We were keen to see this sign replaced after the completion of road works.
Below is a response from the BCC City Projects Office.
Council is pleased to confirm that a replacement Neighbourhood Watch sign is currently in production. As Council also intends to install some other road signage in the area, installation of the Neighbourhood Watch sign will be completed once all signs have been produced. Council expect to complete this work by September 2012.
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Your Committee was also keen to have a ‘KEEP CLEAR’ sign painted on the roadway in Hamilton Rod at the T-junction with Pullford Street. Below is a response from the BCC City Projects Office. No luck with this one!!
Recent traffic observations completed by Council officers during the morning and afternoon peak indicate that traffic is generally passing through the Maundrell Terrace and Hamilton Road intersection in one traffic light cycle. There were no observations recorded of traffic queuing across the Pullford Street intersection in either an east or westbound direction.
Traffic standards indicate that ‘Keep Clear’ signs are generally only used to allow access to emergency vehicles, and where the blockage caused by queuing traffic would create a safety hazard for a nearby intersection.
For example, westbound traffic queuing on Hamilton Road to turn right into Delan Street could create a safety hazard by reducing the visibility and stopping distance for traffic coming through the intersection of Hamilton Road and Maundrell Terrace.
‘Keep Clear’ zones are not usually used to facilitate access to and from streets and unfortunately for these reasons Council will not be installing a ‘Keep Clear’ zone on Hamilton Road at Pullford Street as part of this project.
While Council appreciates that the Maundrell Terrace and Hamilton Road upgrade has resulted in some access changes for local resident, the changes made were required to improve safety and traffic flow through this busy intersection.
The centre median along Maundrell Terrace at Basnett Street was constructed to separate the traffic and create the additional space needed to safely accommodate the right turning traffic onto Hamilton Road. The right turn from Freeland Lane to Maundrell Terrace was also banned at this time as the hill crest blocks adequate sight lines to the south, preventing motorists from being able to turn safely.
Motorists wishing to travel northbound who want to avoid Hamilton Road during peak periods can access Maundrell Terrace from the southern end of Redbourne Street.
It would be nice if council said what they WOULD DO to alleviate the dangerous conditions that occur due to traffic queuing across Pullford St. rather than telling us what they CAN'T or WONT do.
ReplyDeleteI must be imagining the traffic I see stationary in Hamilton Rd
I am surprised by the last sentence in the Council's response about the Keep Clear sign. There are a number of speed bumps in Redbourne Street specifically to discourage rat-running, and now the Council seems to be encouraging traffic to travel along Redbourne St to avoid Hamilton Rd.
ReplyDeleteThis will just increase traffic at the Maudrell Tce/Redbourne St intersection and it's not always easy to turn right from Redbourne St to Maundrell Tce either.
Council's response para 1 says "during peak flow periods traffic is generally passing through Maundrell Tce. and Hamilton Rd. intersection in one light cycle"
ReplyDeleteIf that is the case why in para 7 does council offer Redbourne St. as an alternative route "for those motorists who want to avoid Hamilton Rd. during peak periods"