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Just wondering why there seems to be no activity on the promised South Rd Tunnel from Manton Street through to Port Rd?

With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

Is it perhaps a case of yet another project promised and given advertising in the public domain that has now been shelved?

And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Sojourner wrote:Just wondering why there seems to be no activity on the promised South Rd Tunnel from Manton Street through to Port Rd?

With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

Is it perhaps a case of yet another project promised and given advertising in the public domain that has now been shelved?

It's in the too hard basket at the moment. The government are doing the easy vote winning parts of South Road first. Apprently the next section is a $750 long 1.3km long bridge from Wingfield to Regency Road...WTF??

Sojourner wrote:
With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

Is it perhaps a case of yet another project promised and given advertising in the public domain that has now been shelved?

Maybe they are being serviced ready for the Martin Hamilton-Smith colleseum that was/then wasn't/not sure/still on the agenda/no definately not Liberal Party policy .
I will say I assume no public monies spent on Martys pipe dream though so I accept that point .Who needs public money however when you have a "THE ADVERTISER" photographer starting a "we want a stadium ,We want a stadium" chant and then getting off some snaps of the sheep who joined in which lead on the front page the morning after the Adelaide Utd team arrived back in town while being greeted by Mike Rann.Sometimes news just aint news

SJABC wrote:And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Bloody hell that is what 1 km max.Leave 30secs earlier work still being done there.If its done without someone being killed then so be it.

Sojourner wrote:Just wondering why there seems to be no activity on the promised South Rd Tunnel from Manton Street through to Port Rd?

With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

Is it perhaps a case of yet another project promised and given advertising in the public domain that has now been shelved?

think you will find that the project start date has been pushed back to late 2010 early 2011. This is because of the lack of vision when planning the ANZAC underpass coming back up to ground level and hitting the tramline . The tram overpass has now leap frogged the Port Rd Project plus putting in the line to the Ent Centre.

Sojourner wrote:With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

I reckon there would be a fair bit of heavy earth moving equipement working on the Northern Expressway ATM.

redden whites wrote:

SJABC wrote:And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Bloody hell that is what 1 km max.Leave 30secs earlier work still being done there.If its done without someone being killed then so be it.

Spot on r w

redden whites wrote:

SJABC wrote:And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Bloody hell that is what 1 km max.Leave 30secs earlier work still being done there.If its done without someone being killed then so be it.

Every time I drive through it (Night time) I've never seen anyone working, nor any signs of anyone working....

Long term roadworks are governed by a 40Km/h limit 24/7 I believe ... it would be impractical to change the signs twice a day.

Plus it gives them the flexibility work whenever they need to.

It might be slightly annoying but I'm sure the workmen appreciate it.

SJABC wrote:

redden whites wrote:

SJABC wrote:And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Bloody hell that is what 1 km max.Leave 30secs earlier work still being done there.If its done without someone being killed then so be it.

Every time I drive through it (Night time) I've never seen anyone working, nor any signs of anyone working....

They are still there during the day

We live down the road and they are still finishing the gardening, the middle of South road on the North side of the intersection and the left hand turn from Anzac Highway heading south.

Seems to be taking ages to finish I have to say.

When was the thing meant to be finished anyway ?

They should make all pedestrian crossings as overpasses and install those wheelchair lifts. That would get rid of a few sets of lights as well....

EDIT: Right got it Hondo ! The company who did the job, has probably gone over time and have now got it down to a skeleton crew to finish off the scraps.

SJABC wrote:

redden whites wrote:

SJABC wrote:And WTF is there still a 40 kmh speed limit through the South Rd underpass ?

Bloody hell that is what 1 km max.Leave 30secs earlier work still being done there.If its done without someone being killed then so be it.

Every time I drive through it (Night time) I've never seen anyone working, nor any signs of anyone working....

It was 25km/h at 10pm tonight - 1km of witches hats, 1 ute parked in the left lane, two blokes chatting.

overloaded wrote:

Sojourner wrote:Just wondering why there seems to be no activity on the promised South Rd Tunnel from Manton Street through to Port Rd?

With all the heavy earthmoving equipment gone from the Anzac Highway project, why are they not using it on the promised tunnel project?

Is it perhaps a case of yet another project promised and given advertising in the public domain that has now been shelved?

It's in the too hard basket at the moment. The government are doing the easy vote winning parts of South Road first. Apprently the next section is a $750 long 1.3km long bridge from Wingfield to Regency Road...WTF??

Next Stage is South Road over Grand Junction , plus South Road over train line just north of Cormack

dedja wrote:Long term roadworks are governed by a 40Km/h limit 24/7 I believe ... it would be impractical to change the signs twice a day.

Plus it gives them the flexibility work whenever they need to.

It might be slightly annoying but I'm sure the workmen appreciate it.

40 km/hr limit in place as road not commissioned for 60km/hr yet, requires overlays on south road approaches . temperature a problem at the moment. DTEI have kittens if wearing course is layed < 15C

www.sensational-adelaide.com has 60 pages on this topic (including the Anzac Hwy underpass)

http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/for ... ?f=9&t=263