 0.0 merges and continues as Gawler Bypass Road (A20) – Nuriootpa, Mildura, Sydney

Buchfelde, Gawler River
 4.1 2.5 Long Tan Two Wells Road – Two Wells / Gawler
 ramps on Adelaide side only

Gawler River, Buchfelde, Angle Vale, Hillier
 5.0 3.1 Gawler River
Playford
Hillier, Munno Para Downs, Angle Vale
 7.5 4.7 Kapyong Angle Vale Road – Angle Vale, Virginia / Evanston

Munno Para West, Andrews Farm, Angle Vale, MacDonald Park
 10.8 6.7 Kokoda Curtis Road – Andrews Farm / Angle Vale

Penfield Gardens, MacDonald Park, Penfield
 15.1 9.4 Tobruk Heaslip Road – Edinburgh

Penfield Gardens, Penfield
 17.3 10.7 Hamel Penfield Road – Virginia
 ramps on Adelaide side only

Penfield, Waterloo Corner, Virginia, Penfield Gardens
 18.8 11.7 Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line

Waterloo Corner, Virginia
 21 13 merges to Port Wakefield Road (A1) – Adelaide
 no right turn to Port Wakefield Road

  •       Incomplete access


Northern Connector


Main article: Northern Connector

In early 2008, the South Australian Government announced plans for the Northern Connector, an eight lane connector roadway, linking the Northern Expressway and South Road.[7] This would involve the construction of a four-way cloverstack interchange at the Port River Expressway / South Road intersection.[8] This project would also include a major diversion in the main ARTC interstate rail line, which would run down the middle of the new connector freeway between Dry Creek, South Australia and Taylors Road at Waterloo Corner.


The funding for the road (now three lanes each way) and shared path components was announced in September 2015, with construction started in late 2016 for completion around 2019. The rail component was not funded.[9]



See also




  • Freeways in Australia

  • Freeways in South Australia



References





  1. ^ ab "'Fatchen' a tourist name". The Bunyip. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "More than memory lane: Fatchen's expressway". ABC News. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.


  3. ^ Paul Starick (15 November 2006). "Major expressway opens up north". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2006-11-15.


  4. ^ Tom Zed, Transport reporter (13 September 2010). "Northern Expressway open for business". Retrieved 2010-09-13.


  5. ^ "Property Location Browser". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 22 May 2015.


  6. ^ Google (22 May 2015). "Northern Expressway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 22 May 2015.



  7. ^ "Northern Connector". Infrastructure S.A. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2010.


  8. ^ "northern connector" (PDF). Infrastructure S.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2010.


  9. ^ "Northern Connector Project". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2015.





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