Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:20 amWeird.
I thought it was already there - called "South Road".
I thought it was already there - called "South Road".
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:20 amRe: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:08 pmI believe this to be part of the non-stop south road superway. It will go over Grand Junction Rd so will allow traffic both South Rd and GJ Rd to pass through more freely
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:58 pmWon’t it be great when South Road is fixed up ?
Those of us living in the beautiful Southern Vales, Southern Beaches and The Fleurieu Peninsula
just can’t wait to get to Wingfield faster !
Those of us living in the beautiful Southern Vales, Southern Beaches and The Fleurieu Peninsula
just can’t wait to get to Wingfield faster !
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:45 pmOn behalf of my great great great great Grandchildren I'm really looking forward to a non stop South Rd.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:10 pmMr Beefy wrote:I believe this to be part of the non-stop south road superway. It will go over Grand Junction Rd so will allow traffic both South Rd and GJ Rd to pass through more freely
Really?
Not really a new road then, just a new bridge.
It says 4km of new road!
3km of it off the ground
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:10 amSABRE wrote:Won’t it be great when South Road is fixed up ?
Those of us living in the beautiful Southern Vales, Southern Beaches and The Fleurieu Peninsula
just can’t wait to get to Wingfield faster !
Those of us who commute to Edinburgh appreciate it
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:26 amJust wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:23 amThe governments could give me a tenth of the money and I could shave off 30 mins not just 7 mins!
Get rid of pedestrian crossings and lights for side streets.
At the moment they just move bottlenecks to different parts with the same time spent travelling.
Get rid of pedestrian crossings and lights for side streets.
At the moment they just move bottlenecks to different parts with the same time spent travelling.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:32 amTroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hear ya mate, right hand turns should be banned on that part of South Rd.
I agree, something has to be done to improve the South Rd/Port River Expressway/Salisbury Hwy area, but not sure building another road ON TOP of an existing road is the answer. I cant see how this will help ???
First thing i would do is to conduct free 'How to merge quickly, easily and safely into traffic' classes for everyone. You should see the debacle that occurs everyday on the South Rd extension, with 2 lanes trying to merge with another 2 lanes !
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:37 amFelch wrote:TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hear ya mate, right hand turns should be banned on that part of South Rd.
I agree, something has to be done to improve the South Rd/Port River Expressway/Salisbury Hwy area, but not sure building another road ON TOP of an existing road is the answer. I cant see how this will help ???
First thing i would do is to conduct free 'How to merge quickly, easily and safely into traffic' classes for everyone. You should see the debacle that occurs everyday on the South Rd extension, with 2 lanes trying to merge with another 2 lanes !
While you're at it run a "What the Keep Left Unless Overtaking signs mean and how to work out the difference between your left and your right" course.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:01 amHow backwater does the Advertiser make us sound this morning?
Headline: "Road in the Sky" - Oooooooooooo......
Headline: "Road in the Sky" - Oooooooooooo......
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:05 amFelch wrote:TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hear ya mate, right hand turns should be banned on that part of South Rd.
I agree, something has to be done to improve the South Rd/Port River Expressway/Salisbury Hwy area, but not sure building another road ON TOP of an existing road is the answer. I cant see how this will help ???
First thing i would do is to conduct free 'How to merge quickly, easily and safely into traffic' classes for everyone. You should see the debacle that occurs everyday on the South Rd extension, with 2 lanes trying to merge with another 2 lanes !
rocket science i know but they never turn right from the left hand lane
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:32 amI suspect a fundamental problem is the lack of simple courtesy and mutual cooperation - merging is treated as a competition, more so in SA than in Victoria, based on my experience.Felch wrote:I hear ya mate, right hand turns should be banned on that part of South Rd.TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I agree, something has to be done to improve the South Rd/Port River Expressway/Salisbury Hwy area, but not sure building another road ON TOP of an existing road is the answer. I cant see how this will help ???
First thing i would do is to conduct free 'How to merge quickly, easily and safely into traffic' classes for everyone. You should see the debacle that occurs everyday on the South Rd extension, with 2 lanes trying to merge with another 2 lanes !
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:42 amTroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hate that part of South Rd with a passion.
There is no point making the rest of South Rd non-stop if traffic is going to come to a bottleneck in this area.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:46 amI guess a tunnel or flyover may be less expensive than buying up all that commercial property to widen the road.Brock Landers wrote:I hate that part of South Rd with a passion.TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
There is no point making the rest of South Rd non-stop if traffic is going to come to a bottleneck in this area.
I've never found South Road as it is a problem, even this year, but I don't use it in peak hour, when I imagine it would be pure Hell..
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:05 amPsyber wrote:I guess a tunnel or flyover may be less expensive than buying up all that commercial property to widen the road.Brock Landers wrote:I hate that part of South Rd with a passion.TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
There is no point making the rest of South Rd non-stop if traffic is going to come to a bottleneck in this area.
I've never found South Road as it is a problem, even this year, but I don't use it in peak hour, when I imagine it would be pure Hell..
I travel from Torrensville to Wingfield for work each day. In the mornings, traffic heading north is banked up from Port Rd pretty much all the way to the Brickworks Markets.
In the arvos, it can be banked up from Port Rd to Torrens Rd and further on some days, and it is just as bad going the other way.
Troy is right. Right hand turns should be banned in that section in peak hour.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:13 amBrock Landers wrote:TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hate that part of South Rd with a passion.
There is no point making the rest of South Rd non-stop if traffic is going to come to a bottleneck in this area.
I agree. That part of South Road is the worst bottleneck I have to deal with regularly.
There's an underpass planned at Port Road and they will widen the road up to Torrens Road. Somehow the traffic will flow without stops from through the Grange Road and Port Road intersections. By "somehow" I mean I am not sure how they'll deal with the Grange Road intersection. Refer:
http://www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au/__d ... ary_07.pdf
There's also underpasses planned for Grand Junction Road and Sturt Road, refer: http://www.sensational-adelaide.com/ind ... &Itemid=12
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 2:13 pmWedgie wrote:On behalf of my great great great great Grandchildren I'm really looking forward to a non stop South Rd.
LMAO, yet sadly oh so true
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:15 amLet me get this straight. The only part of South Rd North of Port Rd that works is going to have a $1bn spent on it to raise it 10 metres in the air?
Good thinking, can hardly find a fault in it.
Good thinking, can hardly find a fault in it.
Re: Regency Rd and Port River Expressway connector
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:50 amFelch wrote:TroyGFC wrote:Just wish they fix up that crappy bit of road between Torrens and Grange Roads, Sick to death of being behind a car that is turning. (ffs state government either install turning lanes or no turns during peak hour)
I hear ya mate, right hand turns should be banned on that part of South Rd.
I agree, something has to be done to improve the South Rd/Port River Expressway/Salisbury Hwy area, but not sure building another road ON TOP of an existing road is the answer. I cant see how this will help ???
First thing i would do is to conduct free 'How to merge quickly, easily and safely into traffic' classes for everyone. You should see the debacle that occurs everyday on the South Rd extension, with 2 lanes trying to merge with another 2 lanes !
deal with that everyday here in brisbane, alot worse here with mergeing and people whom dont know how to merge.