Southern Outlet (Hobart)

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Tasmania

The Southern Outlet ( The Outlet ) is an urban motorway in the south of the Australian state of Tasmania. The highway connects the city of Hobart with Kingston and the more southern parts of Tasmania. The four-lane dual carriageway is one of the busiest arterial roads of Hobart, on the more than 31,000 vehicles were counted daily.

Course

The Southern Outlet starts at port of Davey Street and Macquarie Street in Hobart with a 80 km / h maximum speed limited distance. The southern suburb of South Hobart is bypassed to the east. Then the road heading towards the hilly area of Mount Nelson. With the exception of the connection to the Davey Street / Macquarie Street, the Southern Outlet has only height- free entrances and exits. Most of the route runs through bushland. Due to the hilly nature of the country, the two carriageways between the overpass at Tolman's Hill and the Firth side are separated. The maximum speed limit is in this range at 100 km / h The road ends in Kingston, where he is connected to the Huon Highway ( A6) and the Channel Highway ( B68 ).

History

The Hobart Transportation Study 1965 noted the need for an efficient road link from Hobart to Kingston. The Southern Outlet was built in 1968 as a four-lane motorway-like road, leading from Kingston continues west to the junction with the old Huon Highway at, ' Grove ''. In 1985, the Southern Outlet has been developed as a motorway. The route from Kingston to Grove was the new Huon Highway slammed.

Entrances and exits

The list of ports includes the connection to the future bypass of Kingston.