PRESENT
Councillor Dan Hayes
Katherine Boulton (TfNSW)
Sgt Steven Bloomfield (NSW Police)
Peter Braneley (Local Member’s Representative)
IN ATTENDANCE
Mr Bill Harvey Senior Traffic Officer
The meeting of the Traffic Committee commenced at 9.15am.
Acknowledgement Of Country
I would like to Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of this Land, on which this meeting takes place and to pay my respects to Elders past and present.
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On the Motion of K Boulton and S Bloomfield That the Minutes of the proceedings of the Traffic Committee Meeting held on 12 March 2020 be confirmed as a true and accurate record. |
Declarations Of Interest
No declarations of interest were received.
Reports
Points of Discussion
This matter arose as a result of a request from the facility management after concerns were raised by residents.
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On the Motion of Councillors K Boulton and S Bloomfield Traffic Committee members note that the following matter was distributed to members by email on 9 April 2020 with members responding in favour of the recommendation. That the Traffic Committee recommends that: a 18 metres at the eastern end of the existing BUS ZONEs that are on both sides of Lakeside Drive near the intersection with Lake Albert Road be changed from only operating in the periods before and after school to operating for the standard BUS ZONE times in Wagga Wagga by adding the following words, ‘7am to 7pm / Sun – Wed / 7am to 10pm / Thu – Sat’
b remaining 42 metres of existing BUS ZONE on both sides of Lakeside Drive should not change
c construction of a bus shelter and a connecting path at the BUS ZONE on the southern side of Lakeside Drive, as indicated in the attached diagram
d installation of an 18 metre length of BUS ZONE, using standard R5-20 series signs with the additional words, ‘7am to 7pm / Sun – Wed / 7am to 10pm / Thu – Sat’, on the western side of Lake Albert Road about 30 metres north of the intersection with Lakeside Drive
e construction of a hard stand area off the western side of Lake Albert Road to ensure that the BUS ZONE that is mentioned at point ‘d’ does not interfere with north bound traffic
f construction of a bus shelter and a connecting path at the bus zone that is mentioned at point ‘d’, as indicated in the attached diagram
g installation of an 18 metre length of BUS ZONE, using standard R5-20 series signs with the additional words, ‘7am to 7pm / Sun – Wed / 7am to 10pm / Thu – Sat’, on the eastern side of Lake Albert Road opposite the intersection with Lakeside Drive, as indicated in the attached diagram
h construction of a hard stand area off the eastern side of Lake Albert Road to ensure that the BUS ZONE that is mentioned at point ‘g’ does not interfere with south bound traffic
i construction of a pedestrian friendly all-weather surface at the BUS ZONE that is mentioned at point ‘g’ that provides connection between a stopped bus and the existing pedestrian footpath
j construction of a pedestrian refuge on Lake Albert Road about 25 metres south of the intersection with Lakeside Drive, with the aim of assisting pedestrians to cross Lake Albert Road between the BUS ZONE that is mentioned and point ‘g’ and the BUS ZONE that is mentioned in point ‘a’, as shown in the attached diagram
k installation of R2-3AA KEEP LEFT signs on the ends of the refuge islands that are mentioned at point ‘j’, facing approaching traffic |
Points of Discussion
This is the minimum additional controls and infrastructure that are required to provide an interchange facility at this location.
It is expected that the cost of implementation of this recommendation will be met as part of the overall project to improve the public bus service in Wagga Wagga.
Points of Discussion
This matter has been raised as a result of the number of drivers who are making U turns on Forsyth Street at locations that were not intended to accommodate such manoeuvres.
The volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area causes a situation that makes U-turns an unnecessarily dangerous movement.
There are adequate safe places to reverse direction nearby that requires little extra travel for a driver to make a turn at a place where it is safe to do so.
QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE
Sergeant Bloomfield asked that consideration be given to the east-west link that is formed by Leavenworth Drive and Stanley Street after a recent fail to stop motor vehicle crash that was contributed to by the apparent excessive speed of the offending driver.
The Traffic Committee rose at 9:20am – all matters were dealt with by email as is permitted by the instructions on the operation of Traffic Committee.