U/C» Ipswich Motorway Upgrade

[KJBrissy]

Saw an add from the Federal Government in the Courier Mail today. It said that the Bypass will be 6 lanes of Freeway standard with a 110km/h spped limit.

It will also include an upgrade of the existing motorway to 6 lanes.

Far superior option in my view!

[SoulVision]

I saw it too... But no matter what I'm still not voting for the government. Why has it taken this long to build a freaking freeway?? And with this being an election year all of a sudden they want to spend 3 bill upgrading it. Well its too late, the governments pathetic in my opinion.

[KJBrissy]

Tailgating rife on Ipswich Motorway
April 2, 2007 - 10:47AM

Police targeting tailgaters on the Ipswich Motorway last week say they couldn’t write enough tickets to keep up with the alleged offenders.

Operation Tailgate, conducted by Goodna Police over three days from last Monday, was aimed at reducing the number of collisions taking place on the motorway as a result of drivers following too closely.

Police issued a total 88 tickets for following too closely in five hours over the three days. This included 17 heavy vehicles.

All the vehicles intercepted were travelling at half the recommended safe distance.

Goodna Police Sergeant Shaune English said the $175 fine and one demerit point was not warmly received by drivers.

“Some drivers acknowledged that police had to do something to discourage tailgating and copped the fine but others were not so accepting,” he said.

The operation will continue randomly over coming weeks but Sergeant English said drivers were already changing their behaviour.

“One motorist told me he hadn’t seen traffic so well behaved on the motorway for years,” he said.

The enforcement came after an analysis of crashes on the Ipswich Motorway revealed that 84 per cent were the result of following too closely.

Queensland Transport recommends motorists use the following guidelines:
• A car should drive at least two seconds behind the vehicle in front in ideal conditions.
• A heavy vehicle should drive at least four seconds behind the vehicle in front.
• A vehicle towing a trailer or caravan should allow two seconds plus one second for each three metres of trailer.
• Double this following distance in poor conditions.
• Use the below time-lapse method (see below) to keep a safe distance behind the vehicle in front.

[a200]

I am half and half with this proposal. My positives are that its better to build a totally new road so that construction doesn't hold up a congested road, but the negatives are the numerous bridges over the river, the land being taken up, the lack of exits.. the list goes on.

I would rather a proposal made by Trent on SSC.

[Guitar582]

I do wonder whether this all could have been avoided a long time ago with good infrastructure planning