page_title: Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane
section_title: Congestion
hierarchical_section_title: Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane / Congestion
caption_attribution_description: English: Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade - Looking west at Crescent Rd
context_page_description: Kingsford Smith Drive is a major road in Brisbane. The road was named after the aviator Charles Kingsford Smith. It connects the suburb of Pinkenba to the Brisbane central business district at the Breakfast Creek. Kingsford Smith Drive is one of the busiest roads in Brisbane, carrying an average of 61,773 vehicles per day between July and December 2014.
context_section_description: In February 2007 it was announced by the Queensland Government that the road was to receive a major upgrade and that traffic rates were estimated at 67,000 vehicles a day. Traffic volumes on the road are increasing. This has led to a drop in the average speed on the road from 45 kilometres (28 mi) per hour in 2008 to 36 kilometres (22 mi) per hour in 2009. The Airport Link tolled tunnel project is expected to reduce traffic volumes by 12%.
caption: Kingsford Smith Drive Upgrade, Looking west at Crescent Rd in July 2017
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