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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2086 Post by monotonehell » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:54 pm

aussie2000 wrote:the young guy at the end = loser!
I thought the woman before him was more so a loser. He just stated the facts and said 'oh well, so be it.' Good attitude. The woman on the other hand was all over the place, in the same breath she said that she didn't expect them to finish it over the weekend anyway and then complained because they hadn't. Then rambled on about "them" not finishing South Road and called it 'pathetic'. :roll:
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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2087 Post by Will409 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:59 pm

The DTEI website has been updated with some extra information about the overpass which includes a 3D flyover video, just need to follow the link.

http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/sou ... rpass/news
DTEI wrote: Design updates

Many of the design elements remain the same as the earlier design. The major difference is the overpass structure will now be more open with eight spans rather than the four originally presented. Following community feedback the proposed car park beneath the structure will not be provided as part of this project. Water sensitive design and landscaping features are integral to the design, with some textures and creative elements in the lift and screen structures to give some interesting visual contrasts to the clean, uncluttered design of the bridge structure.
Image LINK TO YOUTUBE PROFILE.

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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2088 Post by AtD » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:31 pm

Why the fence in the median strip? I don't need the government to bubble wrap me.

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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2089 Post by peas_and_corn » Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:37 pm

Judging by the people I have seen who have demonstrated they are inept at crossing the road, maybe it is necessary.

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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2090 Post by frank1 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:55 pm

It looks pretty good.

I hope they allow room for south road to expand i.e extra lane on each side. It looks like those massive concrete supports get in the way of that and could be costly in the future.

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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2091 Post by Howie » Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:58 pm

One of the guys involved with producing the video flythrough of the overpass is on our site now :) *waves hi*

Hopefully he'll make himself known here shortly.

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Re: #U/C: South Road Tram Overpass

#2092 Post by DM8 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:29 pm

frank1 wrote:It looks pretty good.

I hope they allow room for south road to expand i.e extra lane on each side. It looks like those massive concrete supports get in the way of that and could be costly in the future.
That was my first thought - looks like they want to keep South Road at 4 lanes. Same with the underpass (although if they ditched the bike lanes and replaced that wide median with a concrete barrier, it could probably expand to 6).

Makes me wonder why there's no foreward thinking with this, yet the northern connector is planned to be 8 lanes...
"You pay for good roads, whether you have them or not! And it's not the wealth of a nation that builds the roads, but the roads that build the wealth of a nation." ...John F. Kennedy

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Re: #UC: Glenelg Tram upgrade (South Rd Overpass)

#2093 Post by AtD » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:31 pm

I stumbled apon this history lesson from 1990 on YouTube.



Spending in an economic downturn? Sound familiar? This time it's the Liberals pushing for tram lines. Hmm...

(BTW: I changed the thread header back to Genelg Tram after spending forever trying to find this thread!)

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2094 Post by Prince George » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:02 pm

Wow, synchronicity at work again - did you catch that little grab at the end
As part of the extension, the Fielding report also recommended that King William Street become a transit mall for buses and trams, but where cars would be banned.
I don't suppose this report is now on the public record somewhere?

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2095 Post by deano91 » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:09 pm

Haha, I couldn't help but laugh at the "transit mall"! That would seem soooooo wierd to not have cars at all on KWS, and it could have caused a few problems given that KWS is pretty much the CBD's main road...

It would have been interesting if that had of been built though. In my opinion, if it was constructed then we would probably almost certainly have a tram line all the way through to Adelaide Oval and North Adelaide, given that they would have already extended the line half way there.

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2096 Post by Howie » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:47 am

Great find AtD! Question is ... $3m extension to take it to North Terrace, or to take it to further down to Prospect?

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2097 Post by omada » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:08 pm

Prince George wrote:

Wow, synchronicity at work again - did you catch that little grab at the end
As part of the extension, the Fielding report also recommended that King William Street become a transit mall for buses and trams, but where cars would be banned.

I don't suppose this report is now on the public record somewhere?
It will be filed alongside Jan Gehl's report, Thinker's in Residence reports, old Vic Square Proposals etc in some dark basement in an unnamed Government storage facility never to be seen again! :)

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2098 Post by BillD » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:15 pm

Saturday, August the 1st. The foundation for the main pier on the eastern side of South Rd can be seen in the foreground.

Pacing out the dimensions from outside the fence I'd estimate that it contains around 80 cubic metres of concrete along with the thickest reinforcing bars that I've seen.

Take note of the stubs of the old track under the third and fourth concrete traffic barriers.
The track closest to the camera will have to be relocated a fair way towards the camera in order to accommodate the island platform.

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2099 Post by UrbanCircus » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:42 am

Hi Guys,

We are very proud of the end design simulation for the Glenelg Tram Overpass. Check out the 360 Panorama on the Urban Circus Website

Also, a brightened up version of the GTO. Hope you enjoy :)

Updated Youtube Video:
Visit: http://www.circus3d.com/ or follow us on YouTube or Twitter

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Re: Glenelg Tram upgrade (#UC: South Rd Overpass)

#2100 Post by Hooligan » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:32 pm

That tram stop doesnt look the most wheelchair friendly......

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