NSW Route A34 Newtown - Canterbury - Liverpool

RD sign eastbound on New Canterbury Road, Hurlstone Park. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.

Introduced: June 2013

Replaced: State Route 54

Length: 26km

Eastern Terminus: King Street & Enmore Road, Newtown

Western Terminus: Hume Highway, Macquarie Street & Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool

Route taken: Enmore Road, Stanmore Road, New Canterbury Road, Canterbury Road, Milperra Road, Newbridge Road, Terminus Street, Macquarie Street

Focal Points: (Sydney), (Marrickville), Canterbury, Bankstown, Liverpool, (Campbelltown/Canberra)

Roads Act 1993 classification: Main Road No. 167 (King Street to Heathcote Road), Main Road No. 512 (Heathcote Road to Hume Highway)

Notable Events:

February 2008 - first uncovered A34 sign photographed at Moorebank
September 2012 - Alpha-numeric route marking scheme announced by RMS
June 2013 - route A34 signposted, including incorrect extension via King Street and City Road to Broadway

Description:

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History:

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Signage:

Signage along the route generally comprises new alpha-ready signs which had been installed, and coverplated with State Route 54, between 2008 and 2012.

When coverplates along the route were removed in mid June 2013 it was revealed that the section of A36 between Newtown and Broadway had been incorrectly signposted as part of A34. Following several complaints from the public, RMS coverplated the incorrect A34 route markers in July 2013..

• Photos of A34
• Incorrect A34 signs between Newtown and Broadway

Photos of route A34 - Newtown to Liverpool
	AD sign southbound on King Street approaching the start eastern end of A34 at Enmore Road, Newtown. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID sign assembly facing southbound traffic at the junction of King Street & Enmore Road, Newtown. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID sign facing westbound traffic at the junction of Enmore Road, Stanmore Road & Edgeware Road, Enmore. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	AD sign eastbound on Stanmore Road approaching the junction with Enmore Road & Edgeware Road, Enmore. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	AD sign westbound on Stanmore Road approaching the junction with New Canterbury Road, Crystal Street & Shaw Street, Petersham. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID signs at the junction of Stanmore Road, New Canterbury Road, Crystal Street & Shaw Street, Petersham. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID sign facing northbound traffic at the junction of New Canterbury Road, Livingstone Road & Gordon Street, Petersham. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	RD sign eastbound on New Canterbury Road near Garnet Street, Hurlstone Park. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	Unusually placed RD sign westbound on New Canterbury Road approaching the junction with Canterbury Road, Old Canterbury Road & Griffiths Street, Hurlstone Park. Note the incorrect road name - this section of road is still New Canterbury Road. I suspect this sign's predecessor may have been incorrectly installed here instead of on Canterbury Road near Crinan Street and this is a direct replacement. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	AD sign westbound on New Canterbury Road approaching the junction with Canterbury Road, Old Canterbury Road & Griffiths Street, Hurlstone Park. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID signs at the junction of Canterbury Road, New Canterbury Road, Old Canterbury Road & Griffiths Street, Hurlstone Park. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	The first uncovered A34 route marker to be uncovered, eastbound on Newbridge Road approaching Heathcote Road, Moorebank. This sign was subsequently coverplated and then uncovered again in June 2013. Photo taken: February 2008.
	AD sign westbound on Newbridge Road approaching the Liverpool bridge over the Georges River. Note that the sign incorrectly omits A34 which continues west to terminate at the Hume Highway. Photo taken: February 2008.
	ID sign assembly at the junction of Macquarie Street & Terminus Street, Liverpool. Source: Andrew Ison, July 2013.
	Lane allocation AD sign northeast bound on Macquarie Street approaching the junction with Terminus Street, Liverpool. Source: Andrew Ison, July 2013.
	Lane allocation AD sign southwest bound on Macquarie Street (A34) approaching the junction with Hume Highway & Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool. This is the western terminus of A34. Source: Andrew Ison, July 2013.
	AD sign southbound on Hume Highway (Copeland Street) approaching the junction with Macquarie Street & Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool. This is the western terminus of A34. Source: Andrew Ison, July 2013.
	AD sign northbound on Hume Highway approaching the junction with Hoxton Park Road & Macquarie Street, Liverpool. Source: Andrew Ison, July 2013.

Incorrect A34 signs between Newtown and Broadway

When the coverplates were removed to unveil route A36 in late May/early June 2013, the coverplates on several signs along City Road were left on. This prompted questions about whether RMS had made a mistake. Both the maps provided to the public and the data provided to mapmakers clearly showed that route A34 terminates at Newtown and route A36 continues north along King Street and City Road to terminate at Broadway.

When the coverplates along route A34 were removed a couple of weeks later in mid June 2013, the mistake was evident as signs along City Road showed A34 instead of A36.

Perhaps RMS had confused itself? This section of road was previously part of State Route 66 which was decommisioned in 2004 and the State Route 54 extended from Newtown to Broadway. A36 was not originally included in the alpha-numeric route marking scheme so, under the original plan, A34 would have extended from Newtown to Broadway. However, the maps released by RMS as part of the September 2012 announcement clearly showed A36 extending to Broadway, as does the data provided to mapmakers.

Following several complaints by the public, RMS coverplated the incorrect A34 route markers in July 2013.

	AD sign westbound on Broadway approaching the junction with City Road, incorrectly showing A34 instead of A36. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID signs at the junction of Broadway & City Road, Glebe, showing A34 instead of A36. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	AD sign southbound on City Road approaching the junction with Cleveland Street, Chippendale. Note the incorrect A34 route marker - it should, of course, be A36. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	ID sign facing westbound traffic at the junction of City Road & Cleveland Street, Chippendale, incorrect showing A34 instead of A36. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.
	RD sign southbound on City Road after the junction with Cleveland Street, Chippendale. Note the incorrect A34 route marker and the focal points which refer to the route of A36 rather than A34. Source: Anthony Rassias, June 2013.