River Road WestPenrose StreetBridge Street

Road Safety Scheme

May 2014

Media Coverage

Sydney Weekly Courier

23 April 2002

Council Action In 2002, Council engages Sinclair Knight

Mertz to conduct a Road Safety Audit and an Accident Investigation & Prevention Report, both of which were submitted to Council in January 2003

The Audit highlighted issues such as possible loss of vehicle traction at certain locations, sight distance problems, line marking, guard-fences, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety and street lighting.

Petition from Residents

24 January 2003 - A petition lodged with Council from local residents initiated further investigations into the safety issues on the River Road West, Penrose Street and Bridge Street route

There were a total of 540

signatures from 107 households

Petition from Residents The signatories had agreed that the

problems were as follows:

The roads are not designed to cope with the volume and type of vehicles that use them

The speeds that vehicles travel along the route are a danger to pedestrians and other motorists

Motor vehicle crashes are common along the route, due to the excessive speeds, not only putting others at risk, but damaging property

Petition from Residents

The solutions agreed to by the signatories were to: Reduce the speed limit Reduce the route from two lanes to one in each

direction Increase safety of pedestrians through road

design and improved crossings Construct bus bays at all bus stops along the

route Improve road signage Create dedicated right hand turn lanes into

selected streets Prohibit heavy vehicles

Media Coverage

North Shore Times

31 January 2003

Media Coverage

The Village Observer

January/February 2003

Results The petition went to Council on 3 February

2003. Council resolved for the issue to be referred to the Lane Cove Traffic Committee for consideration

Council, through the Traffic Committee Liaised with the RTA over the need for

additional traffic management measures Ordered remediation work for pavement

markers and line markings Requested the matter to be referred to the

Central Ward Traffic Management Working Party (CWTMWP) for further investigation

Requested the Police to conduct speed surveillance/radar checks

Results

The Council’s Services & Resources Committee, on 22 April 2003, resolved to request the RTA for the speed limit to be reduced from 60km/h to 50km/h

Council Meeting of 2 June 2003 requested further police patrols along route

February 2003 – February 2004 development of road safety plan in conjunction with CWTMWP

Media Coverage

North Shore Times

6 June 2003

Media Coverage

North Shore Times

17 October 2003

March 2004

Results

Council at its Ordinary Meeting of 16 Feb 2004 resolved that: Urban Services division liaise with the RTA with

respect to the road safety proposal developed for the route by the CWTMWP

Subject to the concurrence of the RTA, Council seek input from the local Central Ward community and others with respect to the proposal developed, in accordance with Council’s works notification policy for matters of a regional nature

Results

RTA requested traffic counts and traffic modelling to be undertaken – Council undertook the necessary studies and provided the results to the RTA

RTA’s response was to agree to one traffic lane Westbound but to maintain two lanes Eastbound along the route

December 2004 – Council resolved to place the road safety plan on public exhibition

Accident History Jan 1999 – Dec 2004

Total Number of Accidents: 198

Fatalities: 2

Injuries: 62

Accident History post introduction of 50km/h limit

Recent History (2007-2008)Date Action

June 2008: Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW) prepare preliminary designs of intersection schemes

July 2008: Community Public Exhibition commences.

60 out of 82 respondents fully support scheme; 13 partially support; 9 object.

October 2008: Report to Council recommending implementation of scheme.

Council resolved to approve the scheme in principle (Minute 349 October 2008)

October 2008: RMS give approval in principle of schemes on the condition that RMS comments are incorporated in schemes

Recent History (2009-2010)Date Action

January 2009: TTW revised designs to incorporate RMS comments where practicable

January – October 2009:

Design negotiations between Council and RMS

October 2009: RMS commission independent Road Safety Audit of Best Street / Penrose Street proposal

Audit identifies hazards associated with proposed right-turn bay arrangement for intersection.

March 2010: RMS advises that funding from them of the River Road West Safety Scheme cannot be supported

June – July 2010:

Council commissions further revisions to designs to gain RMS-approval

Recent History (2011-2014)Date Action

August 2011: Mayor Gaffney requests support of scheme from the Hon Anthony Roberts MP

February 2014: Council proposes to install, and fully fund, intersection schemes that RMS supported.

Schemes are approved by the Local Traffic Committee.

May 2014: Pedestrian refuge installed on River Road West, opposite Tennyson Park

May 2014: Council consults local community on proposed Penrose Street / Best Street roundabout design scheme

Recent Accident History 2007-2012

65 accidents in 5 year period on River Road West between Austin Street and Burns Bay Road

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Overall Scheme Burns Bay Road to Best Street

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Overall Scheme Penrose Street & Bridge Street

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Overall Scheme Bridge Street & River Road West

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Overall Scheme River Road West to Wangalla Road

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Overall Scheme River Road West to Austin Street

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Trouve St – pedestrian refuge (installed)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Best St – roundabout (approved by RMS)

Concept Plans Developed to Date Cope St / Penrose St – left-in, left out treatment

at Cope St North and No Right Turn from Cope St South (approved by Traffic Committee, subject to consultation)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Wangalla Road/Morrice Street – No Right Turn from Wangalla Road and left-in, left-out at Morrice Street (approved by Traffic Committee)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Barina Road – left-in, left-out at Barina Road + Chevron Painted Median Strip (approved by Traffic Committee)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Penrose Street – additional left-turn bay (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Bridge Street - deceleration lane and parking lane (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

College Road North – pedestrian refuge (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Bridge Street - parking lane and raised threshold (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Warraroon Road – “seagull” treatment to provide right turn in and out (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Austin Street – left-in, left-out treatment (concept plan not yet approved)

Concept Plans Developed to Date

Fox Street - pedestrian refuge (concept plan not yet approved)