March 2012 Ordinary Busines Paper - Narrabri Shire Council - NSW ...

Attachment 6.1.a- 6 -NARRABRI SHIRE COUNCIL MARCH 2012 LOCAL TRAFFIC FACILITIES COMMITTE3e) Safety improvements to Therribri and Leard Forest Road intersections with Boggabri Coalprivate haul road (item raised by Geoff Sharrock, General Manager, Boggabri Coal PtyLimited to Lewis Oldfield)Committee reviewed email and plans supplied with Agenda from Geoff Sharrock toLewis Oldfield dated 19 August 2011.DV informed Committee that matter will need to be referred to RTA however, in principal hedoesn’t have a problem with it. DV raised the issue of who would be responsible for themaintenance and monitoring of the mobile sign boards.RECOMMENDATION:1. The Local Traffic Facilities Committee in principal endorses the plans attached to an emailfrom Geoff Sharrock to Lewis Oldfield dated 19 August 2011. With such plans being drawnby Idemitsu Boggabri Coal, TN – 19 August 2011.2. The Local Traffic Facilities Committee advises Council that the proposal will need to bereferred to the RTA for assessment.Moved: D. Vant Seconded: M Lyon Carried.UPDATE (DV) 4/10/2011: DV informed Committee that as far as he was aware the RTA wasyet to hear from Council in regards to the matter.ACTION (LO) 4/10/2011: Chase up LO in regards to current status of agenda item and reportto next Committee Meeting.UPDATE (LO) 2/11/2011: LO confirmed to Committee that recommendation of OctoberCommittee Meeting was adopted by Council. Committee agreed that the matter has beencompleted and agenda item can be removed from future agendas.CompletedUPDATE (LO) 25/11/2011: Email from Ben Rossiter, Constructive Solutions dated 25November 2011 with attached drawing detailing the existing and revised signagearrangements.UPDATE (LO) 29/11/2011: LO informed Committee that RTA didn’t approve lights so ifCommittee could review revised plan and if happy sign off revised plan as replacement. ASqueried the use of rubble strips on one side only. DV informed that he has been in consultationand that rubble strips are to be installed on both approaches with trucks to be fitted with GPSmonitors.RECOMMENDATION:The Local Traffic Facilities Committee in principal endorses the plans attached to an emailfrom Ben Rossiter, Constructive Solutions dated 25 November 2011 with rubble strips to beinstalled in both directions. With such plans being drawn by CF of Constructive Solutionswith plans dated 25 October 2011 (job code CSPL-20111).UnanimousCarried.MINUTES OF THE LOCAL TRAFFIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING OF COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON TUESDAY6 MARCH 2012.GENERAL MANAGERReports of CommitteesNarrabri Local Traffic Facilities CommitteeMAYOR6 of 9 March 2012 Ordinary Business PaperPage 45 of 555 of the March 2012 Ordinary Business Paper