{{Short description|Proposed road in Tasmania}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox Australian road |type = highway |state = tas |road_name = Bagdad Bypass |uc_former = cancelled |image = |caption = |length = 16 |route = {{AUshield|N|1}} [[Highway 1 (Tasmania)|National Highway 1]] |direction_a = North |end_a = {{AUshield|N|1}} [[Midland Highway, Tasmania|Midland Highway]] {{small|(National Highway 1, [[Dysart, Tasmania|Dysart]])}} |direction_b = South |end_b = {{AUshield|N|1}} [[Brighton Bypass]] {{small|([[Midland Highway, Tasmania|Midland Highway]], National Highway 1)}} |exits = |through = [[Bagdad, Tasmania|Bagdad]]}}
The '''Bagdad Bypass''' was a proposed bypass of the [[Midland Highway, Tasmania|Midland Highway]], through [[Bagdad, Tasmania]]. The road was proposed to initially constructed as a [[Two-lane expressway|two-lane highway]] with extra earthworks undertaken to facilitate future duplication of the bypass. The road was proposed be constructed as a [[Grade separation|grade separated]] highway and was designed to seamlessly connect to the [[Brighton Bypass]].
In 2010, the [[Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources]] released two [[Geometric design of roads#Alignment|potential alignments]] for public comment. Neither design existed wholly within the existing proclaimed corridor and ultimately, a combination of the two designs was chosen to minimize intrusion into townships while at the same time keep construction costs to a minimum by diverting the future highway away from areas that would require significant earthworks.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140303104826/http://www.dier.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/92290/Transport_Bagdad_Bypass_Alignment.pdf Bagdad Bypass Alignment] [[Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources]]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140211195822/http://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/publications/administration/pdf/Program_of_Works_Tas_May_2013.pdf Program of Works Tasmania - 2013] [[Department of Infrastructure & Transport]]</ref>
In 2017, a [[Reversible lane#Turn lanes and flush medians|central turning lane]] through Baghdad was completed instead.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20241101153453/https://www.transport.tas.gov.au/roadworks/road_improvement_plans/midland_highway_10_year_action_plan/completed_projects/mangalore_to_bagdad_stage_1_bagdad Mangalore to Baghdad (Stage 1)] [[Department of State Growth]]</ref>
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{{Road infrastructure in Hobart|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Bypasses]] [[Category:Highways in Hobart]] [[Category:Proposed roads in Australia]]