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Originally Posted by mithrandir
It is much simpler to build a good road from Melbourne to Albury than from Albury to Sydney. It is not all that far and is relatively level terrain. From Albury it runs continuously through the Great Dividing Range until you get to Picton.
The same holds true for much of the Princes, Pacific and Bruce Hwys.
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You should see the freeways they have in Europe among other places in far more mountainous regions. A few hills is no excuse for crap roads.
Generally, Australian roads are pretty crap by 1st world standards. There is STILL no continous freeway even from Melbourne to Brisbane, and the sections that are freeways have several at-grade intersections.
At the very least, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide should be linked by a dual carriageway.
It's not a matter of how many vehicles use the road per day, it's about safety.