Who is allowed to block the roads?

Urban renewal has come to Mawson! Time to invest methinks.

Try driving through Mawson with trucks and utes parked seemingly anywhere and everywhere. Does anyone buy a house there anymore and actually live in it rather than knock it down

because when they don’t cordon off parts of the road….this happens:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/17/2140837.htm?site=news

I guess they randomly pick when it will cause you the most disruption to your life…. high visibility is all powerful!

Grail said :

Road closures are listed here…

Nice link there.. I do have to wonder though, why each street needs a 30-90kb pdf file to give the missing half dozen words of explanation about the closure, that for some reason isnt included on the linked page.

You could call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 and find out some details for yourself.

Road closures are listed here: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/roads/road_closures_and_alternate_routes/general_road_closures_due_maintenance

I called to late to get hold of a human, so I don’t have any idea who to talk to about partial closures such as the ones you’re talking about. Before you call, make sure you’re aware of what street and address is affected, this might help our public servants figure out what’s going on.

In general, I would expect any construction site involving work at height or transport of bulky loads to require parts of roads to be closed while heavy vehicles are manoeuvring, walls are being knocked down, or items are being lifted by crane.

amarooresident2 said :

Yes I’m pretty sure they do it just to inconvenience the travelling public. Nothing to do with safety at all.

I think youre getting confused with the construction work at the GDE, where road restrictions last for 18 months while the roadwork lasts for maybe 12 months (and only every 2nd day during that 12 months anyway).

They need to seek authorisation for Traffic Management from Roads ACT. It would be very easy to get for major construction projects, as these people causing you such inconvenience by requiring to stop for a minute or so are also ensuring your safety and the safety of the people working.

They most likely have a permit for every day… but choose to only use it on certain days when they actually need to.

Yes I’m pretty sure they do it just to inconvenience the travelling public. Nothing to do with safety at all.