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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now talking about roads.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
One of our massive well roads is the Tiger Brenn
and Drive and Bear on a road overpass. It's now
going to be fully operational from this afternoon, meaning traffic
can now flow in all directions. The one hundred and
sixty five million dollar project aims to improve road safety,
reduce delays during peak times, and improve traffic flows for
(00:23):
freight connectivity. Joining me now on the line is the
Department of Logistics, Infrastructure and Infrastructure's Project Director of Transport Infrastructure,
Chris Peak.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Good morning to.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
You, Chris, Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Thanks for your time this morning. Mate. Does does this
mean that it's all now complete?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
All the roadworks are complete? Yes, So today's a massive
milestone for the project team being able to finally allow
our road uses full access to the new interchange and
the overpusts terrific mate.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
What does it mean for you and everybody else that's
been working on this project. It sounds like it's going
to be a massive milestone. People are going to be
very happy that they can drive on the road fully.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Oh yes, yes, there's a lot of satisfaction for everyone
that's participated in the project, not only the department staff,
and all the contractors staff. But they've had a huge
number of local people and companies involved in the delivery
of the project, whether that be you know, small supplies
or major subcontracts to deliver the project. Yeah, a lot
(01:34):
of satisfaction and it's been done and been done very well.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
So talk us through it, talk me through the various
traffic flows and why it's not open until two o'clock
the SAVO.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
Okay, So you know, for a good while we've had
traffic moving through the new carriageways on Tiger Brennan Drive,
both city bound and Palmerston bound. From today, the city
bound our carriageway will be speed limit will be back
to one hundred kilometers an hour full time, which is terrific.
(02:08):
But today, yeah, we're opening various legs of the intersection
that has had the temperate traffic management in place to
make sure people weren't going to traveling within the site,
keeping them safe and keeping the word crew safe. So
it's just the stage handover. We've livened up the traffic
(02:28):
signals as part of the new works, but for almost
eighteen months we've had the traffic signals down at the
wish Art and Burmer intersection pretty much on green for
the limited number of movements that have been able to
pass through there. So we've got to go down there
and liven that up. And it's just a stage process
to make sure that the traffic management is pulled out,
(02:50):
that the roads are clear, and it's ready for people
to come through. By two o'clock this afternoon, we should
have full access to the interchange.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Do you out there and watch it? You're like happy
to see that.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
You're going to be quite happy to see the traffic
flowing everywhere.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Yeah, I'm eating out there about one o'clock, so hopefully
everything will be done by then. It's not I'll be
just watching the ladder stages. They don't need me out there.
We've got a highly professional crew of both the contracted
side of my guys on site that are doing the
nitty gritty, don't need me interfering. But they've done a
great job planning it and they're just executing that plan.
(03:30):
But yes, it'll be very exciting to go out there
and seeing co operation.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
What's it going to mean for drivers, you know, on
their commute to work or to school or wherever they
might be going.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Well, that the buy it's very nature being great separated.
We're taking that cross movement of traffic away from the
major traffic flows, so it's a free flow for commuters
using Tiger Bread and Drive will reduce the time that
(04:03):
they used to spend the traffic signals there when traffic
was flowing in the other directions, so there'll be some
time savings there. So that's the main benefits for the
title Bend and Drive people. But with less people traveling
through signalized intersections, because we've still got two signalized intersections
on Behramer Road at the high level. Now there'll be
(04:26):
less traffic flowing through them, so the amount of time
people were sitting at traffic signals should be reduced as well.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
I've just got a message from a listener. Al had
messaged through a little while ago and he said, Katie
heading down Barramer Road and turning left to head south,
the slip lane isn't long enough for trucks to merge
into one hundred kilometers per hour traffic and needs to
be extended.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
What's your message to.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Al Well, Yeah, the project's been designed in accordance with
all the required Australia's design standards, so all of those
on and off ramps meet those requirements. There's acknowledgment there.
(05:11):
I think you'll see that on the Tiger Bed Drive carriageway.
There is a sign there just to remind people traveling
on Tiger Bred and Drive that there will be road
trains entering for the vast majority of any given day.
There's plenty of room for trucks to merge, particularly if
people give way to them by moving into the right
hand lane to provide easier access for those slower moving
(05:36):
larger vehicles to merge with the main traffic flight Chris,
do we.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Know how many people generally travel on Tiger Bread and
Drive on a daily basis.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
It's in the order of twenty thousand vehicles and growing. Yeah, right,
and yeah. Prior to the road class on Baram Road,
we had about eight thousand vehicles traveling on that every day.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Now, where are things that or has there been much
of an update with the emergency services access into Hidden
Valley Motorsports Complex, with the changes and with the development
there at Tiger Brennan.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yes, we got that fully designed a contract that you've
been focusing on this last stage of the work and
in the coming weeks they'll be in there commencing those
works to make sure that they're completed in time for
the next major event, which is the VA.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Well, Chris, it sounds like it's been a busy time
and I think people are going to be really happy
the SAVO that they're able to get on Tiger Brennan
and or get the whole way home.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Indeed, yes, I hope they enjoy it, and while it's
all new, I hope they take time and drive safely
to make sure that they get used to this new
piece of rat infrastructure.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yep. Well, Chris Pek, good to catch up with you
this morning, mate. I really appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
No, no problem, thanks Kate.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Thank you,
Now talking about roads.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
One of our massive well roads is the Tiger Brenn
and Drive and Bear on a road overpass. It's now
going to be fully operational from this afternoon, meaning traffic
can now flow in all directions. The one hundred and
sixty five million dollar project aims to improve road safety,
reduce delays during peak times, and improve traffic flows for
(00:23):
freight connectivity. Joining me now on the line is the
Department of Logistics, Infrastructure and Infrastructure's Project Director of Transport Infrastructure,
Chris Peak.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Good morning to.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
You, Chris, Good morning Katie.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Thanks for your time this morning. Mate. Does does this
mean that it's all now complete?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
All the roadworks are complete? Yes, So today's a massive
milestone for the project team being able to finally allow
our road uses full access to the new interchange and
the overpusts terrific mate.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
What does it mean for you and everybody else that's
been working on this project. It sounds like it's going
to be a massive milestone. People are going to be
very happy that they can drive on the road fully.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Oh yes, yes, there's a lot of satisfaction for everyone
that's participated in the project, not only the department staff,
and all the contractors staff. But they've had a huge
number of local people and companies involved in the delivery
of the project, whether that be you know, small supplies
or major subcontracts to deliver the project. Yeah, a lot
(01:34):
of satisfaction and it's been done and been done very well.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
So talk us through it, talk me through the various
traffic flows and why it's not open until two o'clock
the SAVO.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
Okay, So you know, for a good while we've had
traffic moving through the new carriageways on Tiger Brennan Drive,
both city bound and Palmerston bound. From today, the city
bound our carriageway will be speed limit will be back
to one hundred kilometers an hour full time, which is terrific.
(02:08):
But today, yeah, we're opening various legs of the intersection
that has had the temperate traffic management in place to
make sure people weren't going to traveling within the site,
keeping them safe and keeping the word crew safe. So
it's just the stage handover. We've livened up the traffic
(02:28):
signals as part of the new works, but for almost
eighteen months we've had the traffic signals down at the
wish Art and Burmer intersection pretty much on green for
the limited number of movements that have been able to
pass through there. So we've got to go down there
and liven that up. And it's just a stage process
to make sure that the traffic management is pulled out,
(02:50):
that the roads are clear, and it's ready for people
to come through. By two o'clock this afternoon, we should
have full access to the interchange.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Do you out there and watch it? You're like happy
to see that.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
You're going to be quite happy to see the traffic
flowing everywhere.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
Yeah, I'm eating out there about one o'clock, so hopefully
everything will be done by then. It's not I'll be
just watching the ladder stages. They don't need me out there.
We've got a highly professional crew of both the contracted
side of my guys on site that are doing the
nitty gritty, don't need me interfering. But they've done a
great job planning it and they're just executing that plan.
(03:30):
But yes, it'll be very exciting to go out there
and seeing co operation.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
What's it going to mean for drivers, you know, on
their commute to work or to school or wherever they
might be going.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Well, that the buy it's very nature being great separated.
We're taking that cross movement of traffic away from the
major traffic flows, so it's a free flow for commuters
using Tiger Bread and Drive will reduce the time that
(04:03):
they used to spend the traffic signals there when traffic
was flowing in the other directions, so there'll be some
time savings there. So that's the main benefits for the
title Bend and Drive people. But with less people traveling
through signalized intersections, because we've still got two signalized intersections
on Behramer Road at the high level. Now there'll be
(04:26):
less traffic flowing through them, so the amount of time
people were sitting at traffic signals should be reduced as well.
Speaker 2 (04:33):
I've just got a message from a listener. Al had
messaged through a little while ago and he said, Katie
heading down Barramer Road and turning left to head south,
the slip lane isn't long enough for trucks to merge
into one hundred kilometers per hour traffic and needs to
be extended.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
What's your message to.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Al Well, Yeah, the project's been designed in accordance with
all the required Australia's design standards, so all of those
on and off ramps meet those requirements. There's acknowledgment there.
(05:11):
I think you'll see that on the Tiger Bed Drive carriageway.
There is a sign there just to remind people traveling
on Tiger Bred and Drive that there will be road
trains entering for the vast majority of any given day.
There's plenty of room for trucks to merge, particularly if
people give way to them by moving into the right
hand lane to provide easier access for those slower moving
(05:36):
larger vehicles to merge with the main traffic flight Chris,
do we.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Know how many people generally travel on Tiger Bread and
Drive on a daily basis.
Speaker 3 (05:47):
It's in the order of twenty thousand vehicles and growing. Yeah, right,
and yeah. Prior to the road class on Baram Road,
we had about eight thousand vehicles traveling on that every day.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Now, where are things that or has there been much
of an update with the emergency services access into Hidden
Valley Motorsports Complex, with the changes and with the development
there at Tiger Brennan.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Yes, we got that fully designed a contract that you've
been focusing on this last stage of the work and
in the coming weeks they'll be in there commencing those
works to make sure that they're completed in time for
the next major event, which is the VA.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Well, Chris, it sounds like it's been a busy time
and I think people are going to be really happy
the SAVO that they're able to get on Tiger Brennan
and or get the whole way home.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
Indeed, yes, I hope they enjoy it, and while it's
all new, I hope they take time and drive safely
to make sure that they get used to this new
piece of rat infrastructure.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yep. Well, Chris Pek, good to catch up with you
this morning, mate. I really appreciate your time.
Speaker 3 (06:55):
No, no problem, thanks Kate.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Thank you,
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