Transport news

A resident contacted us concerned he had almost been hit at the newer Hibberson Street crossing outside Aldi - not once but twice, within a couple of days. The zebra crossings are pretty well camoflagued! The two-toned exposed aggregate they've used does look nice, but using a zebra crossing should not be a life-and-death adventure for the sake of good looks...

There is a bigger problem here though - the funnelling of "through traffic" from Flemington Road directly into the town centre.

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The Canberra Sunday Times called me about traffic hotspots, as they were doing a large spread on the topic.

I was happy to volunteer our own Flemington Road as a place where they were guaranteed to get a "good" photo - regularly backed up to Mitchell in the morning, and sometimes as far as the top end of Mitchell.

In the article I put forward the idea that the bus lane should be converted to a transit lane, so at least those with extra people in the car could bypass the traffic jam.

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The first stage of the GDE is open. Without making any comment on the debate that went into its location, it is good to see the road open.

However it is concerning that the government seems to be hanging everything on the GDE. They are refusing to even look at what is happening at other problem spots like the Gundaroo Drive - Barton Highway roundabout until after the full GDE is open. This means that any solutions will be at least 6-10 years off, and likely more lives will be claimed.