Taren Point Road
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taren Point Road | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Taren Point Road (southbound) looking towards Taren Point | |
  North end South end | |
| Coordinates | |
| General information | |
| Type | Road |
| Length | 3.4 km (2.1 mi)[1] |
| Gazetted | August 1928[2] |
| Former route number |  State Route 64 (1974–2004) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Rocky Point Road Taren Point, Sydney |
| Kingsway | |
| South end | Gardere Street Caringbah, Sydney |
| Highway system | |
Taren Point Road is a major road found in Taren Point and Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia.
Taren Point Road starts from Captain Cook Bridge, Taren Point and continues to Gardere Street, Caringbah. Traffic travelling north heads towards Sans Souci, and onwards to the city. Traffic travelling south heads towards Miranda or Cronulla.
Taren Point Road is three lanes in both directions. There are five traffic light intersections along the road. Transit Systems routes 477 and 478 use Taren Point Road. According to a newspaper report in February 2015, there are a total of 56,000 vehicular movements on Taren Point Road every day[3] and the road delivers and accepts an estimated 30,600 vehicles from the Captain Cook Bridge.[4]
Due to busy traffic during the peak periods, when speeds could be as low as 33 kilometres per hour (21 mph), upgrades were made on Taren Point Road at key pinchpoints in 2014.[5] Further road changes were announced in 2018, along with extended clearways, in further attempts to reduce congestion.[6]