Route 19 is gonna have a lot of extra demand on it. Not to mention Sydney Road and other North-South arterials nearby
Lower-Tank-9742 on
Bullshit right as the footy is about to start fml 🤬
Jigsta on
Fuck yeah more road projects
Badga on
Just to be clear, not till 2029 at the earliest. They should use the next two years to rebuild the Sydney road tram strops to make them accessible.
Coolidge-egg on
The critical piece of information missing from OP’s post is that the 3 month shutdown is not set to occur until **2030.** I know government incompetence and all that, but this is plenty of notice and time to plan the replacement buses effectively.
I’ve seen it before for LXRAs where streets were turned into “No Parking” zones so make a temporary bus lane to get the masses around. Hopefully the same will be done here.
CMDR_RetroAnubis on
* in 2030
TfYoung on
They really should have planned to fix Sydney Rd tram and bike lanes before sky rail.
vp787 on
Well yeah this would obviously have to happen. Hope to god they duplicate it as well.
mullumbimbo89 on
That’s assuming this project happens. Isn’t the state broke? We’re really going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this?
EXAngus on
This is not great, but the rail corridor is very narrow through this area so I’m not sure there’s a better way. Definitely would be a good idea to build accessible tram stops on Sydney road before this closure begins.
LawfulnessBoring9134 on
When will this government stop building infrastructure??
Various-Effective831 on
surely they’re not getting rid of the albion street level crossing 🫰surely. that’s my favourite one in all of melbourne, followed by the macaulay road one and then the riversdale road x alamein line one
😭😭😭
edit: who downvoted me? can’t girl just like a level crossing these days?
o___olife on
Is it just me, or does it smell like Upfield in here?
SnotRight on
Is upfield the place where loose kangaroos in the top paddock go?
ipatman28 on
While this is great its also worth highlighting how if Sydney road does not get any accessible platforms before the shut down there will no way for a person with a disability to get north of Brunswick Rd using PT.
Additionally, While its not as glamorous as level crossing removals there needs to be a network wide upgrade to make public transport accessible for people in wheelchairs or with mobility issues. Some of the stops that aren’t disability friendly is outrageous. Looking at you Elizabeth/Flinders St tram stop.
YoungLiars on
That’s it? Fantastic. I hope they do something with Sydney road this time – mainly a designated lane for the trams and replacement buses. Also will need to consider making riding into the city safe given the number of bikes that use the upfield line.
Fugly_pug76 on
As someone who is very invested in the LXRP, it surprised me they did news on the skyrail project WHICH DOESN’T HAPPEN UNTIL 2029-2030, but 3 months is kind of big for a closure
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Route 19 is gonna have a lot of extra demand on it. Not to mention Sydney Road and other North-South arterials nearby
Bullshit right as the footy is about to start fml 🤬
Fuck yeah more road projects
Just to be clear, not till 2029 at the earliest. They should use the next two years to rebuild the Sydney road tram strops to make them accessible.
The critical piece of information missing from OP’s post is that the 3 month shutdown is not set to occur until **2030.** I know government incompetence and all that, but this is plenty of notice and time to plan the replacement buses effectively.
I’ve seen it before for LXRAs where streets were turned into “No Parking” zones so make a temporary bus lane to get the masses around. Hopefully the same will be done here.
* in 2030
They really should have planned to fix Sydney Rd tram and bike lanes before sky rail.
Well yeah this would obviously have to happen. Hope to god they duplicate it as well.
That’s assuming this project happens. Isn’t the state broke? We’re really going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on this?
This is not great, but the rail corridor is very narrow through this area so I’m not sure there’s a better way. Definitely would be a good idea to build accessible tram stops on Sydney road before this closure begins.
When will this government stop building infrastructure??
surely they’re not getting rid of the albion street level crossing 🫰surely. that’s my favourite one in all of melbourne, followed by the macaulay road one and then the riversdale road x alamein line one
😭😭😭
edit: who downvoted me? can’t girl just like a level crossing these days?
Is it just me, or does it smell like Upfield in here?
Is upfield the place where loose kangaroos in the top paddock go?
While this is great its also worth highlighting how if Sydney road does not get any accessible platforms before the shut down there will no way for a person with a disability to get north of Brunswick Rd using PT.
Additionally, While its not as glamorous as level crossing removals there needs to be a network wide upgrade to make public transport accessible for people in wheelchairs or with mobility issues. Some of the stops that aren’t disability friendly is outrageous. Looking at you Elizabeth/Flinders St tram stop.
That’s it? Fantastic. I hope they do something with Sydney road this time – mainly a designated lane for the trams and replacement buses. Also will need to consider making riding into the city safe given the number of bikes that use the upfield line.
As someone who is very invested in the LXRP, it surprised me they did news on the skyrail project WHICH DOESN’T HAPPEN UNTIL 2029-2030, but 3 months is kind of big for a closure