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Item 10.6 - Attachment 1 |
Traffic Engineering Advisory Group minutes of 8
April 2010 |
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REPORT OF THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ADVISORY GROUP
MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 8 APRIL 2010
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
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Parramatta Traffic
Committee Chairperson Cr Andrew Bide declared the meeting open at 3.10 pm.
PRESENT:
Councillor
Andrew Bide PCC
- Chairperson
Mr
Mrs
Ms
Maria Swallow RTA
Const.
Damian Wright
Ms
Joan Wilcox Rep
for Greg Smith SC MP
Ms
Elanie Evans Rep
for Nathan Rees MP
Mr
Ms
Mr
Egwin Herbert
Mr
Daryl Briggs NSW
Taxi Council & Premier Cabs
Ms Miriam King Minute
Secretary
APOLOGIES:
Mr
Ms
Saniya Sharmeen PCC
Mr
Snr
Const Greg Jones Rosehill
Police
Const David Burnard Rosehill
Police
SPECIAL BUSINESS:
Nil.
DECLARATIONS OF
CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
There were no declarations of
conflict of interest.
CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON 4 FEBRUARY
2010:
That the report of the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Committee meeting held on Thursday 4 February 2010 be taken as read and be confirmed as a
true record of the meeting.
BUSINESS ARISING:
Nil.
SECTION A ITEMS:
ITEM NO.
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Woodville
State Electorate: Granville
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That Speed Humps not be installed in
Comment:
The Committee noted that there is no
technical reason for not installing the speed humps.
Council’s Service Manager – Traffic
and Transport advised that if survey responses showed that greater than 80% of
respondents supported the proposal then it was considered that there is a
general agreement in the street to install the speed humps. Where there was 50%-80% of respondents
supporting the proposal it was considered that there was no consensus and the
report then considered other factors such as collision history.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That Speed Humps not be installed in
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Woodville
State Electorate: Granville
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That speed humps not be constructed
in
Comment:
The Committee noted that there is no
technical reason for not installing the speed humps.
Council’s Service Manager – Traffic
and Transport advised that if survey responses showed that greater than 80% of
respondents supported the proposal then it was considered that there is a
general agreement in the street to install the speed humps. Where there was 50%-80% of respondents
supporting the proposal it was considered that there was no consensus and the
report then considered other factors such as collision history.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That speed humps not be constructed
in
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Woodville
State Electorate: Granville
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That a right turn phase not be installed
in the traffic signals in
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That a right turn phase not be
installed in the traffic signals in
1004 B4
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Arthur Phillip
State Electorate: Baulkham Hills and
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That
Council further investigate Option 2 which includes providing a right turn
phase for northbound traffic in
That Council write to the RTA
requesting it to develop proposals to upgrade the intersection of
That Council continue to encourage
the use of public transport for employees travelling to
Comment:
The RTA advised that it is currently
investigating widening the eastbound exit ramp from
Hillsbus/Westbus advised that it had
recently doubled the frequency in the am peak of all of its T-way Services and
some of its
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That
Council further investigate Option 2 which includes providing a right turn
phase for northbound traffic in
That Council write to the RTA
requesting it to develop proposals to upgrade the intersection of
That Council continue to encourage
the use of public transport for employees travelling to
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Woodville
State Electorate: Granville
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That the resident of 22 Eve Street,
South Granville be advised to place a sign on the gate or fence of the Markey
Street frontage of the property advising motorists not to park across the
driveway.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That
Council write to the residents on the south side of Eve Street advising that if
they have concerns about vehicles parking across their
1. Construct a
driveway across the nature strip (if this does not already exist).
2. Install a sign
on their gate/fence/garage advising ‘Do Not Park Across Driveway’.
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Elizabeth Macarthur
State Electorate:
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That traffic conditions at
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That traffic conditions at
1004 B7 King
Street at Stewart Street, Dundas - Traffic Conditions following the
installation of a Peak Period 'No Right Turn' in Morris Street at Marsden
Street
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Lachlan
State Electorate:
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That the information be received and noted.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That the information be received and noted.
1004 B8 Intersection
of
File: F2008/05096
Ward: Arthur Phillip
State Electorate:
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That Council request the RTA to
install an exemption for Taxis from the 'No Right Turn' from
Comment:
The representative of the NSW Taxi
Council spoke in support of the proposal.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That Council request the RTA to
install an exemption for Taxis from the 'No Right Turn' from
1004 B9 Outstanding
Works Instructions
File: F2008/05096
Ward: N/A
State Electorate: N/A
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That the information be received and noted.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That
the information be received and noted.
1004 B10 Outstanding
Correspondence from Previous PTC Items and TEAG Items
File: F2008/05096
Ward: N/A
State Electorate: N/A
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That the information be received and noted.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That the information be received and noted.
1004 B11 Pedestrian Projects
List and Miscellaneous Projects List
File: F2008/05096
Ward: N/A
State Electorate: N/A
Recommendation
to Traffic Engineering Advisory Group:
That the Pedestrian Projects List and Miscellaneous Projects
List be received and noted.
Recommendation from the Traffic
Engineering Advisory Group:
That the Pedestrian Projects List and Miscellaneous Projects
List be received and noted.
BUSINESS ITEMS:
Nil.
The Chairman declared the meeting
closed at 3.52pm.