Cyclists want better South Rd deal
Cyclists say an elevated bike lane should be part of the South Road-Anzac Highway redevelopment in Adelaide.
The South Australian Government says it is still holding public consultation on the plans, but does not intend building an overpass for cyclist and pedestrian use.
Jeremy Miller from the Bicycle Institute of South Australia says it would be a wasted opportunity.
“It seems to sort of really defeat the whole purpose of putting the trams up in the air when cyclists are going to be able to stop that flow of traffic on an adhoc basis as they approach South Road,” he said.
“We’d much rather be going on a tramway overpass with the trams and have a cycle overpass built in conjunction with that.
“The whole idea of South Road is to become a continuous network for the cars, but cyclists will now have to approach South Road, press a button to get across and break that continuous flow of traffic, which seems a bit ridiculous from our point of view.”
