The government will spend millions of dollars building a massive intersection in Melbourne’s north-east to solve a traffic problem that locals say will be fixed by the $16 billion North East Link.
Eltham resident Sana Kojicin says the government should reconsider the “oversized” design of the Fitzsimons Lane upgrade.Work has already started on the intersection of Fitzsimons Lane and Main Road in Eltham – a major thoroughfare connecting Melbourne’s northern suburbs with the city and the east, and used by more than 60,000 vehicles every day.
One of the state’s top road bureaucrats agrees traffic congestion on Fitzsimons Lane would be eased by the North East Link, but he said the traffic relief brought about by the state’s most expensive toll road would be short-lived. “Our traffic modelling shows that without a signalised intersection solution, any temporary congestion relief when North East Link opens in 2027 would soon subside and the current problems would still exist and only get worse.“We absolutely need to upgrade Fitzsimons Lane and both projects are needed in their own right. A roundabout will not alleviate the congestion and queuing issues even after North East Link opens,” he said.
aussiewongm TimnaJacks They'll create a crash problem at the same time. They already know, thanks to extensive research, that roundabouts are far safer than signalised intersections.
TimnaJacks Yet another stupid decision from this shit DanielAndrewsMP government
TimnaJacks North East Link would have a more effective route if it wasn't for the objections of the Shire of Nillumbik.
TimnaJacks The average funeral costs about $15,000. In avoiding road deaths, the roundabout will soon pay for itself
TimnaJacks As a former Eltham resident and someone who has studied and worked with or adjacent to transport planners, I don’t think that NE Link will make a significant long term difference to traffic in this location. However, I can also say that road widenings simply invite more traffic.
TimnaJacks So what about in the 10 years before the road is finished? There is a traffic problem now is there not?
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