Townsville Ring Road
Townsville Ring Road | |
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| Grade-separated interchange at Beck Drive | |
| General information | |
| Type | Motorway |
| Location | Townsville |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) |
| Opened | April 2005 |
| Maintained by | Department of Transport & Main Roads |
| Route number(s) | Bruce Highway |
| Major junctions | |
| South-east end | University Road |
| Hervey Range Road | |
| North-west end | North Townsville Road |
| Highway system | |
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The Townsville Ring Road is a motorway in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The road was constructed as the new A1/M1 (Bruce Highway) route intended to bypass the inner metro area of Townsville. The road was built in 5 stages with the Stage 1, the Douglas Arterial Road, opened in April 2005 and the final stage, Stage 5, opened in October 2023. Stage 5 commenced construction in July 2021 which included the duplication of the remaining 6-kilometre 2-lane undivided section between Vickers Bridge and Shaw Road in Thuringowa.