Issue - decisions

2021/558465

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Committee endorse the following treatments in Loveridge Street, Alexandria:

(A)      Permanent road closure at Power Avenue (instead of at McEvoy Street).

(B)      Continuous footpath treatment just north of McEvoy Street (in lieu of a closure)

Voting Members for this Item

Advice

The Committee carried:

·         The Committee unanimously supported the Recommendation (A) Permanent road closure at Power Avenue (instead of at McEvoy Street), and.

·         Recommendation (B) Continuous footpath treatment just north of McEvoy Street (in lieu of a closure) has been deferred.

Background

The road closure of Loveridge Street, Alexandria at McEvoy Street, was identified as an important traffic calming and safety treatment in the Alexandria Local Area Traffic Management Plan to mitigate the impacts of WestConnex on local roads and prevent short-cut traffic bypassing the signals on McEvoy Street at Wyndham Street.

The LPCTCC endorsed the closure of Loveridge Street at its intersection with McEvoy Street at its meeting on the 21 May 2020. However, the City only approved the closure for a 12-month trial period from 30 November 2020 to 5 December 2021.

The trial has been reviewed and the City now proposes to shift the closure of Loveridge Street from the intersection of McEvoy Street to the intersection of Power Avenue to improve accessibility and safety in the local area.