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Item 6
S03730
12 April 2005
PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this report is <strong>to</strong> advise Council on the options and issues associated with access <strong>to</strong>
the area bounded by Memorial Avenue, Mona Vale and Link Roads associated with the proposed
future development under LEP 194.
BACKGROUND
At Council’s <strong>meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> 14 Decem<strong>be</strong>r 2004, Council considered a report on the adoption <strong>of</strong> Kuring-gai
Multi-Unit Housing Development Control Plan No. 55 – Pacific Highway/Railway
Corridor and St Ives Centre.
As part <strong>of</strong> the report, a proposed traffic access in<strong>to</strong> and out <strong>of</strong> the site bounded by Memorial
Avenue, Mona Vale and Link Roads known as the “St Ives triangle” is <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> considered:
Council resolved that:
“Traffic access <strong>to</strong> the Memorial Avenue, Link and Mona Vale Roads triangle <strong>be</strong> reviewed in March
2005 <strong>to</strong> assess the feasibility <strong>of</strong> an access point adjacent <strong>to</strong> Stanley Street. A report <strong>to</strong> come <strong>to</strong>
Council on the feasibility <strong>of</strong> this option taking in<strong>to</strong> account patterns <strong>of</strong> land ownership at that time
and legal advice on the options available <strong>to</strong> Council for acquisition <strong>of</strong> land under the Roads Act.”
At the time <strong>of</strong> finalising the Masterplan for the site, the proposed access in<strong>to</strong> and out <strong>of</strong> the site was
based on known property ownerships and likely lot amalgamations. Also, access in<strong>to</strong> the site from
Mona Vale Road would <strong>be</strong> subject <strong>to</strong> the requirements <strong>of</strong> the Roads and Traffic Authority as this
road is a State Arterial Road and under its care and control. The likely situation <strong>be</strong>ing that the RTA
would only allow access in<strong>to</strong> the site but would not allow egress unless it was controlled through a
signalised arrangement.
With the land ownership details known at the time and the need <strong>to</strong> have a minimal impact on the
current property owners, the preferred traffic arrangement as indicated in DCP 55 was <strong>to</strong> provide
for access <strong>of</strong>f Mona Vale Road through Sturt Place and egress in<strong>to</strong> Memorial Avenue. The
proposed road is likely <strong>to</strong> the follow the known property boundaries and lot amalgamations. Whilst
this may have had an impact on some properties, it was determined that this would have the least
amount impact on property ownerships.
An alternative option, as proposed by the St Ives Progress Association, was <strong>to</strong> connect Stanley
Street <strong>to</strong> an internal road within the “St Ives triangle”.
Current traffic volumes around the site are shown in the table <strong>be</strong>low:
Street Daily Volumes (Dates) Peak Hourly Volumes (am/pm)
Memorial Avenue 9,240 (1996) 678am/755pm
Link Road 21,280 (1998) NK
Mona Vale Road 44,000 (2002 3910am/3700pm
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