Length:

11 km

Termini:

Northern: Glenloch Interchange (Caswell Drive, Parkes Way & William Hovell Drive), Molonglo Valley

Southern: Drakeford Drive & Sulwood Drive, Kambah

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Molonglo Valley, Weston, Curtin, Lyons, Chifley, Waramanga, Fisher and Kambah

Current: None

General Information:

The Tuggeranong Parkway is a expressway standard route and is the major north-south route for the ACT's western and south-western suburbs in the Woden and Tuggeranong Valleys, connecting them to the Belconnen area. The Tuggeranong Parkway is 4 lanes wide and is divided either by a concrete wall.

The word Tuggeranong is an aboriginal word for 'cold plain'. The name was also given to a former parish in the area. ¹

13 April 1972: Tuggeranong Parkway name was gazetted. ¹

1972: Construction of bridge over the Molonglo River. ²

1978: Hindmarsh Dr interchange constructed. ³

1980: The Rock Garden at the Australian National Botanic Gardens was built using boulders excavated during the construction of the Tuggeranong Parkway. ⁴

4 June 1982: Glenloch Interchange area gazetted. ⁵

13 August 2007: Four fixed speed cameras became operational along the route. These cover both directions, near Cotter Road overpass, and both directions, near Hindmarsh Drive overpass. ⁶

2007: Major reconstruction program commences to reconfigure the Glenloch Interchange, which includes the removal of a set of traffic signals controlling traffic from Parkes Way and William Hovell Drive.

Click or tap here for photos of the upgrade of the Glenloch Interchange

Kambah to Molonglo Valley

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Waramanga approaching Hindmarsh Dr, January 2014.

Image © Paul Rands

Hindmarsh Drive Interchange:

AD sign acting as an ID sign at the Hindmarsh Dr interchange at Waramanga, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Start Speedometer Check Length 400m:

Sign at Weston 400 metres from the beginning of the Speedometer Check Length, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

RD sign at Weston after the Hindmarsh Dr interchange, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Speedometer Check Length:

Sign at Weston at the beginning of the Speedometer Check Length, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign for the Cotter Rd (former TD5) interchange, Weston, Janaury 2014. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Speedometer Check Length Sign:

Speedometer Check Length sign at Weston, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign approaching the Cotter Road (former TD5) interchange at Weston, January 2014.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Weston on the off ramp to Cotter Rd (former TD5), January 2014.

Image © Paul Rands

Cotter Road Interchange:

Tuggeranong Pkwy as it passes under Cotter Rd (former TD5) at Weston, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Handpainted Speed Limit Sign:

Handpainted speed limit sign on the northbound ramp from Cotter Rd onto Tuggeranong Pkwy at Weston, October 2004. This sign has since been replaced with a sign made from modern materials.

Image © Sam Laybutt (ozroads.com.au)

Speedometer Check Length Sign:

Speedometer Check Length sign at Weston Creek, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Northbound RD sign after the Cotter Rd (former TD5) interchange, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Speedometer Check Length Sign:

Speedometer Check Length sign at Weston Creek, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Lady Denman Dr (former TD2), May 2010. Note Telstra Tower on top of Black Mountain in the distance.

Image © Paul Rands

End Speedometer Check Length:

End of the Speedometer Check Length, Weston Creek, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign near the aboretum approaching Lady Denman Dr and Glenloch Interchange, July 2016. Note the incorrect A23 route number, the sign should say 'To A25'. This error has since been corrected.

Image © Paul Rands

Lady Denman Drive Interchange:

Looking northeast at the Lady Denman Drive interchange, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at the Lady Denman Dr interchange for the Glenloch Interchange, August 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

William Hovell Drive Exit:

AD sign at the William Hovell Drive exit of Glenloch Interchange, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Supplemental AD sign:

Supplemental advance directional sign at the Glenloch Interchange for the 3 way split between William Hovell Drive, Caswell Drive and Parkes Way, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

ID signage:

Intersection directional signs at the Glenloch Interchange for the 3 way split between William Hovell Drive, Caswell Drive and Parkes Way, August 2011. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

ID signage:

Intersection directional sign at the Glenloch Interchange for the 2 way split between Caswell Drive and Parkes Way, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Molonglo Valley to Kambah

Glenloch Interchange:

William Hovell Dr at the Glenloch interchange with Parkes Way and Tuggeranong Pkwy, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Glenloch Interchange:

William Hovell Dr at the Glenloch interchange with Parkes Way and Tuggeranong Pkwy, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Glenloch Interchange:

William Hovell Dr ramp onto Tuggeranong Parkway at the Glenloch Interchange near the base of Black Mountain, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching the Lady Denman Drive (former TD2) interchange at Molonglo Valley, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Lady Denman Drive Interchange:

Intersection directional sign at the Lady Denman Dr (former TD2) interchange at Molonglo Valley, January 2010. This interchange was officially named Lakeside Interchange when it opened.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Southbound RD sign after the Glenloch Interchange, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign in the Molonglo Valley area, approaching Cotter Road (former TD5), January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign in the Molonglo Valley area, approaching Cotter Road (former TD5), January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign in the Molonglo Valley area, approaching Cotter Road (former TD5), January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Cotter Road Interchange:

Southbound at Curtin at the Cotter Road (former TD5) interchange, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Cotter Road Interchange:

Southbound at Curtin at the Cotter Road (former TD5) interchange, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Distance Sign:

Reassurance directional sign after the Cotter Road (former TD5) interchange, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Lyons, approaching Hindmarsh Drive, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Supplemental Advance Directional Sign:

Supplemental AD sign at Lyons, approaching Hindmarsh Drive, July 2016. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Hindmarsh Drive Interchange:

Southbound at Lyons, at the Hindmarsh Dr interchange, July 2016. Click here for a photo of this location from January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on the off ramp to Hindmarsh Dr at Lyons, July 2016.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Tuggeranong:

Sign (distant right of shot) indicating Tuggeranong as you enter Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Sulwood Drive Intersection:

Southern terminus of Tuggeranong Pkwy, Sulwood Dr at Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands