Oaklands Park overpass plea ignored in State Budget Marion Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis is disappointed the Budget did not include money for an overpass at Oaklands Park to relieve traffic congestion. COMMUTERS will have no relief from bumper-to -bumper traffic along Morphett and Diagonal roads after the State Government ignored its local member's pleas for action. The government has not allocated any money from its 2013/14 budget for an overpass at the Oaklands Park rail crossing. The decision was made despite a long campaign from Mitchell Labor MP Alan Sibbons for an overpass. Mr Sibbons was unavailable late last week, but Marion Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis said she was disappointed the overpass had been overlooked. "It's disappointing on a whole range of fronts," Ms Lewis said. Not the least for the residents who live on Morphett and Diagonal roads, who call me and say they can't get out of their driveways because traffic is banked up each morning. Ms Lewis feared traffic congestion would worsen as more residents drove to "park 'n' ride" carparks. It will only get worse. It will probably put people off using "park 'n' rides" if they can't get through the intersection and miss their train," Ms Lewis said. On the eve of the budget announcement last week, Ms Lewis handed a 5611-signature petition to the government calling for the overpass. The government promised $63 million over four years for upgrades to the Tonsley and Clovelly Park train stations. The work will include duplicating a section of the Tonsley line to allow trains to arrive every 15 minutes, and a new bus interchange at the intersection of South and Sturt roads.