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The Australian Road Rules project was established in the early 1990s, aimed at establishing a model set of road rules that states and territories across Australia could adopt in their local laws to create improved national uniformity or consistency. Responsibility for the project was passed to the National Road Transport Commission in 1995. [8]
Tourist drives in Queensland include numbered and un-numbered routes. Most routes have an official name, but some have been named based on the region in which they occur. Some duplication of numbers exists where the Queensland Government and a local authority have each chosen the same number for use in different regions.
Frederick Street (Metroad 5) north / Milton Road (State Route 32) east / Miskin Street south – Everton Park, Brisbane, Toowong: Northern terminus at roundabout: 0.4: 0.25: Mount Coot-tha Road (Tourist Drive 7) – Mount Coot-tha: Roundabout; route transition: southern terminus of Metroad 5, northern terminus of M5 (motorway-standard) 1.4: 0.87
When first opened, the Gateway Bridge and supporting roads extended only to Airport Drive in the North and Lytton Road in the south. Originally, the route was called the Gateway Arterial Road because the road was not at motorway status, the road passing through three large roundabouts north of the Brisbane River.
Even Queensland's outback is well served as it is relatively populated. Road quality varies from 8-laned Pacific Motorway linking Brisbane – Gold Coast to earth-packed outback tracks, reflecting the great diversity of its terrain and climatic conditions.
Road signs in Australia are regulated by each state's government, but are standardised overall throughout the country. In 1999, the National Transport Commission (NTC), created the first set of Rules of the Road for Australia. [1] Australian road signs use the AS 1744:2015 fonts, which is the Highway Gothic typeface.
Mossman Mount Molloy Road (State Route 44) – south – Mount Molloy: Captain Cook Highway continues west with no route number: Mossman: 75.4: 46.9: Mill Street – east – Mossman CBD / Mossman Daintree Road (Foxton Avenue) – north–west – Daintree / Junction Road – north–east – Bonnie Doon: Northern end of Captain Cook Highway
Brisbane is served by several motorways.The Pacific Motorway connects the central city with the Gold Coast to the south. The Ipswich Motorway connects the city with Ipswich to the west via the southern suburbs, while the Western Freeway and the Centenary Motorway provide a connection between Brisbane's inner-west and the outer south-west, connecting with the Ipswich Motorway south of the ...