There is no way that if one road closure can do this that we are in anyway ready for war! And the North of Australia is the most vulnearable to any attack.
But then again this city in particular could not handle a natural disaster such as any earthquake, cyclone, industrial explosion that took out a section of a major arterial.
Questions certainly need to be asked about why one little section of road brought an entire city to a standstill and continues to do so?
And when those questions find reasons, better disaster planning needs to be undertaken and implemented that in particular allows at the very least, emergency services alternative routes.
Regards
Daniel
Glimmer of hope?
Rosanne Barrett and AAP
October 20, 2006 12:00am
Article from: The Courier-Mail
BRISBANE'S Riverside Expressway could reopen this evening - but not until after peak hour - following a much-anticipated engineers' report into the discovery of a hairline fracture on the Ann Street on-ramp.
Transport Minister Paul Lucas said the government hoped to reopen the expressway to north-south traffic but the Ann Street and Alice Street on-ramps would remain closed for some time.
Touring the expressway with Premier Peter Beattie this morning, Mr Lucas said the Department of Main Roads would conduct stress tests on the Ann Street ramp today to determine the likelihood of a collapse.
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