Re: Theftlink?

Athol wrote:
> Daryl Walford <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Athol wrote:
> 
>>> The design speed for many of our freeways (before the cheapskates in
VIC
>>> decided to disobey the rules) was 130km/h, dropping to 110 if there
were
>>> specific unavoidable problems with the geography.
> 
>> I haven't spent a lot of time in NSW recently but my experience is that

>> most roads in Vic make most roads in NSW look like goat tracks and on 
>> average are vastly superior so I don't understand your comment.
>> IMO almost all of Vic's major freeways/highways would be safe at
130kph.
> 
> I was referring specifically to freeways/motorways.
> 
> A few years ago, VicRoads apparently decided that the design speed
should
> be the intended speed limit, as that saved money on construction.  I
think
> that this specifically related to making tunnels narrower and hence
> cheaper.
> 
> I'm not certain but I have a feeling that they later overturned that
> lowering of the standard and went back to using a 130 design standard
for
> 110 zones but in the meantime, several roads were built to the lower
> standard and will be impossible to upgrade.
> 

The Burnley and Domain tunnels are 80kph zones, there are no emergency 
lanes so I assume is thats why the limit is 80kph so they are probably 
the roads you are talking about.
I haven't seen the new East link tunnels yet so I don't know if they 
have emergency lanes.



Daryl