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Judging by past projects spending money is exactly the reason this will happen. We know the govermnment do not forward plan, just look at the massive structure they've built here that needs to be torn down. I wouldn't be surprised if something happens in the next 4 years.jase111 wrote:Drove past last night and after 8 years dpti are finally resurfacing the whole area around the crossing so nothing will be done re overpass this decade IMO 2019/2020 before funding will be available at a cost of about $ 180 200 million dollars if past dpti projects are anything to go by . We may see this after the next state election just before the 2022 election
Some warned that the traffic on the crossing would increase as a result of the development nearby, which did prove to be correct.Phantom wrote:Sorry if someone has already mentioned this, but why was the overpass not created when the initial Oaklands Park station got it's redevelopment?
It just seems like a massive waste of millions of dollars?
I'm more than happy to see an overpass here, as the current set of two really close traffic lights and train crossing sucks ass, but I mean it seems so confusing!
This I find short sighted. Even if the government of the day favours road over rail investment, a grade separation project benefits both modes of transport.fabricator wrote:Besides which there is less money for rail with the current federal government around.
Improved safety, and if the station is upgraded as well, new facilities.obituary resider wrote:how does grade separation benefit rail?
The station's already been upgraded - what other new facilities do you imagine grade separation would bring?AG wrote:Improved safety, and if the station is upgraded as well, new facilities.obituary resider wrote:how does grade separation benefit rail?
Disagree. Hove is no more of a concern than Oaklands. An Oaklands grade separation would also allow for a more efficient bus interchange so people can better access Marion Shopping Centre and the State Swimming Centre. Ideally, if money was never an issue in SA - I'd suggest a moderate redirection of the track underneath Marion Shopping Centre - accessing Marion via rail is as inconvenient as trying to access Chadstone Shopping Centre via rail in Melbourne.Aidan wrote:The station's already been upgraded - what other new facilities do you imagine grade separation would bring?AG wrote:Improved safety, and if the station is upgraded as well, new facilities.obituary resider wrote:how does grade separation benefit rail?
Meanwhile the Hove crossing is of much greater concern than the Oaklands one IMO, as the Brighton Road congestion can't be alleviated by adding another lane. I notice there's a block of land next to it for sale - why hasn't the government bought it?
Though grade separation at both Hove and Oaklands will eventually be needed, the current congestion problem at Oaklands could be alleviated just by widening the road, but there's no interim solution available for Hove.Patrick_27 wrote:Disagree. Hove is no more of a concern than Oaklands. An Oaklands grade separation would also allow for a more efficient bus interchange so people can better access Marion Shopping Centre and the State Swimming Centre. Ideally, if money was never an issue in SA - I'd suggest a moderate redirection of the track underneath Marion Shopping Centre - accessing Marion via rail is as inconvenient as trying to access Chadstone Shopping Centre via rail in Melbourne.Aidan wrote: The station's already been upgraded - what other new facilities do you imagine grade separation would bring?
Meanwhile the Hove crossing is of much greater concern than the Oaklands one IMO, as the Brighton Road congestion can't be alleviated by adding another lane. I notice there's a block of land next to it for sale - why hasn't the government bought it?
Aidan wrote:...And if you think rerouting the track via Marion Shopping Centre is a moderate redirection, what would you count as an extreme redirection?
Patrick_27 wrote:...Chadstone Shopping Centre via rail in Melbourne
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-27/t ... ad/7546042Election 2016: Turnbull commits $40m to fix Oaklands Road congestion
Road congestion at Oaklands Crossing in Adelaide's south-west will be eased with a $40 million investment if the Coalition retains government, the Prime Minister has said.
Key points:
• $2 million to be spent on planning Marion Road upgrades
• Other levels of government called on to contribute
• New Naval and Integration Headquarters opened at Raytheon
Malcolm Turnbull has visited the electorates of Adelaide and Hindmarsh and committed the money towards separating the rail line from the road.
The congestion affects commuters at the Diagonal and Morphett roads intersection.
The City of Marion earlier this year said it caused traffic delays of up to 20 minutes during peak hour and the boom gates for the railway crossing closed the road for about two hours each day.
It organised a rally during May and called on State and Federal governments to build a grade separation of the road and railway.
Mr Turnbull said more money would be needed from other levels of government.
He also promised $2 million to plan an upgrade of Marion Road, which will investigate a grade separation of Marion from the intersection of Anzac Highway to Cross Road.
It will also investigate a grade separation of Marion Road from the tram line to Cross Road, and a tramline overpass of Marion and Cross roads.
Mr Turnbull also opened the new Naval and Integration Headquarters for Raytheon, one of the country's largest defence contractors that employs about 370 people in Adelaide and about 1,200 people nationally.
He revealed it had been awarded a $297 million contract to upgrade and maintain the Woomera Test Range site in the state's north.
It will be used to test F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
"The upgrading of all the measuring and monitoring and sensor systems ... will make it the most advanced test range in the world," Mr Turnbull said.
"And this will be done by Raytheon in partnership with a number of small and medium enterprises."
The contract was awarded in April but the Coalition held the announcement until today.
Raytheon is currently the combat system integrator for the Collins Class submarines and the Air Warfare Destroyer project and is hoping to win the contract to install combat systems in Australia's next fleet of submarines.
It annoys me when people cannot write English that clearly conveys a concept. What does the above actually mean? I suspect that what they are doing is investigating building a bridge for the tramline over Marion and Cross Roads but they have tried to make it sound like it's more extensive.He also promised $2 million to plan an upgrade of Marion Road, which will investigate a grade separation of Marion from the intersection of Anzac Highway to Cross Road.
It will also investigate a grade separation of Marion Road from the tram line to Cross Road, and a tramline overpass of Marion and Cross roads.
