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Statistics:

• Length: 11 km
• Northern Terminus: Hindmarsh Drive & Callam Street, Phillip
• Southern Terminus: Isabella Drive & Drakeford Drive, Greenway
• Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route: Phillip, Mawson, Chifley, Pearce, Torrens, Kambah, Wanniassa, Oxley and Greenway

Route Numbering:

• Current: None

General Information:

Athllon Drive is mostly a divided arterial road linking the Woden Town Centre (Phillip) with the Tuggeranong Town Centre (Greenway). The route services residential, commercial and light industrial areas and passes west of the man-made Lake Tuggeranong.

History:

• 27 March 1979: Athllon Drive between Melrose Drive and Beasley Street opened to traffic. 1
• December 1981: Work started on a $110 000 traffic roundabout to replace the T-junction where Athllon Drive meets Sulwood Drive at Wanniassa. 2
• 13 October 1988: The main northern access to Tuggeranong Town Centre, Athllon Drive, was opened to traffic. The road traverses the dam forming Lake Tuggeranong. 3
• 1991: Road widening, improved intersections, special bus lanes and better pedestrian access was carried out on Athllon Drive between Hindmarsh Drive, Phillip, and Sulwood Drive, Wanniassa. 4
• July 1995: Bus lanes along Athllon Drive converted to transit lanes. 5
• 25 June 2015: Part-time traffic signals installed on the eastern approach to the Isabella Drive / Drakeford Drive / Athllon Drive roundabout switched on. 6

Tuggeranong to Woden			Woden to Tuggeranong
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	Black Advance Directional Sign: Black AD sign on Athllon Dr at Kambah approaching Fincham Cr, August 2013. Image © Paul Rands			Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Wanniassa approaching Drakeford Dr, August 2013. Image © Paul Rands
	Beasley Street: Beasley St Torrens at the junction with Athllon Dr, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands			Beasley Street: Beasley St Farrer at the junction with Athllon Dr, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands
	Advance Directional Sign: AD sign at Pearce on Beasley St approaching Athllon Dr, April 2015. Image © Paul Rands

1 Canberra Times, New section of Athllon Drive opens tomorrow, Page 7, 26 Mar 1979
2 Canberra Times, Athllon Drive, Page 3, 9 December 1981
3 Canberra Times, Athllon Drive open, lake nearly full, Page 4, 14 October 1988
4 Canberra Times, Athllon Upgrading, Page 2, 2 May 1991
5 Canberra Times, From bus only, now it's transit, Page 2, 5 July 1995
6 ACT Government, Media Releases, Part-time signals help improve traffic flow for Tuggeranong Valley, 26 June 2015

Last updated: 19-Feb-2017 13:48

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