Length:

9 km

Termini:

Northern: Horse Park Dr and David Walsh Av, Gungahlin

Southern: Ginninderra Dr at McKellar

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Gungahlin, Palmerston, Crace, Giralang & McKellar

Current: None

General Information:

Gundaroo Drive is an arterial road linking Gungahlin town centre with the Belconnen town centre. it's has evolved from mix of divided and undivided road, and originally a single carriageway road and is one of the oldest roads through the Gungahlin area, originally starting life as Gundaroo Road before the area was converted from farmland to suburbia.

Between Baldwin Dr and Nudurr Dr, and also between Gungahlin Dr and Mirrabei Dr, the route parallels Ginniderra Creek which provides water for the 2 man-made lakes in Gungahlin (Gungahlin and Yerrabi Ponds) and also the man-made lake (Lake Ginninderra) in Belconnen town centre.

April 1987: Construction begins on a roundabout at the Barton Hwy / Gundaroo Rd / William Slim Dr intersection. ¹

August 1990: Approval given to retain Gundaroo Road for access to the then new Gungahlin area, as an extension to William Slim Drive. ²

March 1991: Plans released showing realignment of Gundaroo Road and renaming to Gundaroo Drive as devlopment of the Gungahlin town centre begins. ³

March 2016: Work commences on duplicating Gundaroo Drive between Mirrabei Drive and Gungahlin Drive. ⁴

October 2018: Completion of duplication of Gundaroo Drive between Mirrabei Drive and Gungahlin Drive, including relocation of utilities and landscaping. ⁴

May 2018: Work commences on duplicating Gundaroo Drive between Gungahlin Drive and Barton Highway.

3 June 2019: Four lanes opened to traffic between Nudurr Drive and the Barton Highway. ⁵

November 2015: Work commences on signalising the Barton Hwy / Gundaroo Dr / William Slim Dr roundabout. Works also included partial bus lanes and cycle lanes. ⁶

9 November 2015: Work commenced on upgrades to roundabout at the junction of William Slim Dr, Barton Hwy and Gundaroo Dr to increase capacity and to add signals to the roundabout. ⁷

December 2016: Completion of signalisation works at the Barton Hwy / Gundaroo Dr intersection. ⁶

20 December 2016: Traffic signals at the William Slim Dr (now Gundaroo Dr), Barton Hwy & Gundaroo Dr intersection switched on. ⁸

April 2017: The $10 million upgrade of the Barton Highway / Gundaroo Drive intersection is finished, following the opening of an additional lane on the approach from Giralang. ⁹

May 2022: William Slim Dr road name between Ginninderra Dr and Barton Hwy renamed to Gundaroo Dr.

This page concentrates on the former alignment between Giralang and Mackellar

McKellar to Gungahlin

NEW Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on William Slim Dr (now Gundaroo Dr), approaching Chuculba Cr, Giralang, January 2015.

Image © Paul Rands

¹ Canberra Times, Construction of Barton Highway Roundabout, 21 Apr 1987
² Canberra Times, Gungahlin's major route to Belconnen approved, 29 Aug 1990
³ Canberra Times, Beginnings of a long road ahead for Gungahlin, 13 Mar 1991
⁴ ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services, Gundaroo Drive Duplication - Stage 1 Internal Audit - Final Report, April 2019
⁵ ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Media Releases, Another milestone reached as four lanes set to open on Gundaroo Drive between Nudurr Drive and the Barton Highway, 3 Jun 2019
⁶ Canberra Times, Traffic lights at Barton Highway roundabout operational, 20 December 2016
⁷ ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Works to get underway on Barton Highway/Gundaroo Drive/William Slim Drive roundabout, 9 Nov 2015
⁸ ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Signalised Barton Highway roundabout now operational, 20 Dec 2016
⁹ ACT Government, Open Government, Media Releases, Joint Media Statement with Darren Chester, Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, 19 Apr 2017