[U/C] M2 North-South Motorway

[alexczarn]

I know there has been discussion on linking the SE Freeway with the the Sth/Nth Corridor I saw a few pages back.

What do you see at the best way to achieve this?

The end of the SE Freeway, traveling down Cross Road, linking up to the corridor?

The end of the SE Freeway, down Glen Osmond Road, down Greenhill - linking up to the corridor?

Would there be any viability in the option below? (although I imagine it probably goes through a hell of a lot of hills and would be expensive.)

That is more or less the original MATS Foothills Expwy plan, although that was more of an Upper Sturt Rd Route.

[HeapsGood]

ah well waddya know...

[claybro]

A few pages back there were suggestions on linking the SE Freeway with the the Sth/Nth Corridor.

Still something that can be achieved? What is the best way to do this?

The end of the SE Freeway, traveling down Cross Road, linking up to the corridor?

The end of the SE Freeway, down Glen Osmond Road (thus going straight to the CBD), down Greenhill - linking up to the corridor?

Would there be any viability in the option below? (although I imagine it probably goes through a hell of a lot of hills and would be expensive.)

The MATS plan was envisaged of more a commuter freeway system and thankfully we have moved on from the thinking of commuter freeways. That being said, there is still an obvious need to freeways/expressways to cater for the explosion of commercial delivery traffic over the last decades, and also to take some pressure of the arterials freeing them up for local traffic which is also increasing as the suburbs become more dense. Most heavy transport either heads down Portrush road for Northern freight or Cross roads for Southern destinations. Any connection from SE Freeway to N/S motorway should aim to solve both of these issues, so realistically widen Cross road to N/S motorway, ( I believe up until recently this was the preferred option) or tunnel under Glen Osmond, Greenhill and through Richmond to an interchange with the N/s motorway. Wherever it joins, there will be an outcry, because the interchange will require a lot of clearing. Possibly the Richmond area would cause the least disruption, and be closer to the airport. Either solution would resolve a big problem of congestion currently with trucks currently along Port Rush/ Hampstead road route.

[Norman]

The western part of Taylors Bridge across the Torrens River will be widened over the next 9 months, starting from this month.

[crawf]

The western part of Taylors Bridge across the Torrens River will be widened over the next 9 months, starting from this month.

Will this include six lanes of traffic?

[Mr Messy]

The current drawing shows 5 but there is that many currently.

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[neoballmon]

I recall seeing (from early plans) that the Adam road turnoff was closed and it was 3 lanes through on each direction.

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[Mr Messy]

The current plan on the website is 2 northbound, 3 southbound and no right turns at adam St.

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[ChillyPhilly]

To elaborate:

http://www.t2talliance.com.au/upcoming- ... oval-2217/

[mawsonguy]

Just went north on the T2T stretch. Lots of excavation of the lowered section south of Grange Rd, South of the railawy bridge and 100m North of the railway bridge. Once again amazed that the State Government hasn't taken the $30 million it saved from the Northern Connector and done the Pym Street Bridge now. It would save millions compared with doing it later. Then again, it's not a marginal electorate.

[Llessur2002]

Neither is it (mainly) the State Government's money. Can they just redirect funds at will?

[SouthAussie94]

Does anyone know where I'd be able to find photos of the Darlington area prior to the early/mid 90s upgrade? Street view obviously doesn't go back that far..

[Norman]

Does anyone know where I'd be able to find photos of the Darlington area prior to the early/mid 90s upgrade? Street view obviously doesn't go back that far..

Try the State Library or National Library archives.

[ChillyPhilly]

Just went north on the T2T stretch. Lots of excavation of the lowered section south of Grange Rd, South of the railawy bridge and 100m North of the railway bridge. Once again amazed that the State Government hasn't taken the $30 million it saved from the Northern Connector and done the Pym Street Bridge now. It would save millions compared with doing it later. Then again, it's not a marginal electorate.

It may be an elevated road along that stretch to the Motorway - at least, that's the preferred option for traversing Regency Road.

[Norman]

For those interested in the Darlington Project, a newsletter has just been published:
http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__d ... _v9web.pdf

Also, I didn't know it was made public, but the Project Assessment Report was released in October 2016. View it here:
http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__d ... r_2016.pdf