[U/C] 88 O'Connell Street | 63m | 13, 13 and 15 Levels | Mixed Use

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[U/C] Re: 88 O'Connell Street | 63m | 13, 13 and 15 Levels | Mixed Use

#1291 Post by Spurdo » Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:24 pm

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Thu Nov 28, 2024 8:37 pm
I've lived in Adelaide most of my life and have seen the whole there. Is this better? Yes, but is this worth the 37-year wait? Absolutely not. Not in my opinion. One I'm more than able to have despite now living abroad. I'd probably end up seeing this more than you would given the number of times I travel back home and given you probably live in some outer suburb bogan hell hole and would never actually get to experience any of this.
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#1292 Post by ChillyPhilly » Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:53 pm

Not the best possible development, but it isn't a bad use of the site and can hopefully be a catalyst for more development in North Adelaide and most importantly, continue entrenching/highlighting the need for light rail.
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#1293 Post by Mpol02 » Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:55 pm

Like I originally sid I hope street activation brings this to life. Light rail is so overdue for here and the city loop. Itd really bring Nth Adl into the CBD and connect them.

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#1294 Post by abc » Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:24 pm

Mpol02 wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Like I originally sid I hope street activation brings this to life. Light rail is so overdue for here and the city loop. Itd really bring Nth Adl into the CBD and connect them.
light rail doesn't do much for KW Street South... its a ghost town there
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#1295 Post by Spotto » Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:58 am

abc wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:24 pm
Mpol02 wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Like I originally sid I hope street activation brings this to life. Light rail is so overdue for here and the city loop. Itd really bring Nth Adl into the CBD and connect them.
light rail doesn't do much for KW Street South... its a ghost town there
KWS South is a ghost town because most of the businesses there are 9-5 office jobs.

North Adelaide and parts of the proposed city loop tram route have destination businesses like cafes and bars, or residential which people will travel to at all hours outside of the rushes to/from work.

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#1296 Post by rhino » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:11 am

abc wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:24 pm
Mpol02 wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Like I originally sid I hope street activation brings this to life. Light rail is so overdue for here and the city loop. Itd really bring Nth Adl into the CBD and connect them.
light rail doesn't do much for KW Street South... its a ghost town there
Do you remember Adelaide south of Victoria Square before the tram extension? It was a forgotten piece of real estate. The tram extension actually did heaps for KWS south.
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#1297 Post by EBG » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:31 am

We should all consider that the steel work is still in red rust prevention primer and so we should wait until construction is complete before making a final assement of project.
As for the extension of the tram/ light rail, the Adelaide City council made the assumption that the Torrens River bridge could not handle the weight of a tram without doing any actual engineering assessment.

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#1298 Post by abc » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:17 am

rhino wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:11 am
abc wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:24 pm
Mpol02 wrote:
Thu Nov 28, 2024 9:55 pm
Like I originally sid I hope street activation brings this to life. Light rail is so overdue for here and the city loop. Itd really bring Nth Adl into the CBD and connect them.
light rail doesn't do much for KW Street South... its a ghost town there
Do you remember Adelaide south of Victoria Square before the tram extension? It was a forgotten piece of real estate. The tram extension actually did heaps for KWS south.
yes I do, and no I disagree

there are vacant buildings on both sides now and a derelict pub
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#1299 Post by dbl96 » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:26 am

EBG wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:31 am
We should all consider that the steel work is still in red rust prevention primer and so we should wait until construction is complete before making a final assement of project.
As for the extension of the tram/ light rail, the Adelaide City council made the assumption that the Torrens River bridge could not handle the weight of a tram without doing any actual engineering assessment.
Presumably they made this assessment on advice from engineers. At any rate, the tram is DIT’s responsibility. I would assume they made their own investigations back in 2017 prior to building the extension which terminated at Festival Plaza, rather than the far mor logical Adelaide Oval.

Obviously trams ran over the bridge in the past, but since then it has aged structurally, trams have got heavier, and design safety standards have been raised substantially. The engineers’ conclusion was that basically the bridge needs to be replaced. This will be the case regardless of whether the tram line is extended. They have already introduced load restrictions on the bridge and these will only be extended further as the bridge continues to age.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2023/09 ... -rd-bridge

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#1300 Post by abc » Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:27 am

dbl96 wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:26 am
EBG wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:31 am
We should all consider that the steel work is still in red rust prevention primer and so we should wait until construction is complete before making a final assement of project.
As for the extension of the tram/ light rail, the Adelaide City council made the assumption that the Torrens River bridge could not handle the weight of a tram without doing any actual engineering assessment.
Presumably they made this assessment on advice from engineers. At any rate, the tram is DIT’s responsibility. I would assume they made their own investigations back in 2017 prior to building the extension which terminated at Festival Plaza, rather than the far mor logical Adelaide Oval.

Obviously trams ran over the bridge in the past, but since then it has aged structurally, trams have got heavier, and design safety standards have been raised substantially. The engineers’ conclusion was that basically the bridge needs to be replaced. This will be the case regardless of whether the tram line is extended. They have already introduced load restrictions on the bridge and these will only be extended further as the bridge continues to age.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2023/09 ... -rd-bridge
I'd imagine there are heritage considerations with that bridge, so if its fit for current purpose then there'd be no way they're going to knock it down for a vanity tram line extension project. Not any time in the next 30 years.
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#1301 Post by rev » Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:44 pm

dbl96 wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:26 am
EBG wrote:
Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:31 am
We should all consider that the steel work is still in red rust prevention primer and so we should wait until construction is complete before making a final assement of project.
As for the extension of the tram/ light rail, the Adelaide City council made the assumption that the Torrens River bridge could not handle the weight of a tram without doing any actual engineering assessment.
Presumably they made this assessment on advice from engineers. At any rate, the tram is DIT’s responsibility. I would assume they made their own investigations back in 2017 prior to building the extension which terminated at Festival Plaza, rather than the far mor logical Adelaide Oval.

Obviously trams ran over the bridge in the past, but since then it has aged structurally, trams have got heavier, and design safety standards have been raised substantially. The engineers’ conclusion was that basically the bridge needs to be replaced. This will be the case regardless of whether the tram line is extended. They have already introduced load restrictions on the bridge and these will only be extended further as the bridge continues to age.

https://www.indaily.com.au/news/2023/09 ... -rd-bridge
Hopefully upgraded/repaired and not replaced because we'll probably end up with another uninspiring victoria bridge.
Among the options the council has asked the future contractor to investigate for Adelaide Bridge are:

Continue Current Corrective/Targeted Maintenance.
Strengthening and Condition component/full Renewal (with load limits).
Retention of Heritage Elements/Façade and Replacement of Trafficable Bridge.
Full replacement with a modern equivalent Bridge.
Full replacement with Heritage features/Replication.
Full replacement modern bridge with Tram capability.
Full replacement Heritage feature bridge with Tram capability.
Interesting, from your article.

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