Stilgherrian
I see we now have a live traffic camera at Victoria Pass on the Great Western Highway where there is no traffic because the highway is closed. https://www.livetraffic.com/traffic-cameras/sydney-west/great-western-highway-victoria-pass
Mar 11 at 1:38amWeb
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11

“'Nothing off the table': Minister confirms still no timeline for highway reopening” https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/9195314/jenny-aitchison-reveals-great-western-highway-has-no-reopening-date/ ($)

“Push for investigation into safety, durability of Great Western Highway's historic Convict Bridge ” https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/great-western-highway-convict-bridge-closed/106432242

Show threadAndrewMar 11
@stilgherrian Should FOI the RMS' report history for this section. Wonder how long the engineers have been telling the higher-ups that something major needs to be done.
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@ausfestivus I would assume for some time. It’s been monitored and patched for ages, is my understanding.
Show threadEvan BeaverMar 11
@ausfestivus @stilgherrian They should have built the tunnel all the way down
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@evcricket @ausfestivus That would’ve been an interesting project. A shame it got cancelled.
Show threadAndrewMar 11
@stilgherrian @evcricket surprised they didn’t use the tunnels that already exist. Maybe it got cancelled because we’re not supposed to know/talk about the existing tunnels?
Show threadFrank’s TingMar 11
@ausfestivus @stilgherrian @evcricket existing tunnels‽
Show threadAndrewMar 11
@franksting @stilgherrian @evcricket I’ve already said too much
Show threaddexitroboperMar 11
@ausfestivus @stilgherrian @evcricket You mean BALROG-1 and BALROG-2?
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@dexitroboper @ausfestivus @evcricket Shhhh!
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
The wonderful @NanoRaptor has put together a 25-hour timelapse from this camera, running for less than a minute.
Show threadNanoraptorMar 12
@stilgherrian Today's video!
Show threadStilgherrianMar 12
@NanoRaptor Thanks. I get the feeling this is going be must the same video for the next two weeks.
Show threadBill WoodcockMar 12
@NanoRaptor @stilgherrian

Nice! I have a nice view of the Eiffel Tower, and am in process of setting up a webcam, with the intention of doing this sort of timelapse.
Show threadAdam KentMar 11
@stilgherrian oh this is fantastic content, definitely making a timelapse of this one
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@akent There won’t be much happening for a while yet, I’m guessing. It’s probably still exploratory work.
Show threadComrade elronxenuMar 11
@stilgherrian Nice!
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@elronxenu Not exactly much to see right now.
Show threadComrade elronxenuMar 11
@stilgherrian No but it's good they have a camera there.
Show threadajft [SEC=continvoucly morged]Mar 11
@stilgherrian got to love the timestamp, shame it wasn't a second later though!
Show threadStilgherrianMar 11
@ajft Hah! Excellent. :)