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mawsonguy wrote:

He also promised $2 million to plan an upgrade of Marion Road, which will investigate a grade separation of Marion from the intersection of Anzac Highway to Cross Road.

It will also investigate a grade separation of Marion Road from the tram line to Cross Road, and a tramline overpass of Marion and Cross roads.

It annoys me when people cannot write English that clearly conveys a concept. What does the above actually mean? I suspect that what they are doing is investigating building a bridge for the tramline over Marion and Cross Roads but they have tried to make it sound like it's more extensive.

Pressure on Federal Government to use saved $150m on Oaklands Crossing



THE State Government is ramping up pressure on the Federal Government to commit $150 million saved on the Northern Connector project to fund an upgrade of the much maligned Oaklands Crossing.
Before the Federal Election campaign, the Coalition promised $40 million to separate rail and road traffic at the Oaklands Crossing.
But Premier Jay Weatherill said the money falls short of the upgrade’s estimated cost of $190 million — depending on the engineering solution chosen.
Mr Weatherill said allowing money from the Northern Connector project to be redirected was an opportunity for the Federal Government to show how serious they are about the Oaklands Crossing upgrade.
The $150 million freed from the project is believed to be a result of competitive conditions in the construction industry.
The Northern Connector was anticipated to cost $985 million — made up of $788 million from the Federal Government and $197 million from the State Government.
But the State Government says if Commonwealth redirects the money to the Oaklands Crossing upgrade, the total available funding would be $190 million — the total estimated cost.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said an injection of funds would enable the Oaklands Crossing upgrade to be delivered much sooner.

http://www.news.com.au/national/south-a ... e0691b528e

mawsonguy wrote:

He also promised $2 million to plan an upgrade of Marion Road, which will investigate a grade separation of Marion from the intersection of Anzac Highway to Cross Road.

It will also investigate a grade separation of Marion Road from the tram line to Cross Road, and a tramline overpass of Marion and Cross roads.

It annoys me when people cannot write English that clearly conveys a concept. What does the above actually mean? I suspect that what they are doing is investigating building a bridge for the tramline over Marion and Cross Roads but they have tried to make it sound like it's more extensive.

Torrens_5022 wrote:Can we also amalgamate Hove and Warradale - about 200m east of the current Hove station, this will help with a future Brighton road grade separation. It takes 6min to go from Brighton to Oaklands approx 3 km - there's no need for Warradale and Hove stations. The Seaford line is very slow in the inner section (Brighton to Adelaide) amalgamating stations is a good idea.

PeFe wrote:From the Advertiser...hopefully the Oaklands grade separation may be funded in the near future

Pressure on Federal Government to use saved $150m on Oaklands Crossing



THE State Government is ramping up pressure on the Federal Government to commit $150 million saved on the Northern Connector project to fund an upgrade of the much maligned Oaklands Crossing.
Before the Federal Election campaign, the Coalition promised $40 million to separate rail and road traffic at the Oaklands Crossing.
But Premier Jay Weatherill said the money falls short of the upgrade’s estimated cost of $190 million — depending on the engineering solution chosen.
Mr Weatherill said allowing money from the Northern Connector project to be redirected was an opportunity for the Federal Government to show how serious they are about the Oaklands Crossing upgrade.
The $150 million freed from the project is believed to be a result of competitive conditions in the construction industry.
The Northern Connector was anticipated to cost $985 million — made up of $788 million from the Federal Government and $197 million from the State Government.
But the State Government says if Commonwealth redirects the money to the Oaklands Crossing upgrade, the total available funding would be $190 million — the total estimated cost.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Stephen Mullighan said an injection of funds would enable the Oaklands Crossing upgrade to be delivered much sooner.

http://www.news.com.au/national/south-a ... e0691b528e

[Shuz] wrote:When is the State Government going to get serious about introducing a Level Crossing Removal Program? Its great that Park Terrace at Bowden, South Road at Croydon and Oaklands are getting done but more needs to be done.

The Victoria State Government has a very ambitious one of removing 50 level crossings in 4 years.

They're a great initiative as it delivers an enormous benefit in terms of delivering infrastructure, creating construction jobs, reducing road traffic congestion, improving economic benefits through increased productivity, improving public transport travel times and improving community safety.

Even if we could get really get the momentum going with another 7 or so and get started on the critical ones like Brighton Road, Park Terrace at Salisbury and Marion/Cross Roads, that would be great. Infrastructure development and jobs is what South Australia needs right now.

How can we improve safety at railway crossings?
The State Government is reviewing all level and pedestrian crossings in South Australia to improve safety on the rail network.

Like many states, South Australia needs to consider closing existing crossings and discouraging construction of new crossings.

The Government will invest $12 million over the next four years for a program of upgrades at crossings while also considering reducing the number of railway crossings.