[COM] M2 Northern Connector | 15.5km | $867m

[mawsonguy]

From the DPTI Facebook page posted on 13 July 2018:

What’s happening on the Northern Connector? Over the last month, works have increased along the Port River Expressway as the new bridge that will connect the South Road Superway and the new Northern Connector takes shape. The team have been working around the clock to install more than 30 piles over 2 continuous weekend shifts. Here you can see the piling rig in action, alongside one of the piers and reinforced earth wall which together will form the support for the new bridge structure. When complete the bridge will span almost 70 metres across the Port River Expressway.

[mawsonguy]

On DPTI website for 10 August 2018:

The Northern Connector reached a significant milestone this week with the first of 12 beams lifted into place for the Waterloo Corner Interchange bridge.

[mawsonguy]

Google Earth aerial photographs as at 9 August 2018:

Port Wakefield Road Interchange



Waterloo Corner Interchange



Bolivar Interchange



North to South




Up to date imagery is not available for the Southern Interchange or the section across the saltpans

[Bacon]

Northern Connector is already showing up on Apple Maps

[Mr Messy]

Northern Connector is already showing up on Apple Maps

It's in the DPTI road map shapefile on data.sa.gov.au

[Goodsy]

Northern Connector is already showing up on Apple Maps

If you plan a route will it tell you to take the Northern Connector?

[rev]

Northern Connector is already showing up on Apple Maps

If you plan a route will it tell you to take the Northern Connector?

Nope, it will still give you a route using Port Wakefield Road & Salisbury Highway.

It's also showing on the Realestate & Domain apps.

[mawsonguy]

Drone footage of the Southern Interchange posted on 22 August 2018.

https://vimeo.com/286097830

[mawsonguy]

Final beams installed for Waterloo Corner Interchange bridge (as at 23 August 2018):

[mawsonguy]

Drone footage of the Southern Interchange posted on DPTI Facebook page on 30 September 2018:

https://www.facebook.com/DPTISA/videos/ ... p6QRIpUUq0

[ChillyPhilly]

Left turn lane from PRExy onto NC is asphalt.

[mawsonguy]

New video of Northern Connector although the pollies' heads keep getting in the way ...
https://www.facebook.com/StevenMarshall ... 502408992/

[mawsonguy]

Some interesting photos of the piers for the Southern Interchange which appear to be recent:

[drsmith]

Some interesting photos of the piers for the Southern Interchange which appear to be recent:

Looks like the new Superway northbound to Salisbury Highway eastbound ramp.

[Norman]

SA's first major concrete road shaping up
11 Dec 2018



Concrete pavement works have started on the Northern Connector Project, with about 5km of the South Australia's first major concrete road already paved.

The pavement will require around 175,000 cubic metres of concrete, produced on-site, with the cement and quarry products being sourced in SA.

Constructing the road in concrete will almost halve future maintenance costs and, during construction, will generate an additional 40 jobs and an extra $11 million for the SA economy compared to building the road out of asphalt.

https://dpti.sa.gov.au/news?a=519664