Length:

9 km

Termini:

Northern: Tuggeranong Parkway & Sulwood Drive, Kambah

Southern: Tharwa Drive, Calwell

Suburbs, Towns & Localities Along Route:

Bonython, Calwell, Gordon, Greenway (Tuggeranong CBD), Isabella Plains, Kambah, Monash, Oxley and Wanniassa

Current: None

General Information:

Drakeford Drive acts as a connector to the Tuggeranong Parkway and acts as a major route for the ACT's southwestern suburbs in the Tuggeranong Valley.

The route is named after Arthur Samuel Drakeford (1879-1957), who was an MLA in Essendon, Victoria, from 1927-1929; MHR for Maribyrnong, Victoria, from 1934-1955; Minister for Air and Civil Aviation, from 1941-1949.

23 April 1974: Gazettal of the road name. ¹

1995: Duplication of Drakeford Drive, south of Isabella Drive intersection. ²

January 2001: Commissioning of the fixed red light and speed camera at the junction of Drakeford Drive and Marconi Crescent. ³

2002: duplication of Drakeford Drive from Taverner Street to Erindale Drive. ⁴

September 2005: Announcement of the installation of traffic signals at Athllon Drive and Drakeford Drive intersections in Kambah. ⁵

Calwell To Kambah

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the roundabout at the junction with Tharwa Dr (TD5) at Gordon, February 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign on Drakeford Dr at Gordon approaching Woodcock Dr & Johnson Dr, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the roundabout with Johnson Dr & Woodcock Dr at Bonython, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Hurtle Avenue Intersection:

Corner of Drakeford Drive and Hurtle Avenue at Bonython, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Noorooma Street Junction:

Corner of Drakeford Dr and Noorooma St at Bonython, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Noorooma Street Junction:

Corner of Drakeford Dr and Noorooma St at Bonython, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Bonython approaching the roundabout with Athllon Dr and Isabella Dr, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Athllon Drive / Isabella Drive Roundabout:

Intersection directional sign on the Athllon Dr exit of the roundabout with Athllon Dr and Isabella Dr at Bonython, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Athllon Drive / Isabella Drive Roundabout:

Intersection directional sign on the Athllon Dr exit of the roundabout with Athllon Dr and Isabella Dr at Bonython, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Greenway, approaching Soward Way and Erindale Drive, February 2011. Click or tap here for a photo (with black sign) of this location by Paul Rands from August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Erindale Drive / Soward Way Junction:

Intersection directional sign at Greenway at the junction with Erindale Dr and Soward Way, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Erindale Drive / Soward Way Junction:

Intersection directional sign at Greenway at the junction with Erindale Dr and Soward Way, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Intersection Directional Sign:

Black intersection directional sign at Greenway at the junction with Erindale Dr and Soward Way, April 2015. This sign has since been removed and not replaced.

Image © Paul Rands

Mortimer Lewis Drive:

Corner of Drakeford Dr and Mortimer Lewis Dr at Greenway, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Greenway approaching Mortimer Lewis Dr and Taverner St, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Mortimer Lewis Drive & Taverner Street Junction:

Drakeford Dr at Greeway at the junction with Mortimer Lewis Dr and Taverner St, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Greenway approaching Athllon Drive, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Athllon Drive Intersection:

Corner of Drakeford Dr and Athllon Dr at Greenway, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Kambah, approaching O'Hallaron Cct & Summerland Cct, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

O'Halloran Circuit / Summerland Circuit Intersection:

Corner of Drakeford Dr, O'Hallaron Cct & Summerland Cct at Kambah, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Kambah, approaching the northern section of O'Hallaron Cct & Summerland Cct, May 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

O'Halloran Circuit / Summerland Circuit Intersection:

Corner of Drakeford Dr, plus the northern section of O'Hallaron Cct & Summerland Cct at Kambah, November 2025. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Boddington Circuit & Marconi Crescent Junction:

ID sign at the Boddington Cct & Marconi Cr intersection at Kambah, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at the corner of Drakeford Dr and Sulwood Dr at Kambah, August 2011.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

Older style AD sign at the corner of Drakeford Dr and Sulwood Dr at Kambah, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign at the corner of Drakeford Dr and Sulwood Dr at Kambah, November 2025. Click or tap here for a photo of this location by Paul Rands from August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

Older ID sign at the corner of Drakeford Dr and Sulwood Dr at Kambah, August 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Kambah To Calwell

Entering Kambah:

Southbound as you enter Kambah, just after Tuggeranong Parkway and Sulwood Drive, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Marconi and Boddington Crescents in Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Boddington & Marconi Crescents Junction:

Drakeford Drive as it passes thru the junction with Boddington and Marconi Crescents in Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching Summerland and O'Halloran Circuits in Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign approaching the second crossing with Summerland and O'Halloran Circuits in Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Summerland Circuit & O'Halloran Circuit Intersection:

Looking southeast at Kambah at the second junction with Summerland Circuit and O'Halloran Circuit, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign near the junction with Athllon Drive at Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign near the junction with Athllon Drive at Kambah, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Entering Wanniassa:

Sign indicating the suburb of Wanniassa, next the Athllon Dr junction, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign at Wanniassa, approaching Taverner Street and Mortimer Lewis Drive, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Taverner Street and Mortimer Lewis Drive Intersection:

Intersection directional signs at the junction with Taverner Street and Mortimer Lewis Drive in Wanniassa, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

AD Sign:

Advance directional sign at Oxley, approaching Soward Way and Erindale Drive, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Soward Way & Erindale Drive Junction:

Corner of Soward Way and Erindale Drive in Oxley, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Black Intersection Directional Sign:

Black intersection directional sign at Oxley at the junction with Erindale Dr and Soward Way, April 2015. This sign has since been removed and not replaced.

Image © Paul Rands

Advance Directional Sign:

AD sign at Monash, near Isabella Pond, for the Isabella Drive and Athllon Drive roundabout, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

Intersection Directional Sign:

ID sign for the Isabella Drive leg of the roundabout on the corner Isabella Drive and Athllon Drive at Monash, January 2010.

Image © Paul Rands

¹ ACT Planning & Land Authority, Place Name Search, Drakeford Drive.
² Legislative Assembly for the ACT, Week 5 Hansard, 23 August 1995, Page 1365.
³ Legislative Assembly for the ACT, Week 8 Hansard, 5 August 2004, Page 3626.
⁴ ACT Department of Treasury.
⁵ Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, Media Release, New Traffic Lights in Tuggeranong to Improve Traffic Flow, 19 September 2005.