DPTI have announced the opening of both the Northern Connector & the Port Expressway Bikeways.

“The second section of the Tapa Martinthi Yala Shared Use Path which runs alongside the Northern Connector motorway, between the Bolivar and Southern Interchanges, will open on Sunday, 17 May, connecting and also opening the new Port River Bikeway. This complements the first section of the Tapa Martinthi Yala which opened between the Northern and Bolivar Interchanges last month. 

Once complete the Tapa Martinthi Yala will also connect to the Gawler Greenway, providing easy access to Adelaide’s CBD. It is expected that this connection will be completed in the coming weeks. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates and plan your bike ride at www.cycleinstead.com.au”

Our colleagues from the SalisburyBUG & UC&CC have already provided some pertinent feedback & comments, particularly with regard to Port Wakefield Road ‘crossings’ at Bolivar & Globe Derby Park (check thePort Adelaide Bike Forum for this discussion) and it seems likely that use of the pathway & feedback may lead to its further development with time. PortBUG has already suggested some options for improving connections to the Outer Harbour Greenway within the Port’s bike network. DPTI tell us that Cycle Instead has been updated to reflect this opening and that it is now possible to cycle nearly all the way from Semaphore to Gawler – 52km – on bike paths!

New Connections – Semaphore to Gawler by Bikeway!

Bike Plan Update: These new bikeways & connections – along the Port Expressway in particular – have been key features of Port Adelaide/Enfield’s 2015-20 bike plan which concludes mid-year. A new plan is under development and we hope will be available for community consultation in June or July. PortBUG is developing a draft Agenda as an initial contribution to this new Plan. Your contributions are most welcome – we will share this Draft Agenda with readers asap.