Re: $600m Melbourne To Adelaide Freeway Upgrade Proposal
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:03 am
Thanks drsmith.
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Re: $600m Melbourne To Adelaide Freeway Upgrade Proposal
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:33 pm
I can't get a good view of the intersection on Google Maps - was the old intersection (pre-1998) a triangle junction or a just a standard T-junction?
Re: $600m Melbourne To Adelaide Freeway Upgrade Proposal
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:41 pm
I'm not exactly sure what a triangle junction is.
The original intersection was a Y but with no westward deviation to the top left hand side of the Y (Kadina road continued straight north while Highway one deviated to the north-northeast). Across the top of the Y was the access road for Snowtown/Kadina traffic so in a sense that would make a triangle.
The current exit to B85 can be viewed using Google Street View.
I've found some information on the upgrade to B85 between the above intersection and Kulpara. Until recently this was a terrible section of road, narrow and undulating. It took a long time to complete the upgrade and the following document offers some insight as to why.
http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/NR/rdon ... ission.pdf
The original intersection was a Y but with no westward deviation to the top left hand side of the Y (Kadina road continued straight north while Highway one deviated to the north-northeast). Across the top of the Y was the access road for Snowtown/Kadina traffic so in a sense that would make a triangle.
The current exit to B85 can be viewed using Google Street View.
I've found some information on the upgrade to B85 between the above intersection and Kulpara. Until recently this was a terrible section of road, narrow and undulating. It took a long time to complete the upgrade and the following document offers some insight as to why.
http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/NR/rdon ... ission.pdf
Re: $600m Melbourne To Adelaide Freeway Upgrade Proposal
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:42 am
Yeah - that's the triangle junction I was thinking of. They are quite common in Victoria but not over here in NSW.
Thanks for the pdf - interesting reading! I love this stuff.
Thanks for the pdf - interesting reading! I love this stuff.
Re: U/C: Dukes Highway Duplication
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:42 pm
Safer highway for Christmas
source: http://dpti.sa.gov.au/newconnections/article?item=231
Wide centrelines and roadside hazard clearing will continue along the Dukes Highway this summer in the next stage of works to reduce the crash risk for drivers.
In the coming months another 58 kilometres of the wide audio tactile centre lines will be installed between Coomandook and Bordertown.
Along the same section of road a six-metre clear zone will be established to roll out the safety buffer along the entire length of the highway.
These improvements are designed to reduce both the likelihood and consequences of driver errors.
Other safety improvements completed to date include:
- six new and 11 upgraded rest areas
- 3.5 kilometres of pavement reconstruction/rehabilitation
- three new and four upgraded overtaking lanes
Re: U/C: Dukes Highway Duplication
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 8:31 pm
But is any of it actually being duplicated? If not, shouldn't thread be renamed?
Re: U/C: Dukes Highway Duplication
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:08 pm
It might happen before Port Wakefield is bypassed.Aidan wrote:But is any of it actually being duplicated? If not, shouldn't thread be renamed?
Then again, the sun might become a red giant before Port Wakefield is bypassed.
Re: U/C: Dukes Highway Duplication
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:09 am
I think that's about right, drsmith. Sad but true.