The Bagdad Bypass is a proposed bypass of the Midland Highway, through Bagdad, Tasmania

Bagdad, Tasmania

Bagdad is a small town north of Hobart, Tasmania. It is located in the Southern Midlands Council.In the days of the horse and buggy, Bagdad was an important rest area and horse-changing place for those continuing their journey up Constitution Hill...

. While not a new proposal, the idea began gaining momentum on the release of the Southern Transport Investment Program

Southern Transport Investment Program

The Southern Transport Investment Program is a road and rail transport plan for the northern outskirts of Hobart instituted in 2007 by the Tasmanian state government. It outlines most prominently an extensive upgrade of the Midland Highway, including the Brighton Bypass, the Bagdad Bypass and the...

. The road will be initially constructed as a two-lane highway with extra earthworks undertaken to facilitate future duplication of the bypass. The road will be constructed as a grade separated

Grade separation

Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...

 highway and has been designed to seamlessly connect to the Brighton Bypass

Brighton Bypass

The Brighton Bypass is a A$164 million bypass currently under construction on the Midland Highway between Bridgewater and Pontville, just north of Hobart in southern Tasmania. Construction of the 9.5 km federally funded Dual carriageway started in April 2009, and is expected to be completed in...

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