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O-Bahn

158 Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (23 September 2015). What effect will a shorter right-hand turn lane from Dequetteville Terrace onto North Terrace have on traffic movements as a result of the O-Bahn City Access project?

The Hon. S.C. MULLIGHAN (Lee—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Housing and Urban Development): I have been provided with the following advice:

Following further consultation with the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, an additional U-turn facility will be provided on Hackney Road between the tunnel portal and North Terrace to minimise travel-time impacts to Hackney residents from Westbury Street, Botanic Street and Athelney Avenue, wishing to head north.

This will provide a sheltered U-turn facility with the storage capacity to accommodate at least three vehicles. Traffic modelling confirms both the proposed U-turn facility and the adjacent right turn lanes into Botanic Road can operate appropriately.

The installation of a U-turn facility at this location allows the proposed U-turn south of the traffic signals on Dequetteville Terrace to be removed.

The removal of the U-turn facility on Dequetteville Terrace means the length of the right turn lane from Dequetteville Terrace onto North Terrace will not be shortened, as a result of the O-Bahn City Access Project.