Louise Miller-Frost (Boothby, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm thrilled to announce that the three tram overpasses on the Glenelg line in Boothby are complete, open and operational. This is yet another example of the Albanese Labor government and the Malinauskas state Labor government working together to achieve important infrastructure projects on time and on budget. The tram overpasses eliminate three level crossings. Boom gates were previously down for up to 20 minutes an hour, and rush hour traffic backed up for kilometres. These overpasses were promised at the 2016, 2018, and 2019 state and federal elections, but it took the election of an SA Labor government and a federal Labor government in 2022 to actually get them done.

Instead of just doing our initial two bridge commitment, we got the Morphett Road overpass done at the same time. Many in my electorate thought the Morphett Road overpass would be impossible to engineer, given its proximity to the Sturt River and Glengowrie tram barn entrance. Challenge accepted! With a sneaky three-point turn on the tracks, the trams can go home at night. This is part of a coordinated plan to manage traffic in the growing southern suburbs of Adelaide, including the Majors Road on-off ramp, which opened a few months ago; the North-South Corridor, which is underway; and, in the future, the Greater Adelaide Freight Bypass to take trucks off Cross Road. The Albanese Labor government is delivering for the people of Boothby.

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