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Originally Posted by Thunder
Oh i have been around. The F3 is STILL 2 lanes. Southbound. Although its only 2 lanes for a few kays, its a real pain in the .......you know.
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We have (your money thank you very much:-) just spent over $100 million upgrading the F3 between Jolls and Mooney Mooney bridge to three lanes of traffic in each direction, it is this section the thread primarily concerns.
Yes of course the other section you mention has two lanes and naturally has the problem you mention, fun isn't it? This WILL be the next stage for upgrading right through to Asquiths existing 3 lane section. This will then give us a 3-lane run Sydney through Gosford North region. Have you ever tried to get off the F3 when driving southbound to use the old Pacific Highway? "Great Pie In The Sky" shop on route! Beef and Burgundy Mmmm!
It took some serious effort you know to have the mountain drains modified or replaced with SK (form drainage) to better aid vehicle recovery and road user safety, AND to widen the left breakdown lane from it's original 0.5 metre to 1.8, still well below standard AND to upgrade the median drains and barrier. This will be fixed as required.
Anyhow, we will then fill-in the missing portion between Gosford to the top of Ourimbah Hill or 'The mad mile' as truckies call it.
A fear I have, is of course that the proposed F3-M2 link will be back to two lanes, and sadly built to existing NSW tunnel design, that is - no breakdown lane and a 70km/h or 80km/h speed limit.
We must change this, but will likely fail-the plans and outcome were long recognised.