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THE final link between Main North Rd and Salisbury Hwy will open to traffic on Monday.

The $11.3 million Elder Smith Rd, linking Main St at Mawson Lakes with Main North Rd, Parafield, will have a single lane in each direction, a four-way intersection with signals, two right-turn lanes, bicycle lanes and pedestrian facilities.

The road improves access to the Mawson Lakes area, including the University of South Australia.

Even as a resident of Mawson Lakes, I believe that this new link is only going to cause more traffic congestion and accidents along Main North Road. All this extra motorist frustration will be for what, an additional single lane in each direction into Mawson Lakes. Instead of doing things by halves, the government should have provided funding for at least a dual lane corridor with underpass access to / from Main North Road instead of adding yet another traffic light controlled intersection to one of Adelaide's busiest arterial roads. SA, The Traffic Light State!

Bay Council has designs on new King St bridge
DESIGNS for a new King St bridge may be drawn up next year after Holdfast Bay councillors gave the first real indication a fortnight ago that they want a replacement for the existing weakened crossing.

At meeting on Tuesday (July 22), members voted to consider spending $350,000 designing a new bridge a decision immediately praised by the State and Federal governments although funding help from those directions is uncertain.

The current bridge across the Patawalonga at Glenelg North is corroding and an engineering report has warned the middle section could collapse under a once off heavy weight.

The council will spend $250,000 this year to ensure the bridge lasts at least five more years.

Meantime, Crs Philip Crutchett and Bob Fisk successfully moved that the council consider planning a new bridge next financial year.

Last year, Cr Crutchett moved that the council spend no more than $1.5 million building a replacement bridge.

Costings from the council’s administration, shown to councillors last month, suggest the bridge would cost $7 million to replace, leaving a funding gap of $5.5 million.

Hindmarsh MHR Steve Georganas (Labor) said he was pleased the council was planning for a new bridge but he would not speculate on its chances of receiving federal funding.

A current application for $3 million in federal help through the Special Local Roads program is being assessed.

``It’s positive because it means they’re seriously coming up with a decision to do something,’’ Mr Georganas said.

``One of the biggest hurdles has been the indecisiveness of councillors ... it’s hard to jump in and help when they’re all over the place.’’

Mr Georganas said he wrote a letter supporting the council’s application to the Special Local Roads program in March but no decision had been made.

State Transport Minister Pat Conlon’s spokesman Matt Clemow referred question to Transport SA spokesman Ross Stargatt last month.

``DTEI welcomes the council’s move to begin this process,’’ Mr Stargatt wrote in an emailed statement.

ac83 wrote:Hope to god it's not just another bandaid fix by placing traffic lights as the current stop sign already creates problems.

fabricator wrote:Its only been killing for the past 20 years at least, its not as if there was any real rush to fix this.