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You do realise that the Pym st lights are temporary, that they have already started preliminary work on the next section, which is Pym St to Regency Road...
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[U/C] Re: North-South Motorway
Yes but they also have had the last 2-3 years to know & plan to get rid of them by now (and at negligible cost). Also the next stage will be at least another 2 years to complete. But yes it’s “temporary”.
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It’s a guarantee there will be.how good is he wrote:One last thing, anyone know if there can/will be speed cameras in the lowered motorway? I hope not as the speed limit was & will be very easy to go over.
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Yes, they must keep us safe with those safety cameras in such dangerous roads.crawf wrote:It’s a guarantee there will be.how good is he wrote:One last thing, anyone know if there can/will be speed cameras in the lowered motorway? I hope not as the speed limit was & will be very easy to go over.
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I drove on it yesterday and, whilst it doesn’t bother me, it is a bit of a roller coaster. Now I understand that this is a cost cutting exercise and I’d love to know how many dollars were saved by doing this. I’m presuming it was in the millions and maybe the reason they could include the Torrens rd underpass after the initial plans.
Also driving north before the river Torrens is two lanes and south over the same section is 3 lanes. Looking at the placement of the medium strip, there looks ample room to move it and have 3 lanes heading northwards.
Also driving north before the river Torrens is two lanes and south over the same section is 3 lanes. Looking at the placement of the medium strip, there looks ample room to move it and have 3 lanes heading northwards.
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Surprised to read on comments here some sections are 2 lanes only heading north? I really think this will bite them in the not too distant future. Merging on expressways is a major cause for congestion. If the trench is wide enough, why have they not just kept the number of lanes consistent? Once the regency section is complete, this expressway will be really busy I imagine and too much merging will cause issues.
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The motorway itself is 3 lanes each way the whole way through. The roads on each end do dropclaybro wrote:Surprised to read on comments here some sections are 2 lanes only heading north? I really think this will bite them in the not too distant future. Merging on expressways is a major cause for congestion. If the trench is wide enough, why have they not just kept the number of lanes consistent? Once the regency section is complete, this expressway will be really busy I imagine and too much merging will cause issues.
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South Australians don't know how to mergeclaybro wrote: ↑Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:34 pmSurprised to read on comments here some sections are 2 lanes only heading north? I really think this will bite them in the not too distant future. Merging on expressways is a major cause for congestion. If the trench is wide enough, why have they not just kept the number of lanes consistent? Once the regency section is complete, this expressway will be really busy I imagine and too much merging will cause issues.
Also seeing how the trench will be 80km/h that means drivers must keep left unless overtaking
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Fantastic road, although I noticed there are already burnout marks. The culprit has been caught. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/h ... d/10322730
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There is no way knowing that will happen on such a busy road.Eurostar wrote: ↑Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:16 pmSouth Australians don't know how to mergeclaybro wrote: ↑Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:34 pmSurprised to read on comments here some sections are 2 lanes only heading north? I really think this will bite them in the not too distant future. Merging on expressways is a major cause for congestion. If the trench is wide enough, why have they not just kept the number of lanes consistent? Once the regency section is complete, this expressway will be really busy I imagine and too much merging will cause issues.
Also seeing how the trench will be 80km/h that means drivers must keep left unless overtaking
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The rule is if the speed limit is over 80km/h eg 90km/h or if sign posted.Eurostar wrote: Also seeing how the trench will be 80km/h that means drivers must keep left unless overtaking
It also does not apply if the driver considers the road is congested. Eg it would never apply even if sign posted.
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[U/C] Re: North-South Motorway
Somehow, I doubt there will be - the Southern Expressway doesn't have any, and I think at best extremely rarely even has police speed radars.how good is he wrote:One last thing, anyone know if there can/will be speed cameras in the lowered motorway? I hope not as the speed limit was & will be very easy to go over.
I've now done one trip of the southbound (unexpectedly; 10.30am the morning it opened) and one trip northbound. Impressive effort by the project team. Very clean and crisp. Even at the temporary limit of 60 km/h, it makes travelling from the River Torrens to Pym Street feel like nothing (whereas previously it was a chore, even late at night on the surface access roads prior to opening).
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[U/C] Re: North-South Motorway
Yes and work has started on that section already.how good is he wrote: ↑Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:21 amYes but they also have had the last 2-3 years to know & plan to get rid of them by now (and at negligible cost). Also the next stage will be at least another 2 years to complete. But yes it’s “temporary”.
Removing those lights would have gone well beyond the scope of the t2t project.
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