The Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) is a major road project in Canberra, Australia. It is 9 kilometres long and extended the previously existing Gungahlin Drive from the Barton Highway in the district of Gungahlin to the Glenloch Interchange to connect with Parkes Way and the Tuggeranong Parkway. The extended Gungahlin Drive is 16.2 km long and has a speed limit of 90 km/h. While the first stage of the project was completed in 2008 as planned, the majority of the road consisted of only a single lane in each direction. Work commenced in 2009 to construct an additional carriageway where it was required to widen the road to two lanes in each direction, including construction of 9 new bridges. This second stage work has now been completed, and the four lane extension was opened on 7 October 2011.
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