Pistol78, as it sounds it is another half-assed project. Can we ever do anything right in this state? Cheers Half- assed..... I dont even think its that good. The proposed alignment of the freeway doesn't really offer a saving in distance. Would probably be longer than the current Heaslip / Angle V...

Latest issue of expressway newsletter. See link...

http://www.northernexpressway.sa.gov.au ... ch2007.pdf

hmm.......the state has a surplus of 11billion.......... :? The entire state budget equals $11 (odd) billion and the last federal surplus was $14 billion. If Adelaide needed an exceptional model to base a possible investment programme on, the Government should take a lesson from Transport for Londo...

Pants wrote:That is fucking awful, especially for a North Tce frontage.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

A bit of imagination wouldn't go astray.....

Article from link..... Billionaire predicts boom times EXCLUSIVE: PAUL STARICK, CHIEF REPORTER February 21, 2007 01:15am ONE of Australia's richest men, property magnate Lang Walker, is spearheading a $2 billion northern Adelaide development because he believes South Australia is the next boom state...

FYI City West DTEI Accommodation Project Update The City West Project for the new DTEI metropolitan office accommodation is making good progress towards completing the first phase by June. By then we hope to confirm the viability of the relocation option and have completed the evaluation of proposal...

Cities such as London are now changing to articulated buses as they hold more passengers than double deckers.

Hopefully the new articulated buses for the O-Bahn aren't far off....

C'mon. Try and be more specific.

What are your 3 favourite eating houses???

I'm a bit partial to asian so Star of Siam in Gouger would top the list.

jk1237 wrote:.....In other cities, stupid people with stupid arguments are ignored, in Adelaide they are high priority in The Advertiser!

Hear, Hear...

From today's 'Tiser. Gawler expressway needs extra $200m PAUL STARICK, CHIEF REPORTER January 23, 2007 01:15am THE future of the $550 million Northern Expressway between Gawler and Port Wakefield Rd now depends on the Federal Government injecting another $200 million. A State Government-commissioned...

Sorry. My bad.

Should have posted in transport / infrastructure.

$1.1m upgrade to begin January 22, 2007 01:15am A $1.1 MILLION upgrade of Adelaide's interstate rail terminal at Keswick will begin next month. Keswick Rail Terminal owners Great Southern Rail will spend nearly $1 million on improvements including a new entrance, check-in facilities, retail outlets...

Landmark bank to be hotel January 21, 2007 12:15am ONE of the city's historic landmarks the old Bank of New South Wales building is to be transformed into a 121-room botique hotel. The 64-year-old bank (now Westpac) on the corner of North Tce and King William St will become a Seasons of Adelaide ho...

A site that has been mentioned few times for the possible DTEI HQ, is the corner on KW and Currie Streets where the Adelaide Metro office is now.

The building is completely vacant except for the ground floor.

Likely scenerio would be to demolish current building and construct new landmark building.

Southern end of Victoria Street and Hindley Street frontage has been fenced off in preparation for demolition...