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Union Street, McMahons Point - Alternate Options to Speed Cushions

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2021

The community consultation outcomes were reported to the Traffic Committee meeting on 11 June  2021. The recommendations of the Traffic Committee were considered at the Council meeting on 28 June 2021 where Council resolved (view Council report): 

  1. THAT Council, as part of the 2021/22 LATM Program, installs a concrete median and landscaped kerb extension in Union Street at the bend near Euroka Street, upgrade the road line marking and retain the existing garden bed at Bank Street as shown in the attached plan (Option 3). 
  2. THAT there be as much landscaping and softening as possible with minimal amounts of concrete.

Feedback closed 11.59pm, Wednesday 5 May 2021.

The issue of speeding motorists in Union Street was raised at the 519th Traffic Committee on 7 September 2018 and again at the 525th Traffic Committee on 14 June 2019.  The full details of these reports and their resolutions can be found on Council’s website at https://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/Council_Meetings/Meetings/Committees/Traffic_Committee

Consequently, Council engaged Transport & Urban Planning to prepare a Road Safety Audit of Union Street.  This report was presented to the Traffic Committee on 7 February 2020 and it was resolved to recommend: 

  1. THAT based on the finding of the Road Safety Audit and safety issues stated in the report, installation of speed cushions not to proceed.
  2. THAT other alternate treatments be investigated by Council’s Traffic Engineer to resolve the speeding issues and report back to Traffic Committee.”

The matter was investigated further by Council’s Traffic Engineer for alternate solutions in Union Street.  Three options were considered and presented to Union Precinct Committee and are now ready for public exhibition.

If there is general community support for any of the above proposed options, it is intended that works will be completed in the 2021-2022 financial year.

The survey is not a voting form as such but will assist in determining level of support for the proposed traffic and pedestrian arrangements for your street. All feedback received will be considered, however it is not intended to reply to individual respondents.

If you have any enquiries regarding the proposal, contact Council’s Traffic & Transport Operations Department on 9936 8100 or or yoursay@northsydney.nsw.gov.au

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