A second piece of concrete from a retaining wall on the Darlington project has collapsed - this time much larger than the first. Meanwhile, a burst water main in Port Adelaide caused significant delays to traffic on the Port River Expressway and the North South Motorway. Picture: ABC A second piece of concrete from a retaining wall on the Darlington project has collapsed - this time much larger than the first. Meanwhile, a burst water main in Port Adelaide caused significant delays to traffic on the Port River Expressway and the North South Motorway. The second breakage is about 50m north of the first. It comes just two days after another piece of the spray-on concrete crumbled, which was blamed on recent rain events. It was announced after the first piece broke that traffic restrictions will be in place for southbound traffic on South Rd for at least six weeks. Transport Minister Stephan Knoll is fronting the media just after 9am. A department spokesman said the department and construction company Gateway South were trying to understand how the “impacts of rain events” had affected the design and construction. “Water has penetrated behind shotcrete wall in the section between Sturt Rd and Flinders Drive. “Works in other sections of the project are able to be undertaken while remediation works are ongoing,” he said. Meanwhile, the water main, which burst on Fracis St in Port Adelaide near Perkins Dr, was fixed overnight but the roads are yet to be reopened. Eastbound lanes on Francis St between Perkins Dr and the Expressway are closed, but detours are in place. It is causing a major knock-on effect to traffic on the Port River Expressway and North South Motorway with delays of up to twenty minutes at its worst. SA Water says roads are expected to reopen by 2pm, before the peak afternoon rush. It comes as police warn motorists of slippery roads this morning following a serious crash in the Adelaide Hills. A man, driving a Ford sedan, crashed into a tree on South Para Rd at Kersbrook just after 1.30am. Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where he remains in a serious condition. His injuries are currently not considered life-threatening. South Para Rd was closed for several hours while police examined the scene, but it has since been reopened. Senior Constable Matt Brown warned motorists of slippery roads after the recent rainfall, pleading with drivers to pay attention to the conditions. A recent national report revealed South Australia will fail to meet its 2020 target to cut deaths and serious injuries. At the current rate, the state is on target to increase the toll to more than 110. Updates 9:57 am May 8, 2019 Highlight We're closing up for the day. Come back tomorrow for more breaking news, weather and traffic from 6am. 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MORE: https://t.co/ykweMeNddk pic.twitter.com/ykHXyRf7yt — Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) May 7, 2019<doc-sep>The South Australian government is being forced to answer questions after a second, larger part of one of the state's largest road projects collapsed. A section of the $620 million Darlington Upgrade began to crack and collapse on Sunday morning, leaving a 20 metre stretch of panelling exposed. Now, a second slab of concrete has come crashing down, prompting even more concerns about the fate of the motorway. 'Nothing to see here' On Tuesday, the government blamed recent heavy rain for the falling concrete, saying the wet weather caused significant movement in the clay, resulting in spray-on concrete disintegrating. Despite the opposition raising major concerns as to the safety of the project, Transport Minister Stephan Knoll claimed the issue had been identified. But on Wednesday, Knoll confirmed that experts will be flown in from across the country to reassess why the 220m section is coming down. Opposition leader Peter Malinauskas slammed Knoll, saying the government should have come clean about the issue on Tuesday. "It seems absolutely ludicrous that within moments of a piece of wall collapsing we can have the government out saying, 'nothing to see here, nothing wrong'," said Malinauskas. "And 24 hours later, there's another collapse of another section of wall. "What has become apparent is that this project has major problems." Knoll originally said delays would be in place for around six weeks, but now says the government cannot give a definite time frame for how long it will take to determine the cause of, and repair, the issue. He also did not confirm whether there would be additional costs to the taxpayer. Despite the damage, Knoll says the collapse will not delay the project's final completion date.<doc-sep>Six experts are being flown in from interstate in a bid to fix a crumbling concrete wall on the $620 million Darlington upgrade. A second piece of the wall gave way overnight, prompting a high-level meeting between Infrastructure Minster Stephan Knoll and department staff this morning. "The situation that we've got at the Darlington lowered motorway is unacceptable," Mr Knoll said. Experts have been flown in to fix a a crumbling concrete wall on the $620 million Darlington upgrade. (9news) "All steps have to be taken to make sure that we get a fix, good and proper, to make sure that we get the road that South Australian's have spent hundreds of millions of dollars paying for." The collapses are linked to recent rains. It is believed dirt behind the concrete has become saturated, causing it to move and the slab to fall off the side of an embankment. The SA government said the issue needs to be fixed. (9news) Minister Knoll said a 220 metre section of the lowered motorway may be affected by the issue and was unable to rule out removing the whole wall. Remediation work is due to continue today in an attempt to seal the area to stop more water from soaking in. The collapses are linked to recent rains and have been called 'unaccceptable'. (9news) It's also unclear how long it's going to take to make repairs and if that will have any impact on when the project is completed. The upgrade is due to be finished by the end of the year. A second piece of the wall has given way. (9news)<doc-sep>
Traffic restrictions will in be place for about six weeks at the Darlington Upgrade Project after rain caused pieces of concrete to crumble in the lowered motorway. Picture: 7 News Traffic restrictions will in be place for six weeks along one of Adelaide’s busiest thoroughfares after rain caused part of the Darlington motorway to collapse. The Transport Department says it is investigating why wet weather caused such damage to the $620 million Darlington Upgrade Project. A collapsed concrete barrier at the Darlington Upgrade Project. Picture: 7 News Lane restrictions will be in place for southbound traffic on Main South Rd while work is undertaken to fix the damage. “Main South Road southbound between Sturt Road and Flinders Drive will be reduced to three lanes during peak periods, and two lanes during inter-peak,” the department said in a statement. “ There will be no lane restrictions in place for northbound traffic on Main South Road.” The department expects this arrangement will remain in place for about six weeks. “Motorists are advised to expect delays and to allow additional travel time,” the statement said. A department spokesman said the department and construction company Gateway South were investigating the damage, between Sturt Rd and Flinders Drive. “The impacts of rain events has been taken into consideration as part of the design and construction,” he said. “However, in this unusual circumstance, water has penetrated behind shotcrete wall in the section between Sturt Road and Flinders Drive. “Remediation works are required to prevent further ingress and repair the damaged shotcrete.” The spokesman said testing was continuing to “determine the full extent of damage ahead of required remediation works”. “Works in other sections of the project are able to be undertaken while remediation works are ongoing,” he said. Transport Minister Stephan Knoll said: “South Australians can have full confidence that this project will be operational as scheduled by the end of the year.” Looking south from Sturt Rd where concrete has collapsed on sections of the new Darlington road upgrades. Picture: Brenton Edwards Opposition Transport spokesman Tom Koutsantonis said he had “grave concerns” about the project and called for a full audit of the entire upgrade to ensure its safety. “If these roadworks can’t withstand rain, then god help us,” he said. RAA senior road safety manager Charles Mountain described the situation as “unfortunate”. “It shouldn’t have happened but it’s good that it’s happened now when there is an opportunity to remediate it before the project is finished,” he said. Traffic banked up around the sectioned-off barrier collapse. Picture: Brenton Edwards The Darlington project involves the upgrade of 3.3km of Main South Rd, including the creation of a non-stop motorway between the Southern Expressway and Tonsley Boulevard and a lowered non-stop motorway under several roads. The project is funded by the Federal and State Governments and is due to be completed in the second half of this year.