Re: [Adelaide] White cement elephant

[Tell <just@hate.spammers.com>]

South Australian pollies since Premier Dunstan have no
interest in Railways.

....Tell



>taliesin@chariot.net.au (Taliesin Walker) wrote:

> In the local paper Wednesday's (Gardian Messenger) there is an article
> about the proposed southern O-Bahn for Adelaide. It includes a route
> map.
> 
> The map shows to options. Both include ripping up the Tonsley line to
> Ascot Park then running the track beside the railway to Goodwood.
> After that their are two proposed options. One has the route following
> the railway and entering the city via Currie St. The other has the
> route turning and following the tram line entering the city via King
> William St.
> 
> Only one interchange is shown around the current position of Tonsley
> station. There is a direct link to the Southern Expressway.
> 
> At the railway stations the busway will go underground to allow
> access.
> 
> The estimated cost is $100 Million!
> 
> I have to say I'm not impressed. Maybe this is my bias, but it seems
> to me that extending the Tonsley line way out too Happy Valley would
> be a better option. The planned busway has a great deal of work
> required for underpasses/overpasses for roads which is unecessary in
> my opinion. It duplicates the service provide by the railway for a
> long distance. Surely extending the railway would be cheaper. And even
> if this doesn't excite our bus mad pollies perhaps installing bus
> priority on South Rd/Goodwood Rd would be better value for money.
> 
> Tali