Tower Rd closure

[Trojan1981]

Does anyone know why Tower Rd at BK is closed btn Syd Skydive and Rabaul Rd, or for how long? Signs don't explain it and a seach on here turned up nout.
Cheers.

[girl with a stick]

Hah! I was about to post the same question, having had to go round, just this morning.

Apparently, it's been closed since Christmas.

I, too, would appreciate any information, as it's a long way round to the coffee shop.

Thanks heaps,

GWAS

[Trojan1981]

It was open on Wednesday when I was last there. Is the coffee shop open? The signs say closed from Jan 1st, but give no explanation.

[GoNorth]

4 months for "essential maintenance works"

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[Trojan1981]

:eek: Four months for about 250m of tarmac! :hmm:....

Thanks for the link GN

[bentleg]

BAL link here (http://www.bankstownairport.com.au/corporate/CIN065.asp?ID=118)

[das Uber Soldat]

This is going to add at least 2 minutes to my daily KFC commute :(

[Dog One]

This thread is a bit like the Darwin Staff car park thread!

[ground to air]

if you ask me i think they may be extending the runway, under their contract with the council, any construction work under 15 million does not require approval by council!!!
i think the bankstown aerodrome operators are up to something..

[Trojan1981]

Like fishing for RPT?

[Area QNH is...]

Possibly for a rwy extension... :suspect:

Another possibility is to stop the amount of non aviation related traffic using the road as a short cut/bypass for Henry Lawson Drive during peak hour. Add a few hoons that treat it like a race track and BAL said enough is enough!

As a private road the RTA provides no funding for it's maintenance either.

My bet is it will not reopen ;)

[xma007]

QNH
I have heard the same from the horse's mouth.
No funding from the RTA:sad:

[KittyKatKaper]

I can understand it being used as shortcut or as a bypass, but with the all of the speedbumps and curves how the heck could it be used as a 'racetrack'.

[Trojan1981]

Think you might be on to something QNH...

[Area QNH is...]

Ok, maybe not a racetrack, but I've heard first hand that BAL was nervous about the blind corners at Sydney Skydivers and near the Control Tower. There have been a few close calls!
Now that the road is closed the number of people using Tower Rd on the Southern side has drastically reduced.

[naeemsiddiqui]

i too dispise the closing or tower rd.
It pisses me off that a building has been built on the end of 11L.
its very dangerous.
Anyways the road is now open on a trai/temp basis