Premier Lara Giddings does the honours at the Brighton Bypass today. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
THE long-awaited $191 million Brighton Bypass, in southern Tasmania, is finally open to traffic.
Tasmania's biggest road infrastructure project was officially opened today by a raft of politicians including Premier Lara Giddings, Infrastructure Minister David O'Byrne, federal Lyons MP Dick Adams and Brighton Mayor Tony Foster.
Cr Foster said the 9.6km bypass would allow the communities of Pontville and Brighton to reinvent themselves.
The RACT has already called for the speed limit on the bypass to be increased to 110km/h.
The limit will remain at 80km/h for the next week for the road "to settle" before becoming 100km/h.
A Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources spokesperson said traffic would be monitored for the next few months before a decision was made on whether to lift the speed limit to 110km/h.
The opening of the controversial project – which was marred by a series of protests and arrests after indigenous artefacts were discovered at the Jordan River -- was described as insensitive by the Aboriginal community.
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