Length:

7 km

Termini:

Eastern: Yass Road and Sutton Road, Majura

Western: Monaro Hwy (A23 / B23) and Morshead Dr, Pialligo

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Pialligo and Majura

Current: None

General Information:

Pialligo Avenue is an arterial road linking Canberra Airport and Canberra's eastern suburban area to Queanbeyan.

The route name is of doubtful meaning. Associated with the foundation of settlement in Canberra, the name first appeared on Surveyor Robert Dixon's map of 1829. "Pialligo" is said to be an Aboriginal word for 'a place for a pow-wow', and is also said to mean 'I'll tell you by and by'. ¹

4 June 1982: Name was gazetted. ¹

27 February 2008: Official sod turning ceremony of the first stage of the Canberra Airport Roads project. The sod turning ceremony signified the commencement of works for the duplication of Pialligo Avenue between Beltana Road and Brindabella Circuit as well as the provision of a new grade separated intersection with the airport. ²

14 August 2008: Pialligo Avenue Bridge over Woolshed Creek completed. ³

3 April 2009: The duplication of Pialligo Avenue between Beltana Road and Brindabella Circuit was officially opened. ⁴

25 September 2009: Traffic lights on the southbound section of Pialligo Avenue, about 100 metres north of the Brindabella Circuit roundabout, became operational. They're in place to create gaps in the traffic flow so that vehicles leaving Brindabella Business Park each weeknight can enter the roundabout. ⁵

Majura to Pialligo

Urban Speed Limit Sign:

Sign at Majura indicating the default urban speed limit in the ACT, February 2010.

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Welcome to Ngunnawal Country:

Welcome to country signage at Majura, February 2010.

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Oaks Estate Road Intersection:

Corner of Pialligo Av and Oaks Estate Rd at Majura, February 2010. Note the Overdimensional Route 2 top knot. This junction has since been signalised.

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Oaks Estate Road Intersection:

Corner of Pialligo Av and Oaks Estate Rd at Majura, February 2010. This junction has since been signalised.

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Approaching the Air Disaster Memorial & Speedway:

Intersection directional sign near the turn off to the speedway and Air Disaster Memorial, February 2010. It commemorates ten people, including three Cabinet Ministers and the Chief of the General Staff, who were killed when an RAAF Lockheed Hudson bomber crashed on 13 August 1940. ⁶

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Stockyards Junction:

Pialligo Av at Majura as it passes the entrance to the stockyards, February 2010.

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Glenora Drive Junction:

Corner of Pialligo Av and Glenora Dr at Pialligo, February 2010. Glenora Dr has since been renamed to Scherger Dr.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo, approaching Molonglo Dr and Brindabella Cct, February 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:

Pialligo Av approaching Brindabella Cct at Pialligo, February 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:

Diagrammatic AD sign at Pialligo, approaching Terminal Av, February 2010.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo approaching Beltana Rd and Fairbairn Av, February 2010.

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Pialligo to Majura

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo approaching the Terminal Av exit to Canberra International Airport, December 2014.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo approaching the McCann St and Terminal Av exits to Canberra International Airport, December 2014.

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Lane Allocation Signs:

Lane allocation signs over Terminal Av, Pialligo, at the entrance to Canberra International Airport, December 2014.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo approaching Brindabella Circuit, December 2009.

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Part Time Traffic Signals:

Part time traffic signals near Brindabella Cct at Pialligo, near Canberra Airport, December 2009.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Pialligo approaching Molonglo Circuit, December 2009.

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Divided Road Ahead:

Approaching a small section of divided road, at the eastern edge of Canberra Airport at Pialligo, December 2009.

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Passing Airport Runway Approach:

Eastbound at Pialligo as you pass the approach to the north-south runway of Canberra Airport, December 2009.

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Glenora Drive Intersection:

Intersection direction sign at Pialligo near the Glenora Drive intersection, December 2009. Glenora Dr has since been renamed to Scherger Dr.

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Stock Yards Entrance:

Corner of Pialligo Av and the entrance to the stock yards at Majura, December 2009.

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Approaching The Speedway and Air Disaster Memorial Junction:

Looking southeast at Majura, December 2009.

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Heavy Vehicle Route AD Sign:

Advance directional sign for heavy vehicles approaching Oaks Estate Road at Majura, December 2009.

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Heavy Vehicle Route Supplemental AD Sign:

Supplemental advance directional sign for heavy vehicles approaching Oaks Estate Road at Majura, December 2009.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the junction with Oaks Estate Road at Majura, December 2009. This junction has since been signalised.

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Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign directional sign for heavy vehicles at the junction with Oaks Estate Road at Majura, December 2009. This junction has since been signalised.

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Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Majura approaching the junction with Yass Road and Sutton Road, December 2009.

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Yass Road & Sutton Road Intersection:

ID sign at Majura at the junction with Yass Road and Sutton Road, December 2009.

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