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tipper wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tipper wrote:
yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Where they have temporarily closed the part where you join the Northern Expressway from Port Wakefield Road had a fair bit of work to do still on Saturday when I went past, neither side had bitumen laid at that point of time.

You'll be able to travel from Regency Road to Renmark without seeing a traffic light.

i think you will find that the part where you join the expressway from port wakefield road is PERMANENTLY closed.... they must be expecting any traffic to join the expressway through one of the other onramps. bolivar rd, waterloo corner road, or further back at south road. will be a bit of a pain i would have thought for any trucks coming down from gepps cross, having to zig and zag to get onto it. https://dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pd ... ..docx.pdf

id assume that is something to do with there not being room for a loop from port wakefield rd onto the correct side of the new section without taking out the start line at adelaide international raceway. they wouldnt have had the budget to compensate the owner for that "bit" of land, as it would have forced the closure of the whole thing (at a guess) so they just eliminated it and people will have to get on further back.

the off ramp heading south onto port wakefield rd was apparently resurfaced last night, so hopefully it is nearly all done.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tipper wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tipper wrote:
yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Where they have temporarily closed the part where you join the Northern Expressway from Port Wakefield Road had a fair bit of work to do still on Saturday when I went past, neither side had bitumen laid at that point of time.

You'll be able to travel from Regency Road to Renmark without seeing a traffic light.

i think you will find that the part where you join the expressway from port wakefield road is PERMANENTLY closed.... they must be expecting any traffic to join the expressway through one of the other onramps. bolivar rd, waterloo corner road, or further back at south road. will be a bit of a pain i would have thought for any trucks coming down from gepps cross, having to zig and zag to get onto it. https://dpti.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pd ... ..docx.pdf

id assume that is something to do with there not being room for a loop from port wakefield rd onto the correct side of the new section without taking out the start line at adelaide international raceway. they wouldnt have had the budget to compensate the owner for that "bit" of land, as it would have forced the closure of the whole thing (at a guess) so they just eliminated it and people will have to get on further back.

the off ramp heading south onto port wakefield rd was apparently resurfaced last night, so hopefully it is nearly all done.

That bit is permanent but there will still be access to it, I worded it wrong.

tipper wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:The Port River Expressway.
I can't f**king wait for it to be completed! Surely it's not far away from being finished.

2 weeks ago they said the northern connector was meant to be ready by the 2nd week of March, one would assume that is all inclusive?

I can't wait, I'll be able to get from Gawler to Regency Road without seeing a set of traffic lights.

yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Footy Chick wrote:This doesn't give me the shits as such but...

The amount of make up that Tom Angley from Nine News wears on camera is a little over the top.

To boot, I think his eyebrows are fake too.

The Dark Knight wrote:

tipper wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:The Port River Expressway.
I can't f**king wait for it to be completed! Surely it's not far away from being finished.

2 weeks ago they said the northern connector was meant to be ready by the 2nd week of March, one would assume that is all inclusive?

I can't wait, I'll be able to get from Gawler to Regency Road without seeing a set of traffic lights.

yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Signs look like they are almost done and the cement barriers along the South Road to Hanson Road sections have started to be removed so surely it's not far away from being open. I tried looking for an official update but couldn't find anything.

mighty hounds wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:

tipper wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:[quote="The Dark Knight"]The Port River Expressway.
I can't f**king wait for it to be completed! Surely it's not far away from being finished.

2 weeks ago they said the northern connector was meant to be ready by the 2nd week of March, one would assume that is all inclusive?

I can't wait, I'll be able to get from Gawler to Regency Road without seeing a set of traffic lights.

yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Signs look like they are almost done and the cement barriers along the South Road to Hanson Road sections have started to be removed so surely it's not far away from being open. I tried looking for an official update but couldn't find anything.

heater31 wrote:

mighty hounds wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:

tipper wrote:[quote="Lightning McQueen"][quote="The Dark Knight"]The Port River Expressway.
I can't f**king wait for it to be completed! Surely it's not far away from being finished.

2 weeks ago they said the northern connector was meant to be ready by the 2nd week of March, one would assume that is all inclusive?

I can't wait, I'll be able to get from Gawler to Regency Road without seeing a set of traffic lights.

yeah, still listed as open "early march" on the website, which to me means by the tenth (after that is middle of march) but id assume there is still wiggle room in the estimation.

they were up to fitting all the signs when i came past it on sunday lunchtime though, so it cant be too far away, thats usually the last thing that gets done.

Signs look like they are almost done and the cement barriers along the South Road to Hanson Road sections have started to be removed so surely it's not far away from being open. I tried looking for an official update but couldn't find anything.

The Dark Knight wrote:Yep just read it.
They obviously read SA Footy and read my post whinging about it.

On the back of MH's post there's a quote from the Infrastructure minister Stephan Knoll about the 3 month delay as he cited there have been technical reasons for the delay.
Hopefully the Port River Expressway can be finally put back to 90 the whole way along ASAP.

tipper wrote:
all good, not trying to start an argument.

either way, hopefully it is all open sooner rather than later.

mighty hounds wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Yep just read it.
They obviously read SA Footy and read my post whinging about it.

On the back of MH's post there's a quote from the Infrastructure minister Stephan Knoll about the 3 month delay as he cited there have been technical reasons for the delay.
Hopefully the Port River Expressway can be finally put back to 90 the whole way along ASAP.

Yeh TDK, I dare say the “technical issue” was the failed soil test. I don’t know much about how all that works but surely you test the soil before you lay the road?

The Dark Knight wrote:https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/sou ... 79f3e476dc
Yep just read it.
They obviously read SA Footy and read my post whinging about it.

On the back of MH's post there's a quote from the Infrastructure minister Stephan Knoll about the 3 month delay as he cited there have been technical reasons for the delay.
Hopefully the Port River Expressway can be finally put back to 90 the whole way along ASAP.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

tipper wrote:
all good, not trying to start an argument.

either way, hopefully it is all open sooner rather than later.

No worries big fella, you were right.

tipper wrote:
im going to refer my wife to this post right now

i might even go for a drive saturday to check it out. should pull a hell of a lot of traffic off the port wakefied rd, might actually be able to maintain the speed limit along there next week

mighty hounds wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Yep just read it.
They obviously read SA Footy and read my post whinging about it.

On the back of MH's post there's a quote from the Infrastructure minister Stephan Knoll about the 3 month delay as he cited there have been technical reasons for the delay.
Hopefully the Port River Expressway can be finally put back to 90 the whole way along ASAP.

Yeh TDK, I dare say the “technical issue” was the failed soil test. I don’t know much about how all that works but surely you test the soil before you lay the road?

Lightning McQueen wrote:

mighty hounds wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:Yep just read it.
They obviously read SA Footy and read my post whinging about it.

On the back of MH's post there's a quote from the Infrastructure minister Stephan Knoll about the 3 month delay as he cited there have been technical reasons for the delay.
Hopefully the Port River Expressway can be finally put back to 90 the whole way along ASAP.

Yeh TDK, I dare say the “technical issue” was the failed soil test. I don’t know much about how all that works but surely you test the soil before you lay the road?

Judging by the youtube clip on their website it seems that you can't get on to the expressway directly off of Port Wakefield Road.

It seems that you have to turn left at Waterloo Corner or Bolivar Road?

Mr Beefy wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:[
Judging by the youtube clip on their website it seems that you can't get on to the expressway directly off of Port Wakefield Road.

It seems that you have to turn left at Waterloo Corner or Bolivar Road?

Correct

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Mr Beefy wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:[
Judging by the youtube clip on their website it seems that you can't get on to the expressway directly off of Port Wakefield Road.

It seems that you have to turn left at Waterloo Corner or Bolivar Road?

Correct

Drats

tipper wrote:
or continue to do the dogleg down waterloo corner/heaslip.