Golden Grove Park 'n' Ride

The new Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride is now open, providing over 450 free car parking spaces making public transport easier for commuters in Adelaide’s north-east.

The three-level Park ‘n’ Ride on The Grove Way was opened late today, ready for the morning commute tomorrow. It includes 10 accessible car parks for people with a disability as well as secure bicycle storage.
Some roadworks will remain in place while minor finishing works are completed.

Thank you for your patience during construction of the new facility, which will make public transport easier and more convenient for people in the north-east.

The Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride provides the following features:

• 450 car parks;
• free parking for commuters to Park ‘n’ Ride;
• Adelaide Metro metroCARD recharge machine;
• bike enclosure;
• bike repair station;
• CCTV in and around the Park ‘n’ Ride
• smart bus stop signs;
• Kiss ‘n’ Go car spaces; and
• disability access parking.

On 10 November 2020, the State Government announced an additional $25 million in funding over two years for the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride, bringing total funding for the project to $33 million.

The aim of the project is to meet demand for Park ‘n’ Ride commuters and to increase public transport usage.

The existing Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride is located on The Grove Way and currently contains 177 ground-level, off-street parking spaces for commuters accessing O-Bahn bus services.

The new Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride will comprise three levels of parking (ground floor plus two upper levels) and when complete will provide 450 car parking spaces, which will include ten Disability Discrimination Act 1992, compliant car parks and provision for secure bicycle storage. The new Park ‘n’ Ride will be constructed on the site of the existing car park and its surrounds.

Works for the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride Project commenced Wednesday, 17 February 2021.

The Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride Project provides an opportunity to enhance the existing amenity of the area with the provision of new landscaping. Plant species will be carefully selected to make sure they are suitable for the surrounding area.

The landscaping for the project includes:

• more than 30 trees, including 6 different species;
• over 2300 ground covers and grasses, including 10 different species; and
• over 170 shrubs, of 11 different species.

To view the species of plants selected for the landscaping please view the landscaping palette below.

A new access road around the Park ‘n’ Ride allows for vehicle access to and from the Park ‘n’ Ride from the north and south. This new road also provides access to the new Kiss ‘n’ Go spaces and to the North East Hockey Club.

Kiss ‘n’ Go spaces provided at the south-east corner of the Park ‘n’ Ride near the bus stop and in the south-west corner of the new access road, adjacent to the Golden Grove High School. The Kiss ‘n’ Go spaces provide a safe place, off the access road, for vehicles to pull over and commuters and school students to exit at the footpath that will lead to the bus stop on The Grove Way and also to Golden Grove High School.

Access to the North East Hockey Club is provided via a new driveway connected from the new Park ‘n’ Ride access road. The Hockey Club can be accessed from the north or south access roads off The Grove Way. The southern access road provides an alternative entry and exit to The Grove Way via a signalised intersection. Please see the plan below for more details.

Intersection upgrade

To allow safe entry and exit to the Park ‘n’ Ride, Kiss ‘n’ Go and the Hockey Club, the junction of Marie Clarke Drive and The Grove Way has been upgraded to become a 4-way signalised intersection. The upgrade includes the addition of a fourth road providing access to the Park ‘n’ Ride, with one lane in and two lanes out. It also includes an additional right turn lane for south bound vehicles from The Grove Way.

Open flow design

The design for the Park 'n' Ride allows for an open and well-ventilated structure. The façade of the structure is made up of perforated aluminium panels that allow for natural air flow as well as the ability to see in and out the structure. The ground floor of the structure is also very open with wide walkways.

Overview

Once complete the Golden Grove Park ‘n’ Ride will provide the following features:

• 450 car parks;
• free parking for commuters to Park ‘n’ Ride;
• Adelaide Metro metroCARD recharge machine;
• bike enclosure;
• bike repair station;
• CCTV in and around the Park ‘n’ Ride
• smart bus stop signs;
• Kiss ‘n’ Go car spaces; and
• disability access parking