Traffic lights

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Council Traffic Lights

Council is responsible for traffic lights at the intersections of:

  • Cavenagh and Bennett Streets (City)
  • Cavenagh and Knuckey Streets (City)
  • Cavenagh and Daly Streets (City)
  • Knuckey and Smith Streets (City)
  • Knuckey and Mitchell Streets (City)
  • Mitchell and Daly Streets (City)
  • Gardens Hill Road and Gilruth Avenue (City)
  • Gilruth Avenue and Goyder Road (Parap)
  • Dick Ward Drive and Ross Smith Avenue (Fannie Bay)
  • Lee Point Road and Parer Drive (Moil)
  • Lee Point Road and Tambling Terrace (Wanguri)
  • Lee Point Road and VRD Drive (Leanyer)
  • Trower Road and Linton Road (Casuarina)
  • Trower Road and Bradshaw Terrace (Casuarina)

Council Pedestrian Crossings

We manage the pedestrian crossing lights at

  • Dick Ward Drive - the pedestrian crossing near Vestey's Lake/East Point Road
  • Trower Road - near the Red Rooster outlet
  • Progress Drive - flashing yellow lights at the Nightcliff shops
  • Cavenagh Street - flashing yellow lights at the Darwin Post Office

Report an Issue

Faulty traffic or pedestrian lights can be reported to the Council on

08 8930 0300

darwin@darwin.nt.gov.au

Non-Council Traffic Lights

Traffic lights not controlled by City of Darwin are managed by the Northern Territory Government's Department of Infrastructure Planning & Logistics (DIPL).

Report a NT Government traffic light fault

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