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Improved Roads on Yorke Peninsula While Concerns About East Coast Highways Remain

Works around the Upper Yorke Peninsula Regional Road Network Upgrade Program commenced approximately one year ago in May 2017. The purpose of the $40 million upgrade is to increase the safety and efficiency for large vehicles, agricultural vehicles and drivers. A major part of the project is to close a “missing link” for 36.5 metre road trains between Adrossan and Port Wakefield on the Yorke Highway, which should lead to an increased freight productivity. The program involves a new roundabout, bridge widening, new overtaking lanes, upgrades to intersections and junctions, shoulder sealing and general safety improvements. Stephen Knoll, Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, says that freight transport on the Yorke Peninsula will become more productive and efficient when the works have been completed. “These upgrade works to the Yorke and Copper Coast highways effectively removes the ‘missing link’ in the restricted access vehicle network.”...

Moving House and Finding the Best Interstate Freight Quote

Moving interstate was an exciting, yet highly stressful operation for our family, once we finally bit the bullet and decided to take up a job offer 1200 kilometres from where we lived.   Even with our careful planning, there were still so many variables right up to the last minute which meant we couldn’t really relax until it was all over and we’d settled in to our new home. One of the many challenges we encountered was the issue of interstate freight and deadlines.   We had a deadline for vacating the residence once we’d notified our landlord of our planned move interstate, which also put the heat on finding an available rental property interstate which would be ready for us to move in to over the weekend we had scheduled for our big interstate move. We also had the pressure of having given notice to my current employer, as well as our planned start date with the new job interstate which we had negotiated at the interview.   Although both bosses were...