Roads - articles and discussion

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Removing T2 lanes would worsen congestion, government told


Fools ... but what is new in transport in Queensland?  LOL ...  it just limps from bad to more mediocrity ...

[Golliwog]

Don't get false hope from the RACQ. They don't have a problem with the change, just that the Gateway merge is sh!t.

Has anyone driven through there since the change? I know they had the thicker white line between the T2 and the normal lanes, plus a pullover lane on the inside, but I still thought it would have been a bit tight to have cars a safe distance from the center median plus 4 lanes?

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Motorway crash causes traffic chaos



Nice shot of the busway ...   

[Gazza]

Don't get false hope from the RACQ. They don't have a problem with the change, just that the Gateway merge is sh!t.

Has anyone driven through there since the change? I know they had the thicker white line between the T2 and the normal lanes, plus a pullover lane on the inside, but I still thought it would have been a bit tight to have cars a safe distance from the center median plus 4 lanes?

Haha, they've since added red "NARROW SHOULDERS" signs with a picture of a car and truck at the start of the newly lined section.

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Council and QIC toll deal 'imminent': Quirk

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 4h

Bumper to bumper on the Ipswich Mwy inbound through Oxley #bnetraffic http://t.co/CbsobF6R6T

[ozbob]

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Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow 4m

CityLink operator TransUrban reaps $499 million in revenue http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/citylink-operator-transurban-reaps-499-million-in-revenue/story-fni0fiyv-1226677361222 ... #springst #qldpol " weekend drivers key to rising revenue"

[ozbob]

Sunday Mail --> Time to fix Queensland's Bruce Highway: Who'll answer the $11 billion question?

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Brisbane City Council brokers leasing deal to finance upgrades for major arteries

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 1m

Tea break time on the Ipswich Mwy inbound through Darra and Oxley #bnetraffic http://t.co/vqToe4MWAb

[ozbob]

Couriermail Quest --> Opening T2 lanes on Pacific Motorway useless until more lanes at Gateway merge, expert says

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 59s

Pack a lunch for the drive on the M1 this mornng!!!!! #bnetraffic http://t.co/H8PxNZ8klf

[ozbob]

Poynton Regenerated

A community in decline, divided by decades of anti-social traffic engineering, is reunited and revitalised by streetscape redesign.

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 1m

Ipswich Mwy slow inbound through Oxley #bnetraffic http://t.co/Lz8cKcOTUw

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 1m

Centenary Hwy struggling inbound from Sumner #bnetraffic http://t.co/jArNgqVRAo

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 1m

Gateway shocker: southbound run slow from the Bruce Hwy at Bald Hills right through to Boondall #bnetraffic http://t.co/xV9NTXphBO

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Legacy Way success needs state help: Council

[ozbob]

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Dr Matthew Burke ‏@drmattburke

50 year concession for Legacy Way tunnel. My grandchildren are locked into the deal & I don't even have kids yet. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/legacy-way-success-needs-state-help-council-20130730-2qxb3.html ...

[ozbob]

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Financial Review ‏@FinancialReview 9m

Brisbane didn't put tolling rights for Legacy Way tunnel out to tender because of a deal with govt-owned QML http://www.afr.com/p/national/tolling_rights_not_put_to_open_tender_mAokN2HCxJE7oTsAlD9CPN ... #qldpol

[ozbob]

http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2013/8/1/speed-limit-review-open-for-nominations

Minister for Transport and Main Roads
The Honourable Scott Emerson

Speed limit review open for nominations

Queenslanders can go online from today to nominate a road as part of the Newman Government's review of speed limits.

Transport and Main Roads Minister Scott Emerson said this will be the first major review of speed limits in Queensland since the introduction of mobile speed cameras in 1997.

"The purpose of this review is to apply consistent speed limits across the state to make roads safer for all road users," Mr Emerson said.

"Currently reviews are conducted in different regions of the state, however this is the first time we've called for nominations as part of these reviews.

"The 2013 road toll is currently 17 above last year. We are working hard to make our roads as safe as possible and this review is an important part of that."

The review is included in LNP Government's record $350 million, two-year Road Safety Action Plan, announced as part of the 2013-14 Budget.

It includes other safety priorities such as flashing lights at 300 schools, $82 million a year for road safety improvements and licence reforms for younger and older drivers, and motorcyclists.

Mr Emerson encouraged everyone to get online or write to nominate a road they believe needs to be reviewed.

"Safety engineers will consider the potential for lower or higher speed limits where the road conditions have changed since the speed limit was initially set," he said.

"We particularly want to hear concerns about roads with too many speed zone changes, or where there are not enough speed limit signs.

"Any changes to speed limits need to have the right balance between safety and taking into consideration traffic, pedestrians and surrounding infrastructure."

After all submissions are received, Transport and Main Roads will work with local councils to identify the top 100 roads. The review is expected to take about six months and the results will be published.

Submissions can be made online at www.tmr.qld.gov.au/SpeedLimitReview until Friday, 6 September or posted to Speed Limit Review, PO Box 673, Fortitude Valley 4006.

[Jonno]

Popularist policy if I have ever seen it. No debate or discussion on the cost and impact of higher traffic speeds.  This will do doubt be used to increase speeds as suggested by the peoe for the people...bugger the cost to the tax payer!!!!!

[ozbob]

Letter to the Editor Queensland Times 1st August 2013 page 8

Public transport plea

[Gazza]

I doubt it...plenty of American cities have low flat fare based fare structures and the car still remains king in those places.

[ozbob]

What I like about this letter is  "  Every time we put more funding into roads, more cars are built and more funding is required for road upgrades. This race cannot be won using current methodology ... "

[minbrisbane]

I doubt it...plenty of American cities have low flat fare based fare structures and the car still remains king in those places.

I've noticed this too.  Although generally from my observations those systems tend leave much to be desired.

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Car commuters likely to earn less, says report

... But the profile also says people using cars to get to work are likely to be earning less, and are more likely to miss out on the associated health benefits of public or active transport. "Average incomes for users of mass transit are about 10 per cent higher than those who travel by private vehicle," it said."In Brisbane, 54 per cent of mass transit users earn more than $52,000 per year, and almost 20 per cent of mass transit users in Brisbane earn more than $104,000 per year." ....

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/car-commuters-likely-to-earn-less-says-report-20130801-2r1ei.html

[johnnigh]

PT users have higher incomes because PT isn't as available in the workers' suburbs. It's another consequence of the balance of higher housing cost in the inner, more convenient locations and the cheap housing way out there. That's the way the housing market works: those who can pay for accessible housing do so, those who cannot take their chances. Jago Dobson's work from Griffith Uni nearly a decade ago showed this very clearly. The poor are most vulnerable to increasing energy costs, and the current ramp-up of petrol prices is an example. When you have to fill up the old Falcon to drive across from Logan to Ipswich to work, it's hurting.

[ozbob]

Just tracked back from Darra to Wacol via the village.  Total meltdown on the Ipswich car park ..

and roads generally are in a mess around Brisbane this morning.    Nothing new, move on ...   :bi

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 19m

M1 morning car park Loganholme to Eight Mile Plains #bnetraffic http://t.co/8l5FKRXrjG

[ozbob]

@FastFless WHAT? I knew they where hopeless but this is just repugnant ... #Qldpol

— Robert Dow (@Robert_Dow) August 6, 2013

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Legal brawl breaks out over responsibility for Clem7 tunnel traffic projections

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter

Delays on the Inner City Bypass outbound past spaghetti junction due to a smashbat Bowen Hills #bnetraffic  http://t.co/wSMUpFGA7S

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 14s

Western Fwy the worst I've seen in a while. Delays all the way back onto the Centenary through Jindalee #bnetraffic http://t.co/mwQXrfSjfN



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Just gets worse and worse.  More of the same is not going to change the gridlock paradigm ...

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 2m

The roads are bad. Stay home and have a muffin instead #wordsofwisdom

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 6m

Shocker! Ipswich Mwy delays through Wacol from an accident inbound at Darra #bnetraffic http://t.co/g8FulfMSSi

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 6m

Big smash...truck, car and bus on the Logan Mwy eastbound after Kingston Rd at Loganlea causing delays #bnetraffic http://t.co/m9iirj1QDX

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 5m

Logan Mwy delays eastbound from bad accident at Loganlea #bnetraffic http://t.co/9XCDik7zBp

[ozbob]

Couriermail Quest --> State and Federal LNP are at odds over 50-50 motorway funding offer

[ozbob]

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Penny Dahl (Cameron) ‏@Pennycopter 13m

The Pacific Mwy inbound through Holland Park #bnetraffic http://t.co/a0uIyGFAnh

[HappyTrainGuy]

Better close up that gap in the conga line. Bit of a hole forming.