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Statistics:

• Length: 6 km
• Northern Terminus: Hibberson Street & Kate Crace Street, Gungahlin
• Southern Terminus: Federal Highway (A23), Kenny
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Gungahlin, Franklin, Harrison, Mitchell and Kenny

Route Numbering:

• Current: None

General Information:

Flemington Road is a major arterial route linking Gungahlin with Canberra's northern suburbs. It is mostly dual carriageway and services residential and light industrial areas. Flemington Road once ended at Mitchell but was extended to provide a road link for Gungahlin to the Federal Highway.

History:

• 21 July 1960: Flemington Road name gazetted. 1
• 1994: Canberra's first "bus only" traffic lights in place at the intersection of Flemington Road and Northbourne Avenue. 2
• August 2010: Completion of the $20m duplication of Flemington Road. 3 The duplication covered Flemington Road from Well Station Drive to Hibberson Street. 4
• November 2010: Work completed on the $1.8 million Flemington Road bus lane. 3
• 2016: Work commenced on light rail construction from Gungahlin town centre to Federal Highway.

Lyneham to Gungahlin			Gungahlin to Kenny
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	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Sandford St, Mitchell, approaching Flemington Rd and Morriset Rd, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Randwick Road: ID sign at the corner of Flemington Rd and Randwick Rd at Kenny, August 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign on Flemington Rd approaching Lysaght St in Mitchell, August 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Mitchell approaching Well Station Dr, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Well Station Drive: Corner of Flemington Rd & Well Stn Dr at Mitchell, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands

1 Canberra TImes, 103 New Canberra Streets Named, Page 3, 22 July 1960
2 Canberra Times, Bus-only lights shine, Page 3, 1 November 1994
3 ACT Government, Media Releases, $1.8m Flemington Road bus lane to reduce travel times 16 November 2010
4 ACT Government, Media Releases, Flemington Road duplication contract announced 13 March 2009

Last updated: 19-Feb-2017 14:53

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