Decision details

It is resolved that Council:

(A)       receive and note the community engagement outcomes on the Erskineville and Alexandria Traffic and Transport Study, as summarised in Attachments B, C, D and E to the subject report;

(B)       note that City staff will undertake further investigations, design and community consultation, and liaise with Transport for NSW where applicable, on the following treatments:

(i)         traffic calming scheme in Maddox Street, taking into consideration feedback from the community engagement, including the preference for chicanes, suggestions for improved pedestrian access at the intersections, and the need to allow for a future planned cycleway link along Maddox Street;

(ii)        upgrade the intersection of Mitchell Road, Harley Street and Ashmore Street to a signalised intersection;

(iii)       improvements to either make Harley Street one-way eastbound from Mitchell Road to McEvoy Street; or a half closure to traffic at the intersection of Harley Street and McEvoy Street so that vehicles cannot enter via McEvoy Street but maintaining left out to McEvoy Street;

(iv)       continuous footpath treatment on Belmont Street at Fountain Street;

(v)        intersection narrowing and kerb build-outs at Dadley Street intersections with Renwick Street and Lyne Street;

(vi)       identify excessively wide intersections in the study area and design and implement treatments to address these issues progressively as funding allows;

(vii)      review positions and visibility of signage and line marking along Mitchell Road between Fountain Street and Anderson Street, including side streets; and

(viii)    widening the footpath on both sides of Copeland Street between Fox Avenue and Clara Street, subject to Transport for NSW approval;

(C)       note that traffic signals at the intersection of Mitchell Road and Maddox Street will be delivered as part of the development of the adjacent Ashmore Precinct development site;

(D)       take no further action with regard to the following traffic management treatments based on the community engagement outcomes:

(i)         full closure of Maddox Street to traffic at Euston Road or a no left turn from Euston Road into Maddox Street; and

(ii)        full closure of Harley Street to traffic at either Mitchell Road or McEvoy Street;

(E)       note that traffic counts will be undertaken in Park Street over three months after the completion of the current roadworks to monitor vehicle volumes, types, speeds and movements, and whether any further review is needed;

(F)       note that traffic counts will be undertaken in Mitchell Road once all other treatments as recommended in the subject report are implemented in the Erskineville and Alexandria Traffic and Transport Study, to review the need for traffic calming in Mitchell Road; and

(G)      note that the City will request Transport for NSW to consider reinstating the right turn from Euston Road northbound into Maddox Street (east), including modifying the lanes on Euston Road to remove the left turn lane and create a right turn bay instead, to avoid heavy vehicles using other local roads such as Maddox Street (west) to access their sites.

Carried unanimously.

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