More money for the coast road.

I’ll be happy with a four lane megahighway with tunnels through the mountains and 160kph speed limits from canberra to batemans bay

Nothing less is acceptable. You know it makes sense.

Four lanes only is a bit conservative. Six would be nice especially on the downhill run after you’ve topped the Clyde.

And the shiny utes that looked like they’re polished daily and mimic the sound of an Airbus taking off are already observing the 160kmh limit in anticipation.

gun street girl said :

I am still wondering why we needed a roundabout near the Defense HQ in the first place. Is there enough traffic there at any one time to justify its existence?

Meanwhile, will the new road upgrade between Bungendore and Qbyn include funding for new teddy bears? The current ones are looking a little worn…

La ronde point pret de La Defense? Je ne sais pas, mais c’est vrai — c’est un grand ‘pain dans le derriere’.

Espeically heading coast-wards and Nanna or Uncle Reg gets totally spooked by the concept and slows to about 60km/h.

Hey Loq, does Aurelius still want a lamb?

Seriously. email me 😉

Thumper – we got some!

L

“What people will see is some additional overtaking lanes, widening of roads and and better corners for people to use.”

I’m glad this guys isn’t a speechwriter, because something about this sentence worries me. I think it is the concept of using a corner. One Nation on Wheels, aka the Motorists Party wouldn’t make this mistake…..

When HQ JOC opens for business, there will be traffic trouble. There’s going to be 600-odd people coming to work teh main shift (it’s 24 hours a day, but the main shift is teh daytime one), and there’s no public transport. And most of them will be living in Gunghalin. and they’ll all be coming and going around the same time.

Most peopel figure they will use the Sutton Road as Majura Road is already a debacle. Some might even use Macs Reef Rd if Sutton crumbles under the pressure.

They are going to put in a roundabout at Captain’s Flat Rd intersection with the King’s Hwy, but not until next year. That’s going to be ugly until then, as Captain’s Flat Rd is busy most of the time, but very much so at morning rush hour, when it meets the swarms coming in from Bung and surrounds. And of an evening, people trying to turn across and in, meeting the Defence people roaring home.

There’s a very dramatic change planned for the big curve as you come up out of Qbn on the King’s Hwy. That whole bend will be excised, they are going to run a road straight up, from just after the end of the 60 zone, up through that little subdivision (King’s Way?). But again, not til next year.

I think we’ll see some smashes for sure, caused by the extra volume.

You’re right mr grumpy. They would take flex to make sure that they were ‘home’ long before 4:51pm.

wouldn`t want a traffic snarl there at 4.51 friday of a long weekend…..hang on, what self-respecting ps would still be there?

What a croc.

The Fed Gov should pay for the entire Kings upgrade from Canberra to the Coast.

The amount of money transferred between the two areas is a major market.

It has been too long to decide who is responsible and the end of the duck shoving needs to stop now.

Who else is a friend of a victim of the coastal roads??????

gun street girl said :

I am still wondering why we needed a roundabout near the Defense HQ in the first place. Is there enough traffic there at any one time to justify its existence?
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Well if it is anything like Amberley Air Force base I distinctly remember (from many years ago now) major traffic snarls around 5:01pm each weekday!

firstly I am staggered that the previous commonwealth government got away with building that HQ in the middle of nowhere and then secondly that it did so without improving the roads, except for a section within about 500m of the roundabout.
Pork barreling at its very worst.

I am still wondering why we needed a roundabout near the Defense HQ in the first place. Is there enough traffic there at any one time to justify its existence?

Meanwhile, will the new road upgrade between Bungendore and Qbyn include funding for new teddy bears? The current ones are looking a little worn…

pptvb said :

Who gives a F*%K about the blackspots between Bungendore & Braidwood?

Good point. Although there are some serious-looking roadworks going on about 5-10km before you get to Braidwood as we speak – not sure what the plans are.

L

So, $33mil to upgrade between Qbn and the new defence HQ !
That should make the trip to work smoother.
It is soooo annoying when potholes spill the coffee.

Who gives a F*%K about the blackspots between Bungendore & Braidwood?