Melbourne's traffic nightmare

[spookyturtle 9,466]

And here I've been under the impression that Australian highways were superior to ours. No traffic, just modern efficient highways. I've been mislead.

MELBOURNE will grind to a halt this decade without a tunnel between Eastern Freeway and CityLink.

That warning came yesterday from the RACV, employer group VECCI and toll road operator ConnectEast, which all called for planning of the $8 billion-plus tunnel to begin.

But the growing popularity of the Greens in the inner city is a major roadblock.

Neither the Government nor the Opposition would declare a position on the tunnel when asked yesterday by the Herald Sun.

But the idea is supported in the State Government's Victorian Transport Plan.

RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said the traffic nightmare scenario was already here, with massive east-west traffic delays associated with the Eastern Freeway.

"You never get a reasonable run through that area except in the dead of night," he said.

Public transport was also suffering because of road congestion, he said..

The massive cost is a major stumbling block: if the tunnel were funded by tolls only, it would be too expensive to use, Mr Negus said, and federal funding was necessary.

ConnectEast chief Dennis Cliche said the need for the tunnel was obvious.

"You only have to look at the Eastern Freeway most mornings, it's a parking lot," Mr Cliche said.

VECCI executive manager Chris James said a second cross-city link was crucial.

"Alexandra Parade is an absolute nightmare now, imagine what it will be like when we have an extra million residents in the 2020s," he said.

Greens MP Greg Barber, who represents northern Melbourne, said the tunnel would be a waste of money.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbournes-traffic-nightmare/story-e6frf7kx-1225917660599

[Welshcookie 17]

Do you ever get bored with your obsession with the Aussie land?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Do you ever get bored with your obsession with the Aussie land?

Not at all.

[Welshcookie 17]

Fair enough..just wondering

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Fair enough..just wondering

:devil:

[Ban Hammer 13,508]

spooky really needs to study jackjumpers.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Moving to the Politics and Religion Discussion Forum

[Heracles 417]

Tends to happen when you are rapidly growing. At least they don't have a pathetic big dig to their name.

Boston

VS

Melbourne

Edited September 12, 2010 by Heracles

[luckytxn 2,265]

I remember well that Sydneys traffic was pretty bad too.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Again, you change the subject. Melbourne has a bad traffic problem. As usual, you deflect the subject. How about the 66,000 on a waiting list for surgery in your superior health care system. You really crack me up with all of your bs talk. No wonder you live here. Australia sucks.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Tends to happen when you are rapidly growing. At least they don't have a pathetic big dig to their name.

Boston

VS

Melbourne

What's your point with these pics? Looks like two lovely skylines to me.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It sounds like a white line nightmare.

Edited September 12, 2010 by Its a MADHOUSE