Nearly 400 trees will be removed in Adelaide’s eastern parklands to make way for a new MotoGP street circuit costing $96 million, the South Australian government has revealed.<\/p>\n
Premier Peter Malinauskas has unveiled the design for a 4.13 kilometre-long circuit that is set to host MotoGP from November 2027.<\/p>\n
The Tour Down Under would also race on the track from January 2028, the government announced.<\/p>\n
The circuit redesign would see 42 significant trees felled, along with a further 335 of what the government has categorised as “regulated, unregulated, invasive, dead or poor health” trees.<\/p>\n
A further 88 trees would be relocated while another 22 were “under investigation”, the premier said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mr Malinauskas said trees would be replaced on a 10 to 1 basis, meaning 3,770 trees would be planted.<\/p>\n
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An artist’s impression of the MotoGP racing circuit in Adelaide. (Supplied)<\/p>\n
The government would also procure a new temporary pit building, rather than a permanent building.<\/p>\n
The premier said there had been some “conjecture” about a permanent building but admitted the government “did look at the options”.<\/p>\n
Prior to the release of the plans, there had been protests about tree loss, with more than 43,000 people signing a petition calling for a halt to works.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think this will stop the protests, I mean, people are entitled to protest against it regardless,” Mr Malinauskas said.<\/p>\n
“But what it does do is makes it very clear that this government is committed to investing in our parklands.”<\/p>\n
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