Two things that I'm not sure about, and need a little clarification. * SR 123 in Newcastle. There's sort of a distributor section around Callaghan (and...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 1, 2001 2:23 pm
... It doesn't have a name as far as I can tell. None appear on signs that I have seen. It's generally known as "the Jesmond bypass". It was opened in the...
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Karma Police
krool@...
May 1, 2001 5:25 pm
Hi Luke, ... It appears to have no name yeh! However, looking further north and south, it appears to link to the West Charleston Bypass and up to the Pacific ...
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Karma Police
krool@...
May 1, 2001 5:47 pm
Hi, ... Not sure if Ive mistaken your email Luke, but the Epping bypass linking Craigieburn and the M80 has gone ahead and roadwork will begin at the end of...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 2, 2001 10:15 am
... it, ... Interesting, because the NR 43 map was actually the Explore NSW map, which is made by the same people! Actually, the map itself doesn't have any...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 2, 2001 7:02 pm
... It was opened that recently? I recall seeing an article in an early 1980's issue of "Main Roads" (the official magazine of the old NSW Dept. of Main Roads)...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 2, 2001 7:13 pm
... The only map I've seen which shows the Balranald-Tooleybuc road as National Route 43 was the official RTA NSW Road Map of 1996, which is no longer ...
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son_of_shultz@...
May 2, 2001 10:59 pm
With cities like Perth and Brisbane boasting more freeways than Sydney, there has to be something wrong. Also both those cities, and Melbourne have freeways...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 3, 2001 6:27 am
... What ... The library is the RTA Technology Library, located in the RTA building on Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery - this 10-storey building used to be the DMR...
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Karma Police
krool@...
May 3, 2001 1:58 pm
... Sheesh, NR 43?!? That must be a once off listing I imagine. Maybe I havent lived in NSW or seen enough NSW maps, but thats the first I had heard of that....
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Karma Police
krool@...
May 3, 2001 1:59 pm
Hi, ... I must check this out. Where exactly was it in Civic? Michael...
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emulight@...
May 3, 2001 3:28 pm
I went to the Vicroads Headquarters in Kew because I was interested in seeing some old road photos (Nepean Highway in files), the list of negatives was...
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Lachlan A Sims
lockstar@...
May 3, 2001 3:49 pm
... I've always heard it referred to, albeit unofficially, as the "Jesmond Bypass" also. Technically its part of whats known generally as the Newcastle Inner...
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henderson777@...
May 4, 2001 9:21 am
... Mwy ... Not long - construction work is well advanced. That'll mean with the Eastern ... Then ... Gore ... The RTA proposes to construct a tolled tunnel...
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son_of_shultz@...
May 7, 2001 2:35 pm
Not sure what you mean by the traffic lights on General Holmes Drive. Sure if you want to exit there are plenty, but through traffic does not stop. With the...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 8, 2001 12:25 pm
... June 2002, according to a project engineer I had the pleasure of speaking to two years ago when the project started. Of course, knowing the current state...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 8, 2001 1:09 pm
... State ... No. That stretch of road between Gilgandra and Lithgow was only declared a State Highway within the last several years, probably 1998 (though I...
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Lachlan A Sims
lockstar@...
May 8, 2001 2:17 pm
It seems the RTA had a splurge with naming and extending regional highways a couple of years ago. Previously whats now the southern section of the Castlereagh...
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lukewright199@...
May 9, 2001 5:56 am
... The Golden Highway must have only been "officially" named in 1998. I remember watching the local news on a week away in Dubbo in 1997 (I think, maybe Jan...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 10, 2001 1:57 am
... (re: M5 East) ... completion. Actually, I'm pretty confident that it will be finished by sometime in 2002 - in fact I'm that confident that it may be...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 11, 2001 12:22 am
I have to admit, Sydney's freeways are a mess (as any peak-hour commuter will tell you). I'm particularly envious of Melbourne, but also of Brisbane (and...
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aussiehwys@yahoogroup...
May 11, 2001 12:29 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the aussiehwys group: Which capital city of Australia do you think has the worst freeway system? o...
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Karma Police
krool@...
May 13, 2001 1:54 pm
... At least Sydney has a few freeways as Adelaide easily has the worst freeway system yet.. well, at this stage, they barely have a freeway network. If it ...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 13, 2001 11:02 pm
... but ... freeway ... network. If it ... wouldnt be ... metro area ... I can definitely agree with that. ... By this I actually meant starting the poll to...
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B Morey
bernardmorey@...
May 14, 2001 9:48 am
Herald-Sun Green light for $1 billion freeway By ANDREW PROBYN and IAN ROYALL 14may01 THE long-awaited Scoresby Freeway will go ahead after a $220 million...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 15, 2001 3:51 am
I didn't realise that a decision was that close. Congratulations to the Victorian government on not procrastinating (something that we NSW people do a lot when...
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Bradley Torr
truenorth@...
May 16, 2001 10:56 am
Just a note to let you all know that a new section has been added to Brad's Australian Highways Page - "Olympic Roads", with 15 photographs and commentary...
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Luke W.
lukewright199@...
May 17, 2001 4:49 am
A very interesting section. I may say. It definitely brings back memories of September... Obviously one thing you wasn't able to pick up were those Torch Relay...
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aussiehwys@yahoogroup...
May 21, 2001 3:07 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the aussiehwys group: Which states or territories have the most interesting/complex interchanges? o...
