[U/C] Magill/Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade | $98m
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:06 pm
Can anyone post the text to this article? I find this very difficult to imagine...
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It's an intersection upgrade priced 3 times higher than it should be that doesn't solve any problems. It's not opposing trams and bus lanes, it's opposing obvious government rorts.
Yeah, I agree Portush Rd should be as efficient as possible until a freight alternative is built (e.g. a SE-FWY to NS-MW tunnel). But my experience of the intersection is the bottleneck is turning onto or from Magill Road rather than travelling straight through on Portrush. I appreciate those two are connected, and maybe data indicates a worsening problem. But I just wonder whether traffic modelling considers the impact investing in public transport could have in reducing commuter traffic and improving the intersection's flow. The budget of $100 million could do a lot.
Given the amount of property to be acquired, I wonder how much more expensive it would be to build a bridge/interchange instead of just a wider at-grade intersection.SRW wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:52 amYeah, I agree Portush Rd should be as efficient as possible until a freight alternative is built (e.g. a SE-FWY to NS-MW tunnel). But my experience of the intersection is the bottleneck is turning onto or from Magill Road rather than travelling straight through on Portrush. I appreciate those two are connected, and maybe data indicates a worsening problem. But I just wonder whether traffic modelling considers the impact investing in public transport could have in reducing commuter traffic and improving the intersection's flow. The budget of $100 million could do a lot.
Did you work for DPTI's rail division??SBD wrote: Construction cost could be minimised by completely closing the intersection for a few weeks/months of round-the-clock work.
LOL. No, but I used to commute along Portrush Road back when it was only one lane each way between Kensington and Magill Roads.
Labor. I just moved into the area in 2002 and the work was going on then. Possibly the design was developed whilst Liberal was in government.SBD wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:31 pmLOL. No, but I used to commute along Portrush Road back when it was only one lane each way between Kensington and Magill Roads.
My solution to the problem was to move closer to work. It's already much nicer to drive on than it used to be. Which party was in government when Portrush Road got the last upgrade?
If we accept Portrush Road needs to be widened, why can it not be widened along the eastern side of the road? This would be far less disruptive. Most of the land that would need to be acquired is currently occupied by unattractive, open air car parking.