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Background In its Strategic Infrastructure Plan for South Australia, (2005) the South Australian Government announced its intention to continue the development of a north-south corridor for Adelaide. The north-south movement of people and goods between Darlington and Wingfield is arguably the most important component of the road transport system in metropolitan Adelaide. It provides connections to the major inter-modal transport hubs of Adelaide Airport, Port Adelaide, Outer Harbour and the Islington Rail Terminal, as well as providing access to the bulk of Adelaide’s industry activity in the northwest sector and residential and tourist areas to the south on the Fleurieu Peninsula. The Federal Government has recognised the importance of the north-south corridor to South Australia and has committed $500 million through the Nation Building Program to partner the State Government in the creation of this non-stop corridor. The State Government has committed $430 million towards South Road over the next five years, and this combined with Federal Government funding will remove key bottlenecks along this corridor. As a result, over $1 billion will be spent on recent or new works on South Road over the next five years. This includes the completed $118 million Gallipoli Underpass and the $32 million Glenelg Tram Overpass, and the $812 million South Road Superway - currently under construction. $70 million of this funding has been allocated to planning the north-south corridor from the Southern Expressway to the Port River Expressway. This planning includes concept development, traffic modelling, and environmental assessments. The next step in the planning of the non-stop north-south corridor is the Darlington Transport Study.
Darlington Transport Study The Darlington Transport Study is major multidisciplinary investigation into future transport options and land use arrangements. In establishing a long-term vision for the study area, it addresses future requirements through to 2031 for all modes of transport – road, rail, bus, cycling and walking – and their potential to activate urban regeneration. The study includes developing a plan for the future upgrading of South Road, in particular the South Road/Sturt Road intersection and the South Road/Flinders Drive intersection, including consideration of adjacent intersections such as Ayliffes Road and the Southern Expressway. It will include possible grade separation of intersections, a new transport interchange with park’n’ride facility and investigations into extending the Tonsley rail line into Flinders University. The Darlington Transport Study was completed in 2011. An integral part of the Darlington Transport Study is the consideration of the connectivity between South Road and the adjacent intersections, including the Southern Expressway. The duplication of the Southern Expressway, announced by Premier Mike Rann on 17 February 2010, will complement the findings of the Darlington Transport Study. The Darlington Transport Study will be treated as a separate project to the Southern Expressway duplication, but will take into account current and proposed local land uses, including redevelopment of the Tonsley Park Development Site (former Mitsubishi site).
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