Fairfield Transport Interchange Upgrade - Transport for NSW

Fairfield Transport Interchange
Determination Report
3.2 Consideration and Response to Submissions
Issue
No.
Submission
No.
Issues raised
Traffic and site access:
1. 1 FAIR 1 Concern raised that zebra crossing will cause traffic to bank
up and down The Crescent to Court Road and Alan Street
which will have a knock on effect on buses entering the bus
interchange. Consider a signalised crossing.
2. FAIR 3 Cars picking up passengers from the train station cause
vehicles to back up along The Crescent all the way down to
the roundabout. Cars can be stuck in traffic for 5 to 10
minutes.
Transport for NSW response
The Fairfield Transport Interchange Review of Environmental Factors
(the REF) notes that while there would be queuing from the zebra
crossing particularly in the PM peak, the level of service (LoS) remains
within acceptable levels. This is because the LoS is calculated as a
function of ‘average’ delay for all vehicles over an hour. The queuing is
sporadic in nature, building up quickly and dissipating quickly rather
than constant queuing throughout the peak. This is a function of how a
zebra crossing affects traffic flows. For large periods during the peak
there are little or no delays for vehicles passing through the zebra
crossing. However when vehicles are required to stop, to let
pedestrians cross the road, queuing can build up quickly, particularly if
the signals at the upstream intersection at Smart Street have turned
green. So the delay can be high for some vehicles (hence queuing)
however when averaged out over an hour, the delay would be low.
Roads and Maritime Services review of the traffic impacts determined
that the proposed pedestrian crossing in conjunction with the traffic
signals at the intersection of The Crescent and Smart Street would
work satisfactorily and the delays predicted to occur in the future are
tolerable and can be sustained by the local network. Transport for
NSW has committed to further monitoring of the intersections in the
first 3 months of operation of the upgraded interchange to ensure
queuing impacts remain at a manageable level. Refer to Section 6.1.2
in the REF (Volume 1) and Condition of Approval 37 of this
Determination Report.
A formalised Kiss and Ride zone will be implemented to allow for
motorists to pull in off the traffic lane on The Crescent in front of the
station entrance so as to minimise impacts to the westbound traffic
flow on The Crescent. Refer to figure 3.5. in the REF (Volume 1).
As mentioned above in Issue No. 1. Transport for NSW has committed
to undertake further monitoring of The Crescent/Smart Street and The
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