Adelaide–Crafers Highway

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South Australia

The Adelaide - Crafers Highway is a highway in the center of the Australian state of South Australia. It connects the city center of Adelaide to the South Eastern Freeway. In the course of urban highway, the 500 m long Heysen Tunnel is with two tubes, the first of its kind on an Australian highway. The Adelaide - Crafers Highway runs along its entire length along the Princes Highway.

History

The Adelaide - Crafers Highway is a much-needed expansion of the Mount Barker Road, which has been previously wound with many turns through the Adelaide Hills to the top. The tightest hairpin of Mount Barker Road was as Devils Elbow (German: Devil's Elbow ) is known, since it often occurred accidents with car or truck tractors there.

On 16 May 1995, the then Prime Minister Paul Keating announced the construction of a new highway. The Heysen Tunnel, which was named after the renowned South Australian artist and patron Hans Heysen, was completed in 1998. The motorway construction was completed in early 2000 and on 5 May 2000, Prime Minister John Howard opened the new road. It was the largest South Australian road project and swallowed AU $ 151 million, which came exclusively from the Australian Federal Government.

Equipment

The Adelaide - Crafers Highway has 6 lanes, emergency lanes and median barriers made ​​of concrete. He is illuminated on the entire 10 km.

Security

Shortly after the opening of the Adelaide - Crafers Highway several accidents involving tractor-trailers drew the attention of the media on the new road. In particular, an almost fatal accident involving a semi truck in May 2007 has been flogged in the media. The Old Mount Barker Road was a known dangerous route, but the new road presented with their continuous pitch a new difficulty dar. trucks with bad brakes had from a certain speed difficulties when braking. It took some time and the preparation of several warning signs before the gradient was necessary to the truck drivers got used to the new situation. Semi truck driving sometimes just down at a speed of 20-30 km / h freeway. 2005, all 200 meters need road signs were erected, which can be connected by Transport SA in Adelaide with the necessary speed limits. This improved the safety of road construction personnel and emergency services.

2011, after several truck accidents - one went to a bus stop and another shot straight through the intersection at the end of the slope - New legislation was introduced, the vehicles with more than 4 axes remain in the left lane and compliance with a maximum speed of 60 km / h between the intersection in Crafers and the Old customs House imposed. To monitor the new rules traffic cameras were installed.

There are also new traffic signs for the two emergency lanes on downhill stretches, the truck drivers who lost control of her vehicle, refer to these traces.

Exits and junctions

Gallery Images

Adelaide - Crafers Highway.auf the trip to Murray Bridge

Adelaide - Crafers Highway on a foggy day.

Adelaide - Crafers Crafers Highway.

Eagle on the Hill is located directly above the tunnel entrance. The old road winds in curves from Devils Elbow.herauf.