MotoGP is on track for Adelaide — here's what's planned in the parklands
Plans for Adelaide to host future MotoGP races are about more than the track and the trees, according to the SA government, which is promising what amounts to a sweeping refurbishment of the eastern parklands.
The South Australian government has released its plan for a $96 million Adelaide street circuit that will host the MotoGP race from 2027. This development involves cutting down nearly 400 trees to make way for the new track. The government is promising a nature-positive outcome, with plans to plant more than 3,393 trees to offset the loss.
They have also committed to a $15 million environmental budget for greening, rewilding, and revitalising projects to restore habitat and strengthen biodiversity in the Adelaide parklands. The project will involve upgrading infrastructure around Victoria Park, where MotoGP bikes will race along Rundle Road. The government claims these upgrades will benefit community venues like Fringe and Gluttony during Adelaide's Mad March festival season.
However, environmental groups worry about habitat loss due to tree removal, especially for grey-headed flying foxes and local bat populations.
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