Which is better?

[Wiimeiser 434]

A Question:

Which of these two routes is better?

Vicroads'?

Which will cut through over a hundred houses, a school, and a memorial park and convert a local road to a high-speed motorway

Or my revision?

Which will cut through 40 or so houses and an industrial area and keep Victoria Road free for local use

The area in Google Maps

Street View near an intersection

Their version

My version

(BTW, that circle's just there to represent an interchange, such as a pinavia)

More info here

  Edited June 19, 2012 by Wiimeiser  

[Essex 322]

Been away from Melban too long to have had this info.... What kind of industrial is it?

  Edited June 19, 2012 by Essex  

[Wiimeiser 434]

I know there's some Factory Outlets and a manufacturer for industrial wire, but in all honesty I don't know what's actually there. In SC4 terms it appears to be mostly I-M. The idea is to move it to around the interchange, which will give it better access to the freeways heading west and south.

And for the record, I don't hate Melbourne 2040. I understand the plans are just

a. just Vicroads and

b. a rough draft

But I disagree with some things (The Doncaster-Dingley tunnel, extra Geelong ring roads, parts of the East-West Tunnel linking to the Eastern Freeway(Should join Westlink), the northern part of the Outer Outer Ring Road, and this, plus a lot of the outer arterial upgrades)

  Edited June 20, 2012 by Wiimeiser  

[Essex 322]

I would go with your idea just to save the sort of rural look to the area. Here in Brisbane there's so much going on that the whole place looks like a construction yard. The CLEM tunnel is the biggest disaster ever though.

[Wiimeiser 434]

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I don't like how the Outer Outer Ring Road does that. It should be continuous...

[Seventh Industries 8]

I actually like your idea because it's closer to the commuters and will hopefully not make that local road a main way for commuting.