Travelling to Adelaide will get no easier for south coast and southern suburbs drivers in coming months with a new round of roadworks announced for South Road.

A key stretch of South Road will get a major makeover, with $22 million of resurfacing works set to kick off as part of the River Torrens to Darlington Project.

The initial works will be carried out in both directions on a 3km section between Glengarry Avenue, Glandore, and Bennet Avenue, Melrose Park - above where the Southern Tunnels will be.

From later this year further works will be undertaken from Daws Road to Lloyd Street, St Marys, as well as on the northern section of the roadway from Ashley Street, Torrensville to Sir Donald Bradman Drive.

To minimise disruption to motorists and nearby residents and businesses, works will be undertaken in stages and at night starting next month, to be completed by the end of June, weather permitting.

Speed and lane restrictions will be in place while works are undertaken, and motorists are advised to take extra care when travelling through work sites and follow the instructions of traffic controllers and signage.

The works involve removing the existing pavement and replacing it with asphalt, to ensure the long-term safety and integrity of these sections of South Road.

Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Tom Koutsantonis says the River Torrens to Darlington Project will see a huge improvement for motorists, but for it to operate at the optimum level other elements of the wider road network need to be improved.

“To this end, the State Government is carrying out 13 complementary infrastructure and amenity upgrades that ensure both the North South Corridor and the broader network function effectively – both during construction and on completion.

“Between now and the middle of the year, the Department for Infrastructure and Transport will resurface one of the busiest sections of South Road – the stretch between Glandore and Melrose Park that is currently in pretty ordinary shape. 

“This means a smoother and safer journey for the thousands of vehicles that use this busy stretch of South Road every day.

“Through early engineering works and complementary upgrades, we are preparing the ground right now for the completion of the North-South Corridor in the years ahead.”

The resurfacing work is one of a package of 13 infrastructure upgrades, together valued at $850 million, designed to support and complement the T2D Project design released by the state government in December 2022.

Other projects in the package include:

· building a new road directly linking Selgar Avenue, Clovelly Park, to MAB Circuit in the booming Tonsley innovation precinct.

· widening Richmond Road between South Road and Railway Terrace.

· introducing two right-turn lanes from James Congdon Drive citybound onto Sir Donald Bradman Drive.

The full list of 13 additional network and amenity upgrades is on the T2D Project website.