Night roadworks planned for $390 million Mt Ousley interchange project

Sue Kemp you wouldn’t ask that question if you used the interchange.

Sue Kemp obviously never tried to go north during any time of the day especially peak hours?

Simon Twigg that is terrible and confusing

Greg Beattie They should have just built the new road next to the old one. Imagine, 2 lanes each way fully separated. Nah that would make too much sense.

I like how there was that overtaking section after cordo mine, where they did all that road work (side of the road, work) and we all thought they were going to extend that overtaking lane…. na made it shorter

Douglas Faulkner trucks aren’t the problem just block it and have no right turn

Barney Harris trucks are the problem. We should be using rail.

Douglas Faulkner how are trucks the problem

Barney Harris firstly an environmental nightmare. Secondly any time on Ousley they’re a hazard and the prime cause for hold ups. Third and most importantly they’re inefficient a rail carriage holds around 50 tonnes a B double 18! Do the math!

Douglas Faulkner
So you would have to put freight on a truck and take it to a rail terminal, then offload onto a train.
Train would only take it to another rail terminal and it would have to be offloaded onto yet another truck for delivery.
That isn’t efficient at all !!

Douglas Faulkner Sorry Douglas, but a B Double typically has a payload of 40 tons, more if the tare weight is smaller, or if they comply with mass management rules where gross weight can be increased from 62.5T to 68.5T. Just for your info, a major study released a few years ago found that 77% of accidents involving trucks were caused by drivers of cars, 7% by mechanical failures, and 6% by truck driver error.

Douglas Faulkner The only hazard on the roads are the ones who don’t know how to drive.

Merging, judging speed, and reading the road ahead is key to Ousley. But I doubt its rarely taught.

*My A-double carries 60+ tonnes 😉

Linky Pinky but a train can take 30 x that and not affect road users or surfaces or the environment.

Greg Darby regardless if we removed trucks roads would be safer.

Andrew Blight less truck movement and more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Douglas Faulkner I’d like to know how everything will get moved around if trucks were removed.

Greg Darby short runs. Long haul by rail.

Douglas Faulkner Sounds great in theory Douglas, but in my extensive travels around the country I was always amazed that, back in times past, railways were built that covered wide areas of the country. These days our governments can’t even maintain them, and many many lines have been closed altogether. There isn’t the infrastructure to move grain from regional depots, nor anyway to feed goods to those many towns other than roads. I’ve seen massive rail and road intermodals in the USA, but we don’t have government, nor the funds, to build such infrastructure, and has been previously stated in another comment, it will require multiple handing. From the customer to a truck, to the intermodal, to a train, to another intermodal, to another truck, to a distribution centre, to a truck, then to the customer. All this comes at a cost to the consumer, and Australia is not a densely populated country. So unless there is a change in government thinking, funding found, and a willingness for people to pay more, trucks are going to be a fact of life.

Douglas Faulkner it would be convenient for me if you stay out of my workplace (the road) as it interferes with my efficiency and personal safety.

As someone stated to you, a high % of accidents involving heavy vehicles is caused by light vehicles

Douglas Faulkner I’d love to see a train pull up at Coles or Woolworths to unload 🤣🤣🤣🤣. All you people who want to ban trucks on roads yet trucks deliver the cars you drive to your suburb for your convenience . Keep your shelves stocked at supermarkets, supply your clothes , whitegoods, sports equipment etc . Be thankful to have all that . And thank a truck driver who delivered as he stays away from his family and life events he misses out on so you can enjoy yours . Good day to you .

Andrew Blight for a start freight should be going directly from the port on an already existing rail line. Doesn’t take much to put it in a train there. If we had the Maldon Dombarton rail link, the freight could then go directly to distribution centres in Western Sydney.

George Zamroz
So how does the freight get to and from the rail terminal ??
By the way how many distribution centres in western Sydney have rail facilities ??

Andrew Blight rail already goes to the port. Cars are already supposed to go via rail. Distribution centres can have rail facilities added. They seemed to manage that in the old days. It would drastically reduce congestion on the roads, and free up the Wollongong to Sydney rail line for commuter traffic.

George Zamroz Curious to know, how often do you catch a bus to the shops, and a bus/train to work?
Same goes for you Douglas Faulkner

Linky Pinky no idea what that has to do with the Mt Ousley interchange.
How often do you go to North Wollongong TAFE or the Uni?

George Zamroz You seem to be pushing the freight should use trains to get freight off the roads. How about cars off the road too?
Maybe if more people used the bus/train, there would be less cars on this interchange right?

I drive through this area about 6x north 6x south a day.
The only people I see not being able to manage it, is cars in the right lane, or cars getting onto/off the highway.

Linky Pinky freight should use trains where possible. If public transport were better in Wollongong it would improve things. Decentralisation would also improve things. There should be less reason to commute to Sydney. No problem with cars being in the right lane if it’s only an 80 zone. People seem to have trouble passing trucks at the speed limit though. Also, if you drive through this area up to 12 times a day, I’d ask why you aren’t taking public transport. I work from home, so I certainly don’t tie up the interchange. Even when I did commute, it was only ever a short drive to and from work. Public transport would have taken several times as long, and not very convenient even when there was a service.

George Zamroz just as companies should make it work for freight trains
Why can’t you make it work for public transport?

I go through there 12 times a day in a truck, can’t exactly put my trailers on the back of a bus.

Linky Pinky by opening up the Maldon Dombarton link, we create more capacity for commuter services to Sydney. Problem solved.

Andrew Blightthe same happens with trucks or do the semis take it right to my door? yeah right. Trucks off the road, tey are trashing our roads, and te freajin noise…

Christopher Simon Mcdonnell ironically practically every new car sold in NSW comes via this very road as the trucks leave either Port Kembla docks or one of the holding yards around the Wollongong area.

George Zamroz Maldon Dombarton will never be completed.

Shane There was only apretty decent crash there recently

Ally Michelle McDonald only dangerous due to stupid unskilled drivers that shouldn’t have a licence

Ally Michelle McDonald nothing dangerous…bad drivers yes..

Graeme Mark I’m actually glad they’re fixing this turn. I work in the gong and drive past it 5 days a week. About 2 weeks ago some goose in a BMW pulled out in front of me. Slammed on the brakes so hard you’ve got no idea lol. If I was much closer I’d have t-boned him. And I’ve seen 2 written off cars at that intersection in just the year I’ve been driving down there. So yeah it’s the drivers that are idiots pulling out over 3 lanes of traffic without looking but I won’t be unhappy seeing it gone lol.