Agenda of Traffic Committee - Thursday, 20 March 2025

Reports submitted to the Traffic Committee to be held on Thursday 20 March 2025.

Traffic Committee AGENDA AND BUSINESS PAPER

Thursday 20 March 2025

ORDER OF BUSINESS:

CLAUSE PRECIS PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 2

APOLOGIES 2

Confirmation of Minutes

CM-1 Confirmation of Minutes - 23 January 2025 - Local Traffic Committee Meeting 2

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 2

Formal Report

RP-1 Installation of "No Parking" Signs at entry to unformed laneway adjacent to 23 Hill Street, Turvey Park 3

InFormal Report

RP-2 Proposed Traffic changes on Edward Street between Oates Avenue and Fox Street, Wagga Wagga 6

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE 10

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

Wagga Wagga City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wiradjuri people, and pays respect to Elders past, present and future and extends our respect to all First Nations Peoples in Wagga Wagga.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing connection with the land and rivers. We also recognise the resilience, strength and pride of the Wiradjuri and First Nations communities

APOLOGIES

Confirmation of Minutes

CM-1 Confirmation of Minutes - 23 January 2025 - Local Traffic Committee Meeting

Recommendation

That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Local Traffic Committee held on 23 January 2025 be confirmed as a true and accurate record.

Attachments

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Minutes - Traffic Committee - 23 January 2025

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Report submitted to the Traffic Committee on Thursday 20 March 2025

RP-1

Formal Report

RP-1 Installation of "No Parking" Signs at entry to unformed laneway adjacent to 23 Hill Street, Turvey Park

Author: Warren Faulkner

Officer Recommendation

That the Local Traffic Committee endorse the installation of R5-40 No Parking signs on either side of the entry to the unformed laneway adjacent to 23 Hill Street, Turvey Park.

Report

Council has received a complaint regarding neighbouring properties using the laneway adjacent to 23 Hill Street as an extended driveway to park their vehicles, including a caravan. This has limited the use of the space and access to adjoining properties back gates. Following is a photo of the laneway.

Laneway (known as Pathway 21 Hill Street) is highlighted in the Aerial image below and is part of the road reserve as can be seen in the cadastre image that follows.

Council Rangers have advised that they will respond to customer requests and add this into their patrols if the No Parking sign is installed.

Risk Management Issues for Council

NIL

Internal / External Consultation

NIL

Reports submitted to the Traffic Committee to be held on Thursday 20 March 2025.

INFormal Report

RP-2 Proposed Traffic changes on Edward Street between Oates Avenue and Fox Street, Wagga Wagga

Author: David Christiansen – Transport for NSW

Officer Advice

That the Local Traffic Committee receive and note the following proposed traffic changes to Edward Street between Oates Avenue and Fox Street and provide feedback/comment as required:

a Making the Oates and Brookong Avenue intersections with Edward Street left-in and left-out only by way of extending the concrete median island to the west of Oates Avenue on Edward Street to the concrete median island at the Fox Street Traffic signals, inclusive of a designated right-hand turn lane into Fox Street

b The removal of all on street parking (up to 65 car parking spaces) on Edward Street between Fox Street and Oates Avenue to enable the installation of the concrete median island

c The retention of the ‘hail and ride’ bus service on the southern side of Edward Street and west of BP service station.

d Reconfiguration of parking on the northern side of Edward Street, including recessed bays to/for business buildings located between Oates Avenue and Alpha Lane.

Report

ISSUE:

Vehicles turning right between Fox Street and Oates Avenue across oncoming traffic on Edward St (Sturt Highway).

To support route consistency a designated right turn lane is proposed for traffic travelling east on Edward Street turning into Fox Street.

BACKGROUND:

After the upgrade of Murray and Edward Street intersection, a traffic study was instigated in 2024 by Transport for NSW to observe the impact of the traffic lights and alternative traffic routes being used, particularly Brookong and Oates avenues being used to avoid the traffic lights.

The study included motion cameras capturing near miss incidents where vehicles were turning right exiting Oates or Brookong onto Edward Street. When the near miss was less than 1.35 seconds away from an incident it was rated as severe, while misses between 1.35-2.0 seconds were rated moderate. Over the 31-day study period, 41 near misses occurred between vehicles turning right out of Brookong Avenue (64% severe/ 36% moderate) and 8 near misses between vehicles turning right out of Oates Avenue (40% severe/ 60% moderate).

Investment was granted to investigate concept designs that would eliminate the near misses.

COMMENT:

The approved design includes construction of a concrete medium island on Edward Street (Fox to Murray streets), a designated Right Hand turn lane into Fox Street, and removal of all on street parking on Edward St between Oates Street and Fox Street.

Investigation is continuing into proposals for parking at the front of offices between Oates Avenue and Alpha Lane on the north side of Edward Street. The most probable scenario will be recessed parking bays in front of the building but a reconfiguration of parking in Oates Avenue is also being considered.

Risk Management Issues for Council

There are no risk management issues associated with this proposal for Council. Transport for NSW is the Roads Authority for Edward Street.

Internal / External Consultation

Transport for NSW provided a briefing to the Council Executive on Tuesday 2 December 2024.

No external consultation has taken place to date with owners/residents along Edward Street adjoining the proposal, however Transport for NSW will endeavour to do so in the near future.

QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE