ACT road planning

The Hibberson Hinder intersection is a well-known issue that the Gungahlin Community Council has been pursuing a solution for over the last 2 years. Tony Gill had some changes made to the signage and linemarking, but we have made it clear that this has had little impact.

I’ve asked for a mini-roundabout there, as the intersection has ample space for this, and Tony has agreed to investigate this – however this was some months ago, and I will chase him up for progress.

This is only a temporary solution, pending finalisation of the Gungahlin town centre traffic study by ACTPLA, which seems to have been in limbo land for many months every since the wonderful project officer Jason Forrest moved on. We hope that this study will lead to a shared zone through Hibberson (think Childers St at ANU) to throttle it down to destination traffic, and instead pushes through traffic around the town centre.

One thing that irritates me and would like to get fixed is those new (relatively new) bridges on Fairbairn Ave, through Campbell. The ones with the sides made of the frosted glass panels on an angle?
Drive through there about 9am or 4pm and you get bloody blinded by the sun reflecting straight into your eyes with a strobe effect to it. Dangerous and bloody annoying if you ask me!

Don’t be silly, the Government doesn’t believe in planning anything. That would be too smart for them.

The problem is that Canberrans are a selfish lot and wouldn’t know how to drive on so called good roads. Better road manners, etiquette and a bit more consideration for other drivers wouldn’t go astray.

It amazes me when I read posts on this site and listen to talk back radio how it is always someone elses fault for poor infrastructure, lack of facilities or the driving habits of other drivers. I am also amazed at the ignorance of all road users (drivers, cyclists and pedestrians) of the Australian Road Rules. If more people raed and understood ALL the road rules then perhaps driving wouldn’t be the hassle that some people think it is. There may even be fewer accidents!!!

I totally agree with you, Grumpyrhonda. I also avoid the Hibberson/Hinder Street intersection if I can. Thanks for logging your complaint.

Funny you should mention this. I know someone whose car got totalled at that intersection recently. The car on the other side of the road failed to give way and hit a car travelling down Hibberson, pushing it into the cars on the other side of the intersection. Total write off.

Gundaroo Drive is in desperate need of duplication which would resolve the problems you described in the second point. In the last year in particular, it has become really busy and I make a point to avoid this road in peak periods.

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(c) they never have to live there.

Yup. Pity people buy them.

There are very few places in Canberra that are dangerous if you just drive sensibly. We need some patience pills or even a few foreberance suppositories instead of more fiddling with intersections.

farq, the crap roads were built by the developers because (a) they were allowed to, (b) it was cheaper and (c) they never have to live there.

I agree that the Gundaroo Dr bit with the dogleg is a complete sh!tfight, not helped by arrogant and incompetent drivers. It should be two lanes all the way to Horse Park Dr. It’s also a sh!tfight trying to turn right out of the Woolies servo and go back up to the GTC. Better off to turn left and then right on the Gundaroo Dr roundabout and right again at the top and got to the GTC that way. It’s only going to get worse when the new school/TAFE/library opens

How come there are now traffic lights at that intersection just before the Fire Station and cop shop (turn right to Macca/Pizza/Video shops), wouldn’t a roundabout suffice? If anything, they should put traffic lights in at the top roundabout on Gundaroo Dr.