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I've always wondered the same thing. travelling south on south road u can't get onto the expressway and if you're on the expressway and travelling north u can't exit off it at that junction.NTRabbit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:32 pmDoes anyone know if they ever plan to duplicate the southern expressway on/off ramps at Panalatinga Rd x Main south Rd for southbound traffic? The lack of any south bound on ramps between Darlington and Sherriff's Rd make it almost pointless for me to ever use the expressway when I want to head down south, and it's the only expressway entrance that goes north only, the others are all north and south.
Correct about the eastern side. Bunnings included mention of this in their application.claybro wrote:My understanding is that the eastern side will be cleared to create enough space for surface roads and trench, or construction of an elevated road. This was before discussion of a tunnel gained momentum. It would be possible to have a two way service road along the western side with a trench to the east, but it would require removing all properties on the eastern side. Have to agree it is bewildering to see them continually allowing development along here, but this all comes down to a lack of forward planning, and specific timeframes for construction.
I read in the Advertiser last October that Price Waterhouse was appointed to write the feasibility study in conjunction with overseas tunnel experts. Completion date, December 2018.how good is he wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:36 amI think they are doing the feasibility on tunnels now. I am pretty sure that Marshall said they will make a decision by the end of the year what will be the plan for the final 10.5km.
From: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sou ... b76b863986Federal Labor pledges $1.2 billion towards North-South Corridor
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will today announce a $1.2 billion commitment for the final piece of the North-South Corridor.
Mr Shorten will visit Adelaide where he will pledge to include the funding for the section of South Rd between the Glenelg tram overpass and Tonsley in his first Budget if he is elected prime minister.
The funding will depend on a dollar-for-dollar commitment from the State Government.
It will help to fund what is regarded as the most complicated and expensive part of the corridor.
“Investing in infrastructure isn’t just about traffic and transport — it’s about giving Adelaide room to grow and attract new jobs and economic opportunities,” Mr Shorten told The Advertiser.
“This is an investment in the local economy and local jobs. It will change the face of Adelaide’s roads network, improving travel time for commuters and more efficiently moving more freight and cutting the travel time for the state’s exports.”
The North-South Corridor will provide a 78km journeyfree of traffic lights between Gawler and Old Noarlunga, once it is completed.
Funding for the project has been included in the Coalition’s 10-year outlook for infrastructure projects, but not in the forward estimates.
The allocation of funding has drawn criticism from State and Federal Labor, which have argued it is a sign South Australia has been dudded.
But the State Government has consistently played down concerns, arguing construction for the final piece of the project would not start until 2021-22 regardless.
Mr Shorten said South Rd was one of Adelaide’s most important transport corridors.
“However, the road is increasingly congested, plagued by high accident rates and is unable to cater for the heavy vehicles needing to use it,” he said.
“It is not fit for the state’s future needs.”
He said without investment, the annual economic cost of congestion in Adelaide would “more than double to $3.8 billion by 2031”.
Last month State Infrastructure Minister Stephan Knoll told the Sunday Mail two separate traffic tunnels beneath South Rd were being seriously considered by the State Government as the multibillion-dollar fix for the city’s major motorway.
The project could cost $5 billion.
A few weeks later Civil Contractors Federation chief executive Phil Sutherland said road funding — highlighted in The Advertiser’s Fair Go for the Regions as a key concern — would be a key election issue.
The latest report from Infrastructure Australia, the independent authority that is the key source of advice for the Federal Government on nationally significant infrastructure needs, does not have a single SA road listed as a high-priority project.
Piecemeal has its benefits though. We can build the road as funding comes through but more importantly the project is broken up into manageable chunks. In general the smaller the chunks the lower the risk.ChillyPhilly wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:13 amI don't think the tunnel idea will stack up as time goes on, although as an idea it does have more ongoing practicality than the piecemeal approach we have to upgrades of the corridor at present.
I'll be interested in Labor SA view on this. They claimed recently 50/50 was a bad deal for SA.Llessur2002 wrote:From: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sou ... b76b863986Federal Labor pledges $1.2 billion towards North-South Corridor
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will today announce a $1.2 billion commitment for the final piece of the North-South Corridor.
Mr Shorten will visit Adelaide where he will pledge to include the funding for the section of South Rd between the Glenelg tram overpass and Tonsley in his first Budget if he is elected prime minister.
The funding will depend on a dollar-for-dollar commitment from the State Government.
It will help to fund what is regarded as the most complicated and expensive part of the corridor.
“Investing in infrastructure isn’t just about traffic and transport — it’s about giving Adelaide room to grow and attract new jobs and economic opportunities,” Mr Shorten told The Advertiser.
“This is an investment in the local economy and local jobs. It will change the face of Adelaide’s roads network, improving travel time for commuters and more efficiently moving more freight and cutting the travel time for the state’s exports.”
The North-South Corridor will provide a 78km journeyfree of traffic lights between Gawler and Old Noarlunga, once it is completed.
Funding for the project has been included in the Coalition’s 10-year outlook for infrastructure projects, but not in the forward estimates.
The allocation of funding has drawn criticism from State and Federal Labor, which have argued it is a sign South Australia has been dudded.
But the State Government has consistently played down concerns, arguing construction for the final piece of the project would not start until 2021-22 regardless.
Mr Shorten said South Rd was one of Adelaide’s most important transport corridors.
“However, the road is increasingly congested, plagued by high accident rates and is unable to cater for the heavy vehicles needing to use it,” he said.
“It is not fit for the state’s future needs.”
He said without investment, the annual economic cost of congestion in Adelaide would “more than double to $3.8 billion by 2031”.
Last month State Infrastructure Minister Stephan Knoll told the Sunday Mail two separate traffic tunnels beneath South Rd were being seriously considered by the State Government as the multibillion-dollar fix for the city’s major motorway.
The project could cost $5 billion.
A few weeks later Civil Contractors Federation chief executive Phil Sutherland said road funding — highlighted in The Advertiser’s Fair Go for the Regions as a key concern — would be a key election issue.
The latest report from Infrastructure Australia, the independent authority that is the key source of advice for the Federal Government on nationally significant infrastructure needs, does not have a single SA road listed as a high-priority project.