Recommendations - City of West Torrens - SA.Gov.au

• Planning policy – better land use
and transport planning to reduce
travel demands.
The projects identified by Government
to address some of the above issues
include:
• South Road Underpass.
• Bakewell Bridge replacement.
• 600m tunnel on South Road under
Port Road, Grange Road and rail line.
• Widening of South Road, between
Port Road and Torrens Road.
• TravelSmart and Green Travel Plans.
• Expansion of walking and cycling
facilities.
Priorities of the Adelaide Urban
Corridors Strategy
The National Transport Network
priorities applicable to the City of West
Torrens are:
• Short term priorities (to 2015).
• Make better use of existing road
and rail infrastructure through a
combination of targeted infrastructure
enhancements (grade separation
and road widening), improved traffic
control, extended clearways and
Intelligent Transport Systems.
• Implement the long term
development strategy for South
Road given that it will fundamentally
shape the traffic patterns and dictate
investment patterns in central
Adelaide.
• Improve the efficiency of Sir Donald
Bradman Drive in providing access to
Adelaide Airport by way of targeted
investment at key intersections.
• Develop and implement a freight
network strategy for the efficient
movement of freight by road and rail.
• Manage demand for travel by private
car by a range of travel demand
measures such as involving public
transport, land use planning and
parking controls.
Long-term priorities (2015-2025)
• Implement the South Road
development strategy.
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• Improve transport connections to
intermodal terminals.
• Upgrade alternative road transport
routes.
• Effectively integrate land use and
transport planning.
Recommendations
• Seek DTEI and State Government
to implement upgrades of
critical intersection nodes in the
DTEI transport network to ease
congestion in the western region.
• Support the State Government’s
South Road development strategy.
• Seek DTEI and State Government to
upgrade alternative road transport
routes to ease pressure and provide
performance benefits for the
National Transport Network, such
as the upgrade of the Marion Road-
Holbrooks Road alternative to South
Road.
• Support statewide measures that
would impact on car use such as
alternative modes of transport and
increased use of public transport.
• Amend land use planning policies,
where appropriate, to manage travel
demand through the Section 30
Review Process and Plan Amendment
review Process with Development
Plan Amendment process.
6.2 City West Bypass
This project has recently been completed
and links Port Road with South Road. It
forms part of the extension of the inner
ring route around the CBD.
See fig 4
Part 1 - Overview | State of the DTEI Transport Network
The Home Maker centre adjacent
to the City West Bypass is one of the
largest bulky goods developments in
the City. Increasing developments for
large retail/showroom uses are also
occurring in the area south of the
Figure 4 City Ring Route
Source: DTEI
Home Maker centre. The City West
Bypass provides good access to this
major retail area of the City.
The Adelaide Urban Corridors Strategy has
identified that the at-grade intersection of
South Road/City West bypass is currently
at or approaching capacity levels.
6.3 Bakewell Bridge replacement
The road underpass on Henley Beach
Road has on-road bicycle lanes included
on both sides. Two bridges span the
underpass, one of which will carry
traffic along James Congdon Drive and
East Terrace and the other bridge is for
the railway line. The underpass was
opened in January 2008.
Immediately downstream of the
underpass is the at-grade intersection
of South Road/Henley Beach Road. The
Adelaide Urban Corridors Strategy has
identified that this intersection is currently
at or approaching capacity levels.
6.4 South Road underpass
South Road is a key road in the
metropolitan network and a key part of
the Outer DTEI City Ring Route network.