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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#211 Post by Norman » Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:51 pm

Maybe the Northern Expressway will have something like the travel time estimator used on the Tullamarine Freeway. Or maybe just a hazard board for the Northern Expressway. Where was it located and in what direction was it visible?

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#212 Post by AtD » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:06 pm

Norman wrote:Maybe the Northern Expressway will have something like the travel time estimator used on the Tullamarine Freeway.
I've never understood those. It some of the ones closer in might as well say "You're fucked, there's no detour!"

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#213 Post by deano91 » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:25 pm

A lot of the ones in Sydney are for safety messages such as "Drive safe, double demerits this long weekend" and "Drink drive - bloody idiot" and for road closure messages like "M5 tunnes closed for maintenance 10pm Sunday - 6am Monday". I doubt we will have too many road closure messages on ours when they are used, it will probably be more about the safety messages.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#214 Post by raulduke » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:25 am

Nice aerial looking north toward Gawler - the bottom layers f asphalt are paved through to Curtis Road
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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#215 Post by rhino » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:49 am

AtD wrote:Like this?

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They're for indecent reporting, eg collision ahead, use alternate route.

Indecent reporting? That could be interesting! :)
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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#216 Post by Professor » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:20 am

I drove by the expressway construction a couple of weeks ago on the way to Brisbane. A very impressive project.

I just wish that the South road (and the other North South roads in Adelaide) would be fixed. We will end up with a great run into the metro area and the gridlock from Grand Junction road onwards.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#217 Post by AtD » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:07 am

rhino wrote:Indecent reporting? That could be interesting! :)
Spell check fail. :(

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#218 Post by raulduke » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:11 am

Curtis Road
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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#219 Post by rhino » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:55 pm

Professor wrote:We will end up with a great run into the metro area and the gridlock from Grand Junction road onwards.
Yes, but bringing you into the metro area is only a by-product of the Northern Expressway. It's primary function is for getting heavy freight from Sydney/Riverland/Barossa to Port Adelaide and Regency Park without clogging up the roads through Elizabeth and Salisbury, which it is going to do very well.
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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#220 Post by Cruise » Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:53 pm

Norman wrote:Maybe the Northern Expressway will have something like the travel time estimator used on the Tullamarine Freeway. Or maybe just a hazard board for the Northern Expressway. Where was it located and in what direction was it visible?
Just south of the waterloo corner road road intersection on the southbound side of port wakefield road.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#221 Post by Shuz » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:10 pm

Wow, the work done has been very impressive thus far. I actually don't like what they've opted for with the interchange designs. They appear very awkward. Whatever happened to the good old fashioned 'diamond' interchange?

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#222 Post by drsmith » Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:34 pm

Shuz wrote:Whatever happened to the good old fashioned 'diamond' interchange?
They all moved to Perth.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#223 Post by RayRichards » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:18 pm

Is the expressway going to open in two stages like the other ones built here in Adelaide.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#224 Post by Norman » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:43 pm

Not this one I don't think. It should be open in one go.

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Re: #U/C: Northern Expressway | 22km

#225 Post by rhino » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:55 am

RayRichards wrote:Is the expressway going to open in two stages like the other ones built here in Adelaide.

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You mean like the Southern Expressway is still waiting for Stage 2 (the other carriageway)? :lol:
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