Re: [Melb] Burnley Tunnel closure

["<Type your name here>" <csinn@netlink.com.au>]

I will tell you. Having driven my tram on the number 8 all week I can
tell you that it has been hell. It is nothing uncommon to be 15 to 20
minutes late at the Torrak terminus. Then on the return trip back to the
city loss another 10 to 15 minutes.

CNS
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David McLoughlin wrote:
> 
> Today and yesterday I have been reading in the online Age about the
> closure of the new Burnley toll tunnel because of water and shifting.
> The articles have mentioned the traffic problems this has caused.
> 
> But there has been no mention of what the closure has done to the trams.
> All the articles have been about the longer trips for private motorists.
> 
> The 8-Toorak and 70-Wattle Park routes are directly affected by this.
> Kennett even had some deal to abolish clearways in Toorak Rd to slow
> down the No 8 trams when that tunnel opened, to encourage tram
> passengers into their cars. The "dynamic fairway" of the Bracks regime
> that was supposed to help the 8 trams despite Kennett's sordid deal has
> failed to eventuate.
> 
> Can anyone say what the effect on the trams has been with this closure?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> David McLoughlin
> Auckland New Zealand