Council Minutes 16 April 2007 - Waratah-Wynyard Council

Council Reports
• Impact on pedestrians should the pedestrian refuge be removed or
relocated.
• The intersection in question is used by Metro Buses, passenger buses
and coaches accessing the Visitor Information Centre, delivery vehicles
and the like. Traffic management measures would need to consider the
manoeuvrability limitations for such vehicles.
• Approval from the Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources
would be required for works on the pedestrian refuge and installation
of the rumble bar islands.
7. Risk
The Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources have identified the
intersection of Dodgin Street and Jackson Street as being a potential Black
Spot Program project due to the recorded accident history at the intersection.
In consultation with DIER, possible options to reduce the incidence of
accidents have been identified and are detailed in this report.
There would be an expectation in the community, now that such a review has
been undertaken, that some improvement works are carried out to address the
community concern with this intersection.
In the event that no works are carried out it is quite probable that Council may
be criticised for not addressing the issue.
8. Conclusion
A number of options have been presented in this report that will aid in
reducing the potential for accidents at the intersection of Jackson Street and
Dodgin Street, Wynyard.
It is recommended to Council that rumble bar islands be installed in the
northern and southern intersection of Jackson Street with Dodgin Street and
that the pedestrian refuge be relocated some 12 metres to the west of its
current location to improve sightlines and reduce the potential for conflict with
right turning traffic from Jackson Street.
Approval from the Department of Infrastructure Energy and Resources would
be necessary for the works as proposed.
This report is presented to Council for consideration.
Waratah-Wynyard Council – Ordinary Meeting Minutes – 16 April 2007 Page 68