MotoGP is on track for Adelaide. Here's what's planned in the parklands
The South Australian government has unveiled plans for a new $96 million Adelaide street circuit to host the MotoGP starting in 2027. The project faces environmental criticism due to the planned removal of nearly 400 trees, despite government promises of a net increase in tree planting.
Why it matters
The project highlights the ongoing tension between large-scale infrastructure development and environmental conservation in urban parklands.
Premier Peter Malinauskas announced the government's plans for MotoGP on Sunday. ( ABC News: Carl Saville )
Link copied Share Share article Headline announcements have a habit of overshadowing, if not totally obscuring, finer details, and the future of the Australian MotoGP has been no exception.
On Sunday, the SA government released its long-awaited plan for the design of a $96 million Adelaide street circuit set to host the race from 2027 — a development that will involve the cutting down of nearly 400 trees to make way for the new track.
The announcement came amid environmental acrimony. The government is currently facing protests and a federal court challenge over its actions in another part of the Adelaide parklands to redevelop the North Adelaide Golf Course .
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