[U/C] Magill/Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade | $98m

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[U/C] Re: Magill/Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade | $98m

#61 Post by Furyan » Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:23 pm

Yesterday the State Premier and Infrastructure Minister turned the first sod to mark the beginning of major construction on this project. Completion date to be in early 2022

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#62 Post by Norman » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:35 am

Here's a video I recorded back in December, showing the progress of the project.

https://youtu.be/5OvPL6jXPeM

Most of the work is now completed, just resurfacing and landscaping to go.

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#63 Post by Waewick » Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:25 am

And there is a lot of space for landscaping.

Don't get me wrong, using the intersection is great but there is a lot of space left over.

I do wonder if there is any future need for it or we are just going to have a lot of green space

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#64 Post by [Shuz] » Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:55 pm

What makes this project even more ridiculous, is that there's a fair bit of a slope down to Magill Road im both directions, Northbound and Southbound on Portrush Road. I'm surprised why an overpass wasn't considered to take advantage of the natural gradient of the land.
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#65 Post by Norman » Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:16 pm

Waewick wrote:
Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:25 am
And there is a lot of space for landscaping.

Don't get me wrong, using the intersection is great but there is a lot of space left over.

I do wonder if there is any future need for it or we are just going to have a lot of green space

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I believe it will be sold off, the map indicates the vacant areas as "future land use to be determined".

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#66 Post by Waewick » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:03 pm

Norman wrote:
Waewick wrote:
Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:25 am
And there is a lot of space for landscaping.

Don't get me wrong, using the intersection is great but there is a lot of space left over.

I do wonder if there is any future need for it or we are just going to have a lot of green space

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I believe it will be sold off, the map indicates the vacant areas as "future land use to be determined".
Would be an interesting couple of sites to buy.

I wonder what it would get them in sales, mind end up making the cost of the project a bit more reasonable



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#67 Post by Ho Really » Wed Jan 12, 2022 12:18 am

[Shuz] wrote:
Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:55 pm
What makes this project even more ridiculous, is that there's a fair bit of a slope down to Magill Road im both directions, Northbound and Southbound on Portrush Road. I'm surprised why an overpass wasn't considered to take advantage of the natural gradient of the land.
Exactly. We can only hope in future this will happen as this intersection as it is will not solve much on the north-south axis but frustration when traffic funnels again into two lanes after the lights in both directions. The only winners are those on the turning lanes.

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#68 Post by Waewick » Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:29 am

I think we will see plans to reduce Traffic on the road before we ever see an overpass.

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#69 Post by Ho Really » Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:35 am

If you got rid of all the heavy traffic you wouldn't even need the current upgrade. Another issue with the overpass is the substation. They would need to underground those overhead high tension wires.

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#70 Post by Nort » Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:16 pm

Norman wrote:
Tue Jan 11, 2022 5:16 pm
Waewick wrote:
Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:25 am
And there is a lot of space for landscaping.

Don't get me wrong, using the intersection is great but there is a lot of space left over.

I do wonder if there is any future need for it or we are just going to have a lot of green space

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I believe it will be sold off, the map indicates the vacant areas as "future land use to be determined".
Maybe, but the fact you would have to enter/exit the sites from turning lanes would seem to make them very unsuitable for development.

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[U/C] Re: Magill/Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade | $98m

#71 Post by flat04 » Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:00 pm

Anyone know what all the shipping containers in the vacant sites are for? Are they a temporary noise reduction wall or something else?

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[U/C] Re: Magill/Portrush Road Intersection Upgrade | $98m

#72 Post by PD2/20 » Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:30 pm

flat04 wrote:
Fri Jul 28, 2023 5:00 pm
Anyone know what all the shipping containers in the vacant sites are for? Are they a temporary noise reduction wall or something else?
Temporary noise reduction wall.

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