News & Discussion: Water Infrastructure

[mattblack]

Also saw the photo of the purple pipe being laid for the water (purple signifies not potable)

I was a bit perplexed this morning when I heard that they will be using this recycled water to fill Rymill Lake. I have a water treatment and recycling system at home, but I'm quite restricted with regard to what I can do with that water. I certainly would not be allowed to fill a lake with it, where children might actually get into the water.

The water from the teatment plant is nearly drinking standard, not sure your plant at home can boast the kind of filters used on an industrial level. God only knows the reason why Australians find it so hard to comprehend drinking recycled water (Having lived in London they have been doing this for decades) but at least wwe are putting it to some sort of use.

Cheers

[Mants]

work is well and truly underway in Victoria Park for this.

[Norman]

Here we can discuss smaller infrastructure projects.

The Sheidow Park Connector (not sure of the official name) is close to completion, the intersection on Lonsdale Road is complete and all the lighting has too. Not sure if all the bitumen is down, as I was driving past it at night. I would expect it to open soon.

Also there are some minor works occurring on Anzac Highway in front of the Ian Berry building, I think they are replacing light poles.

[rogue]

The work on Anzac Hwy near the Greenhill Rd intersection is for the Glenelg Pipeline. They are also working in other locations along the route.

Project website http://www.gapreuse.com.au/

[fabricator]

http://www.etsautilities.com.au/media_r ... ?xcid=1603

ETSA Utilities - on behalf of the University of Adelaide - will be undertaking road works along Frome Road and a small section of Frome Street from Monday, 10 November until Monday, 22 December 2008.

I only figured out what this was when I saw three orange conduits in the middle of the road. This is also the area where a gas main burst earlier, not sure if the two are related as there is another construction site on this road.

[AG]

http://www.etsautilities.com.au/media_r ... ?xcid=1603

ETSA Utilities - on behalf of the University of Adelaide - will be undertaking road works along Frome Road and a small section of Frome Street from Monday, 10 November until Monday, 22 December 2008.

I only figured out what this was when I saw three orange conduits in the middle of the road. This is also the area where a gas main burst earlier, not sure if the two are related as there is another construction site on this road.

The burst gas pipe was related to road works being undertaken on Frome Road. The other construction site you refer to is Adelaide Uni's new Engineering Building or Innova 21.

[Norman]

The Unley Cou8ncil is also close to completing the redevelopment of the section of Unley Road near Mitcham Square . They've done the indented bus stops and footpaths, and are almost done resurfacing the (previously terrible) road surface.

[Wayno]

The Unley Cou8ncil is also close to completing the redevelopment of the section of Unley Road near Mitcham Square . They've done the indented bus stops and footpaths, and are almost done resurfacing the (previously terrible) road surface.

Do you mean belair rd near mitcham square (south of cross rd)? and if so it's the Mitcham Council...

[Norman]

The Unley Cou8ncil is also close to completing the redevelopment of the section of Unley Road near Mitcham Square . They've done the indented bus stops and footpaths, and are almost done resurfacing the (previously terrible) road surface.

Do you mean belair rd near mitcham square (south of cross rd)? and if so it's the Mitcham Council...

Mitcham Council it is

[rogue]

Bike lane trial for city street

DANIEL WILLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTER

December 04, 2008 12:30am

ADELAIDE City Council will spend $500,000 on a 500m-long bike lane that will eliminate half the car-parking spaces on the northern side of Sturt St.

Construction of the Copenhagen-style lane will begin "as soon as possible" and without the express permission of the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure.
The design requires widening the Sturt St footpath between West Tce and Whitmore Square, and inserting a 1m-wide concrete slab along the northern side of the road to separate cyclists and traffic.

Ninety-degree car parks will be replaced with parallel parks, eliminating 30 spaces.

Lord Mayor Michael Harbison said more Copenhagen-style lanes would be introduced in the city if the trial was successful.

"The number of cyclists in the city continues to grow each year and as the Tour Down Under enhances its status by luring stars like Lance Armstrong, it is imperative we offer our cyclists the best and safest conditions possible," he said.

"It is also very expensive, but we think it's worth it."

The council will seek "in principle" support from DTEI before building, but if approval is rejected after construction begins, a further $60,000 will be spent tearing up the lane.

Residents and Ratepayers Association president Kevin Kaeding said the $500,000 spend was a waste of money in a time of financial crisis.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 82,00.html

[AtD]

I agree in principle, but a small strip on just one Sturt Street (of all places!) is not going to make much of a difference to the 'bike friendliness' of the city.

[mattblack]

Bring it on. Remember a journey begins with but a single step (or in this case a 500m section of bike path).

[monotonehell]

Sturt street isn't exactly a thoroughfare. Why choose there?

Although it's a move in the right direction, just needs to be along streets that "go somewhere".

[Omicron]

Bike lane trial for city street

DANIEL WILLS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTER

December 04, 2008 12:30am

*snip*

inserting a 1m-wide concrete slab along the northern side of the road to separate cyclists and traffic.

*snip*

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 82,00.html

A one metre wide concrete slab? That seems like a bit of overkill to me. Even Myrtle Humpington-Smythe in her Camry Grande would have trouble vaulting a metre-wide slab of concrete after mistaking the accelerator for the brake and hurling the wheel hard left in response.

[Prince George]

A one metre wide concrete slab? That seems like a bit of overkill to me. Even Myrtle Humpington-Smythe in her Camry Grande would have trouble vaulting a metre-wide slab of concrete after mistaking the accelerator for the brake and hurling the wheel hard left in response.

The wide slab would make sense if it's dividing the parked cars from the bike lane. Car doors are a major danger for cyclists - having one open right in front of a rider is a much more common source of injuries (and deaths) than being mown down by the traffic coming behind you. http://www.bicyclesafe.com/ has the scoop, written for countries that drive on the right-hand side (Australian version seems to be down).