tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post3079803085454654167..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Calling Elvis - Transmission EndsLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-11170345693563903352009-03-31T22:18:00.000+13:002009-03-31T22:18:00.000+13:00LS, are you on D?You sound like a socialist, with ...LS, are you on D?<BR/><BR/>You sound like a socialist, with your cost justifications and "lets go on price"<BR/><BR/>Transmission Gully is more than a price issue (additional route out of the capital, extra motorway south of Haywoods helping expansion, better connectivity to the Hutt etc), <BR/><BR/>and with your suggestion of looking for cost savings, I'm wondering if next you'll flip out completely and suggest NO ROADING and spend it all on free dental care for the young?<BR/><BR/>How about we see if anyone wants to build it, and put a toll on it and the market pay it?<BR/><BR/>And use taxes for that bypass further north :-)ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-17364626741631024232009-03-30T06:01:00.000+13:002009-03-30T06:01:00.000+13:00Well Transmission Gully costs about a third more t...Well Transmission Gully costs about a third more than upgrading the coastal route to a similar standard. That's quarter of a billion dollars to spend on something else, like bypassing Paraparaumu and Waikanae.<BR/><BR/>Simple as that.<BR/><BR/>Transmission Gully is a goldplated solution in a ironplated economy.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-51687596577522535242009-03-28T13:34:00.000+13:002009-03-28T13:34:00.000+13:00Bubba Ho-Tep came out in 2002 - it can take a whil...Bubba Ho-Tep came out in 2002 - it can take a while before I get to see new movies nowadays.<BR/><BR/>And my last paragraph of the previous comment used the word "should". I hate that word. Here's another attempt:<BR/><BR/>My definition of a national highway would be 6 lanes, with a barrier in the centre to prevent head-ons. <BR/><BR/>Looking at SH1, the term "goat track" springs to mind.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-48692469241975455642009-03-27T22:05:00.000+13:002009-03-27T22:05:00.000+13:00Hi Squaredrive. Not quite rail as an alternative ...Hi Squaredrive. Not quite rail as an alternative - I want both, and bike lanes. All three. As part of a bigger plan. I use rail a lot, and if the service is good and fast, it will continue to be popular.<BR/><BR/>I am not sure if they are double-tracking from Pukerua Bay, but it needs it!<BR/><BR/>I know they are double tracking from Paekakariki to Paraparaumu, and have plans to electrify out to Waikane, which is positive.<BR/><BR/>Still need the roads though. If we let the roads clog to force rail then it was never a free choice, just the best of slim pickings.<BR/><BR/>A national highway should have 6 lanes, with a barrier in the centre to prevent head-ons. Anything less should be called "goat track". Looking at SH1, even that term is too kind.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-52134982720474529842009-03-27T20:34:00.000+13:002009-03-27T20:34:00.000+13:00Heh, I saw Bubba Ho-Tep years ago. Very good. I've...Heh, I saw Bubba Ho-Tep years ago. <BR/>Very good. I've loved Bruce Campbell since Army of Darkness.I.M Fletcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221772173209860714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-85918376116540952122009-03-26T23:53:00.000+13:002009-03-26T23:53:00.000+13:00Good to see you include rail as an alternative to ...Good to see you include rail as an alternative to Transmission Gully Zen. I understood the north Wgtn rail line was being doubled north of Pukerua Bay (the coastal highway bit where it cuts through a bunch of ridges, parallel and above SH1. Is that not the case?<BR/><BR/>Given Wgtn has electrified rail , I don't know why Transmission Gully is een talked about. Let the motorways snarl up, and watch commuters compare the options and make a free choice...<BR/><BR/>But one good option would be to electrify the short remaining section between Wgtn and Palmerston North, then convert Wgtn's network to the 50kHz system between Hamilton and PN. Allow rapid continuous electric rail to the cricket at the 'Tron ;)<BR/> <BR/>Also, wouldn't a regular & rapid bus service between the Hutt and Porirua be a better alternative route? Complete the major route 'triangle', giving rapid links acroos the region that bypass the CBD bottleneck, etc.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Elvis as a bus driver would be cool, tho kinda Hotel California...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com