Lights go out at Barton Highway intersection

Anyone caught in the traffic on the Barton Highway at Kooringa drive is recommended to call John Husband at TAMS on 6205 2920. TAMS think that the traffic management that has been put in place is working and that the traffic is flowing smoothly. They also think that there are two lanes of traffic flowing on the Barton Highway.

Spectra said :

So the question must be asked, then: How much money did we spend installing those temporary lights that simple traffic analysis would have shown were doomed to failure? Or are they at least the same lights that will be there long term? (And if so, why refer to them as “temporary”?).

On closer inspection this morning, the lights they were using are clearly the permanent ones. So at least there’s that.

Spectra said :

So the question must be asked, then: How much money did we spend installing those temporary lights that simple traffic analysis would have shown were doomed to failure? Or are they at least the same lights that will be there long term? (And if so, why refer to them as “temporary”?).

I didn’t see them myself but I imagine they would have been the portable type, so the cost wouldn’t have been all that much.

Spectra said :

So the question must be asked, then: How much money did we spend installing those temporary lights that simple traffic analysis would have shown were doomed to failure? Or are they at least the same lights that will be there long term? (And if so, why refer to them as “temporary”?).

Probably had something to do with the fact that any road traffic projections Roads ACT do end up underestimating reality by 50%. GDE mark I anyone? The basic rule of thumb should be whatever their consultants (usually SMEC) say traffic will be — double or triple it to get a more accurate idea of actual conditions.

Whenever you hear the words ‘Don’t worry, we’ve got modelling that shows the road will cope with traffic due to development X’ — don’t believe it!! Unless by ‘coping’ they mean traffic will be able to inch along at two to ten metres a minute.

And yet the block-up every morning on Pialligo Ave continues. Same constituency is affected: people who live in NSW and work in the ACT. I wonder how they did it?

So the question must be asked, then: How much money did we spend installing those temporary lights that simple traffic analysis would have shown were doomed to failure? Or are they at least the same lights that will be there long term? (And if so, why refer to them as “temporary”?).

Not a surprise. As for accidents if they want to know why there are accidents how about looking at the stupid solid barriers they are using which means it is very hard to see what is coming, and when you can see it is hard to tell what lane they are in. With the latter especially when turning off Kuringa Drive right onto the highway.

Coupled with the fact that the Kuringa drive taffic needs to give way to the highway traffic, despite the road layout (albeit temporary of course) giving the Kuringa traffic the ‘through’ lane. The bizzar thing is on the Canberra side of the intersection it wouldn’t be hard to give the highway and Kuringa drive traffic seperate lanes. Guess if they did then drivers would then drive too fast.