Two major Canberra thoroughfares will be partially closed this weekend for roadsealing work.
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The northbound lanes of the Tuggeranong Parkway will be closed all weekend between the Cotter Road overpass at Weston Creek and the Glenloch Interchange. Mapleton Avenue, Harrison, will be closed between Horse Park Drive and Flemington Road on Saturday.
The Tuggeranong Parkway will be closed from 12am on Saturday and reopen at 5am Monday.
The will be four detours for the parkway:
- Turn off at Athllon Drive at Kambah, travel to Woden and access Yarra Glen to Adelaide Avenue, State Circle, Commonwealth Avenue and back along Parkes Way, Acton to the Glenloch Interchange.
- Turn off at Hindmarsh Drive, Chifley and travel to Woden along Melrose Drive onto Yarra Glen and Adelaide Avenue, State Circle, Commonwealth Avenue and back along Parkes Way, Acton to the Glenloch Interchange.
- Turn off at Cotter Road, Curtin and travel east along Adelaide Avenue, State Circle, Commonwealth Avenue and back along Parkes Way, Acton to the Glenloch Interchange.
- Turn off at Cotter Road, Curtin and travel east to Lady Denman Drive, over Scrivener Dam, towards the National Arboretum under the Tuggeranong Parkway and then to Belconnen along the slip lane off Tuggeranong Parkway.
When the parkway reopens, the linemarkings will have been reinstated, the speed limit will be reduced to 80km/h for the first 24 hours until fine material from the surface is swept off.
The Proximity Corporate and Community Triathlon event on Saturday means westbound lanes of Parkes Way will also be closed between Kings Avenue and the Glenloch Interchange from 5am to 2.30pm. Motorists will be diverted onto Commonwealth Avenue, Northbourne Avenue, Barry Drive and Belconnen Way.
Resealing works on Mapleton Avenue, Harrison will occur along both directions of Mapleton Avenue from Flemington Road to Horse Park Drive from 7am until 2pm on Saturday, March 3. Buses will not be affected during these works.
Traffic controllers will be on site to guide motorists through the areas.
For up-to-date information on road closures call Access Canberra on 13 22 81 or visit www.tccs.act.gov.au.
