River Road West Penrose Street Bridge 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 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 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 ( ) DateAction 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 ( ) DateAction 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 ( ) DateAction 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  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)