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ralmin wrote:I'm still waiting to see a detailed map of how the shared cycling pedestrian pathway will cross over or under the junction with Salisbury Hwy and Port River Expressway, to connect between South Road and the path that follows the Northern Connector.

At some point in the future I hope there is also an east-west pathway constructed, to get bikes off the Port River Expressway.

Norman wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:47 pm

Have you tried to contact the project team about it?

Northern Connector Project wrote: The design for the Shared Use Path has not yet been finalised – the drawings noted below are from the reference design that is currently being further developed.

Further information regarding the path will be uploaded on to the website as it becomes available

Eurostar wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 24, 2018 11:52 pm

It looks like Bolivar Road/Port Wakefield Highway intersection will move slightly south

[Shuz] wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:59 pm

That merge is going to get real ugly where the northbound PWR left onto the NC onramp conflicts with southbound PWR and eastbound Bolivar Road traffic wanting to go southbound onto the NC. There's barely 50-100m of conflicting crossover.

[Shuz] wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:59 pm

That merge is going to get real ugly where the northbound PWR left onto the NC onramp conflicts with southbound PWR and eastbound Bolivar Road traffic wanting to go southbound onto the NC. There's barely 50-100m of conflicting crossover.

mawsonguy wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:37 pm

Drone footage of Northern Connector Zone 1 & 2 progress as at April 2018: https://vimeo.com/265694616.

Unfortunately, nothing on the Bolivar Interchange.

mawsonguy wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:58 pm

The community update for May 2018 is now available online at https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__ ... _LR_v6.pdf. Nothing really new. However, it says that 13km of the 15.5km northern connector will be surfaced in concrete but the 4 interchanges will be surfaced in asphalt. I'm sure that there is a valid engineering reason for only asphalt being used at the interchanges. Could one of the engineers on the list tells what it is?

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:06 pm

mawsonguy wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:58 pm

The community update for May 2018 is now available online at https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__ ... _LR_v6.pdf. Nothing really new. However, it says that 13km of the 15.5km northern connector will be surfaced in concrete but the 4 interchanges will be surfaced in asphalt. I'm sure that there is a valid engineering reason for only asphalt being used at the interchanges. Could one of the engineers on the list tells what it is?

This was announced some time ago... The reasoning behind it is that concrete is cheaper and supports local industries that are producing it; it's also a lot stronger with a longer life and less maintenance required than that of asphalt which is perfect for a roadway expected to be used a lot by freight.

I think it's a great outcome and would love to see it considered more in Adelaide, especially bus heavy routes such as Grenfell and Currie Streets. What you'll notice a lot in Sydney is that there bus-lanes are made of concrete with asphalt for the neighbouring standard vehicle roadways.

SBD wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:14 am

Patrick_27 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 11:06 pm

mawsonguy wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:58 pm

The community update for May 2018 is now available online at https://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__ ... _LR_v6.pdf. Nothing really new. However, it says that 13km of the 15.5km northern connector will be surfaced in concrete but the 4 interchanges will be surfaced in asphalt. I'm sure that there is a valid engineering reason for only asphalt being used at the interchanges. Could one of the engineers on the list tells what it is?

This was announced some time ago... The reasoning behind it is that concrete is cheaper and supports local industries that are producing it; it's also a lot stronger with a longer life and less maintenance required than that of asphalt which is perfect for a roadway expected to be used a lot by freight.

I think it's a great outcome and would love to see it considered more in Adelaide, especially bus heavy routes such as Grenfell and Currie Streets. What you'll notice a lot in Sydney is that there bus-lanes are made of concrete with asphalt for the neighbouring standard vehicle roadways.

So why would the interchanges be asphalt instead of building the full length with concrete? Does it have to do with wear, grip or noise when braking or turning for example?