Hamilton South LATM Study - Newcastle City Council

Hamilton South 

Local Area Traffic Management 

(LATM) Study 

Final Report 

August 2013

HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC 

MANAGEMENT STUDY 

Production: 

Hamilton South Local Area Traffic 

Management (LATM) Study was 

prepared by the Liveable City, 

Traffic and Transport Team of the 

City of Newcastle 

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Edition: Final Report 

August 2013 

Cover photo: 

Parkway Avenue, Hamilton South 

looking east towards National Park Street intersection 

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HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC 

MANAGEMENT STUDY 


Table of Contents 

FINAL REPORT 

AUGUST 2013 

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 

1.1 Background .……………………………………………. 1 

1.2 Purpose of the study ...……………………………….. 2 

1.3 Study area ………………………………………………. 2 

2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS 2 

2.1 Road hierarchy ….……………………………………… 5 

2.2 Traffic volume surveys ……………………………….. 7 

2.3 Crash data information ……………………………….. 10 

3.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 10 

3.1 Stages of the study and public consultation 

conducted ………………………………………………. 10 

3.2 Public exhibition of Initial Plan ……………………. 10 

3.3 Public workshop ………………………………………. 11 

3.4 Public exhibition and workshop outcome ………... 11 

3.5 Public exhibition of Revised Plan ………………….. 12 

3.6 Integrity of responses to the questionnaires …….. 12 

4.0 TRAFFIC ISSUES AND RECOMMENDED MEASURES 13 

4.1 Strategy to encourage traffic using Sub-Arterial 

Roads …………………………………………………….. 13 

4.2 Parry Street ……………………………………………… 15 

4.3 National Park Street …………………………………… 19 

4.4 Union Street and Parry Street intersection .………. 21 

4.5 Union Street ……………………………………………. 22 

4.6 Union Street proposed 40 km/h High Pedestrian 

Area at The Junction ………………………………….. 23 

4.7 Glebe Road at Smith Street intersection ………….. 24 

4.8 Parkway Avenue ….................................................... 26 

4.9 Smith Street ………..…………………………………… 29 

4.10 Stewart Avenue from City Road to King Street ….. 33 

4.11 Corlette Street …………………………………………. 35 

4.12 King Street ……………………………………………… 35 

4.13 Jenner Parade …………………………………………. 36 

5.0 PARKING ……………………………………………………….. 36 

6.0 HEAVY VEHICLES ISSUES ………………………………….. 37 

7.0 ACTION AND STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION ………….. 38 

8.0 RECOMMENDATION ………………………………………….. 39 

ATTACHMENTS ………………………………………………... 41 

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 Background 

During the Ward Forum in 2010, residents raised concerns about speeding and 

the high volume of traffic in residential streets of Hamilton South. These 

concerns were intensified due to the on-going construction of developments in 

the area such as the Aldi Supermarket, the extension of Marketown Shopping 

Centre and the redevelopment of the No.2 Sportsground facility. 

In September 2010, traffic signals were installed at the intersection of Parkway 

Avenue and Union Street. This was followed by news that the No.2 

Sportsground development was approved and ready for construction. In early 

2011, a new Development Application was lodged with the City of Newcastle to 

re-develop Bimet Lodge in Union Street Cooks Hill. The Bimet Lodge 

development was approved in 2012. This development generated resident 

concerns due to the potential increase in traffic volume along Parkway Avenue 

and surrounding streets in Hamilton South. Residents requested a traffic study 

of the area be undertaken as they believed the developments would generate 

additional traffic in the Hamilton South area. 

Then in July 2012, paid parking in Newcastle West was extended. This 

displaced some long day parkers from Dick, Hall and Arnott Streets into the 

residential streets of Cooks Hill, Newcastle West and Hamilton East. 

Residents are currently still concerned about increased traffic in the area, 

particularly National Park Street, Smith Street and Parkway Avenue. Traffic 

studies were conducted in the area in previous years, however, a review is 

needed to determine if further traffic management devices are required to meet 

the current traffic demand and maintain residential amenity in the area. 

The first Hamilton South Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Scheme was 

developed in 1986 and the last review of the LATM was January 1992. There 

were consultations undertaken with the residents and LATM reports prepared at 

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those times. The first stage of the LATM study was not implemented in the area 

until 1992. A summarised copy of the Stage 1 review is shown in Attachment 

A. 

1.2 Purpose of the study 

The aim of this study is to review and re-assess traffic conditions in the area 

and develop a new LATM plan, in addition to the already installed traffic 

devices. 

The specific objectives of the study are: 

1. To provide a strategy to encourage traffic to use the main sub-arterial roads 

rather than local roads within the study area 

2. To reduce the impact of traffic on the local road network by recommending 

additional traffic management devices that address the increased 

pedestrians, cyclists and vehicular traffic in the area. 

3. To increase residential amenity while acknowledging the operations of 

business and community sporting facilities in the area. 

4. To investigate resident reports of heavy vehicles using the residential streets 

to access the commercial areas of Newcastle West and The Junction. 

1.3 Study area 

The study area is similar to the LATM study area of the 1990s, bounded by 

Union Street on the east, King Street on the north, Stewart Avenue on the west 

and Glebe Road on the south (Figure 1). 

2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS 

There have been various traffic management devices installed within the study 

area between the 1992 LATM scheme review and 2012. These traffic 

management devices were: 

• Two sets of traffic signals in Parkway Avenue at the intersections of 

Union Street and Stewart Avenue 



• Traffic signals in Glebe Road at the National Park Street intersection 

• Pedestrian signals in Glebe Road east of Smith Street 

• Traffic signals in Glebe Road at Kenrick and Watkins Street intersections 

• Roundabout in Steel Street at the Parry Street intersection 

• Scramble pedestrian crossing at the Kenrick/Union Street intersection 

• Intersection re-alignment at Dumaresq Street and Parkway Avenue 

• Two speed humps in Smith Street fronting the No. 2 Sportsground 

• Two pedestrian refuges in Ravenshaw Street at the intersections of King 

and Parry Streets 

• Raised pedestrian crossing in Steel Street fronting Marketown Shopping 

Centre 

• Raised pedestrian crossing in Parry Street east of Smith Street 

In addition to the traffic management devices, the study area now includes the 

Coastline Cycleway route in Parkway Avenue and Corlette Street. 



FIGURE 1 

HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT – STUDY AREA 



2.1 Road hierarchy 

Council adopted the Newcastle Road Hierarchy Plan in 1995. The road 

hierarchy plan classified roads according to their existing or intended function in 

the street network. The plan was based on traffic and amenity criteria and was 

designed to ensure the integrity of neighbourhoods by diverting through-traffic 

to routes updated for the purpose of carrying regional traffic. 

The Road Hierarchy Plan was established to provide a framework for all other 

traffic related decisions, precluding ad-hoc decision making which could 

ultimately compromise more worthwhile, area-based traffic objectives. 

The classification system of arterial, sub-arterial, collector and local roads 

formulated by the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), formerly known as 

Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), has been utilised by Council when 

developing its Road Hierarchy Plan for the City. The main classification of roads 

and corresponding streets within the area are: 

A. Arterial Road 

A road that predominantly carries through-traffic from one region to another. 

The use of LATM devices (such as speed humps, road closures, medians, 

refuges, raised thresholds with pedestrian crossings) in these streets is not 

appropriate, although larger roundabouts are suitable. Traffic volume range is 

more than 15,000 vehicles per day (vpd). 

Stewart Avenue is classified as an arterial road in the study area. 

B. Sub-arterial Road 

A road that connects arterial roads to developed areas, carrying traffic directly 

from one part of the region to another. It can supplement the arterial road 

system. The use of typical LATM devices is not appropriate in these streets 

although roundabouts are suitable. Traffic volume typically ranges from 5,000 - 

20,000 vpd. 



King Street, Union Street and Glebe Road are classified as sub-arterial roads 

which have traffic volumes of around 17,000, 9,000, and 22,000 vpd 

respectively. 

C. Collector Road 

A non-arterial road that mainly collects and distributes traffic in an area, as well 

as providing access to abutting properties. It may carry some through-traffic but 

not to a major degree. Use by heavy vehicles as a through route will not 

generally be appropriate. Use of LATM devices in these streets other than 

roundabouts is not generally appropriate and requires great care. Traffic volume 

typically ranges from 2,000 -10,000 vpd. 

Parry Street (east of Stewart Avenue) and Parkway Avenue are classified as 

collector roads. Parry Street and Parkway Avenue have traffic volumes of 

around 9,000 and 7,000 vpd, respectively. 

D. Local Road 

A road or street used primarily for access to abutting properties. Where this 

class of street received inappropriate use, it could be subjected to intensive 

treatments such as closures, raised thresholds, speed humps, and other LATM 

treatment to restrict use. Traffic volumes of 2,500 vpd or less are desirable. 

All roads within the study area, except those with the above classifications, are 

local roads. Traffic volumes vary in each street. 



2.2 Traffic volume surveys 

There were a number of traffic surveys conducted in the study area, particularly 

in Parkway Avenue. Traffic surveys were conducted in 2002 and 2003 to 

monitor the traffic in Parkway Avenue following the installation of traffic signals 

at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Parkway Avenue. Attachment B - 

Figure A shows the summary of traffic volume surveys. The analysis of this 

data was used to assess the proposal to install traffic signals at the intersection 

of Parkway Avenue and Union Street. Other surveys conducted within the 

study area over the past 10 years are also summarised in Attachment B - 

Table A. Although some survey data is almost 10 years old, it gives insight into 

previous traffic volumes for local streets such as Cram, Turnbull, Farquhar and 

Kemp Streets. Intersection counts (conducted in December 2011) in Smith and 

Turnbull Streets for morning and afternoon peak periods (Attachment B - 

Figure B) show that traffic in this section is still within the acceptable desired 

volume limit for a local road. Traffic volume in Cram, Turnbull and Stanley 

Streets is not likely to increase significantly above the desirable local road limit. 

Council approved the installation of traffic signals at the Parkway Avenue and 

Union Street intersection. These signals were installed in September 2010 

using funding from the Federal Government's Black Spot Program. Residents 

requested a review of traffic volume based on the improvements and 

developments in the area. 

Traffic surveys were conducted in August and December 2010 in Parkway 

Avenue. The December 2010 survey was conducted to determine the traffic 

volume following installation of traffic signals at Parkway Avenue and Union 

Street. The surveys recorded an increase in the average daily traffic in 

Parkway Avenue from 6,222 to 6,855 vpd in both directions. 

In June 2012, Council adopted the revised National Park draft Plan of 

Management. It recommended that “as part of the Hamilton South Traffic Study, 

Council as a matter of priority, re-investigate the partial closure of the 

ungazetted road known as Smith Street, to decrease risk of collision to sporting 



and recreational users of National Park.” To measure the impact of the 

proposed part road closure of Smith Street, it was recommended to trial the 

partial closure of Smith Street to determine the traffic volume changes on the 

surrounding streets. By doing this, Council can make an informed decision to 

determine the impact of the partial road closure on surrounding streets. Other 

changes taking place in the area were the July 2012 extension of paid parking 

in Newcastle West and completion of the raised pedestrian crossing in Parry 

Street at the Smith Street intersection. The trial partial road closure of Smith 

Street was conducted a few months after these changes in December 2012. 

Figure 2 shows the traffic volume in Smith Street and surrounding streets 

before and after the partial (half road closure) of Smith at Parry Street end. 

Further detail on the Smith Street half road closure proposal is shown in 

Section 4.9. 

Cyclist data is not depicted in the survey results as traffic counters cannot 

detect bicycles. It is noted that cyclist provisions are part of the planning 

process in this Study. Any recommendations will consider cyclists as among 

the users of the road network, with cyclist provision being incorporated into 

future detail designs. 


FIGURE 2 

STEWART AVENUE 


KEMP STREET 

667 

921 

Dec 

2010 

NATIONAL PARK ST 

1507 

1188 

( 2832 ) ( 3160 ) 

1653 

1644 

*Dec 2012 

with HRC 

Dec 

2012 

*Dec 2012 

with HRC 

- 9 - 

Traffic Volume Count Survey Summary 

Difference of traffic volume between before and during 

the half closure of Smith St at Parry St end 

( 1588 ) 

1900 

( 4810 ) 

1920 

( 3925 ) 

2910 

2005 

PARKWAY AVENUE 

Dec 

2012 

SMITH ST 

1655 

1552 

1320 

1299 

( 1828 ) 

( 2480 ) ( 2964 ) 

( 1931) 

173 

1412 

611 

1181 

Half Closed 

10-17 Dec 2012 

*Dec 2012 

with HRC 

Dec 

2012 

*Dec 2012 

with HRC 

Dec 

2012 

4876 

4036 

3784 

( 6855 ) 

3071 

Dec 2010 

( 8912) 

Dec 

2012 

DUMARESQ ST 

5276 

4065 

( 9341 ) 

*Dec 2012 

with HRC 

Parry Street 

UNION ST 

471 

CORLETTE ST 

( 7 7 9 ) 

308 

Dec 

2010 

Note: 

Dec 2010 - traffic count survey between 

25 November to 15 Dec 2010 

Dec 2012 - normal condition 2 - 9 December 2012 

*Dec 2012 with HRC - with Half Road Closure RC) 

survey between 10 -17 December 2012. 

Smith St is half closed to vehicular traffic 

restricting southbound traffic from 

Parry Street end.


2.3 Crash data information 

A number of crashes have occurred in the study area, mostly near the 

boundaries of the area. Further investigation of appropriate measures and 

treatments is required in order to reduce these crashes. This information is 

better shown in the diagrams in Attachment C. The crash analysis was for the 

period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2012. 

3.0 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 

Public consultation and participation are vital to the success of any LATM study. 

Public involvement and local knowledge are important when assessing the 

effectiveness and community acceptance of proposed traffic management 

devices. Resident participation is helpful in identifying suitable solutions and is 

preferable to applying a purely technical ‘solution’, in terms of traffic 

management. When the decision making process combines public input with 

technical expertise better solutions are generated for traffic problems. 

3.1 Stages of the study and public consultation conducted 

There was one resident workshop session, two public consultations, and three 

reports released as part of the Hamilton South LATM Study, namely: 

1) The Discussion Report, public workshop session and public 

exhibition of the Initial Plan. 

2) The Revised Report and public exhibition of the Revised Plan. 

3) The Final Report, which is this report or 'The Study'. The Study 

combines the results of the public workshop session and the two 

public exhibitions. 

3.2 Public exhibition of Initial Plan 

Following preparation of the Hamilton South Traffic Study Discussion Report, 

the Initial Plan of the traffic management devices and other proposed 

treatments were combined in leaflet form (Attachment D) and put on public 

exhibition for comment. Approximately 1300 leaflets were distributed to 

residents of the area and other stakeholders (Ambulance, Fire Brigade 

Services, Roads and Maritime Services, Newcastle Police, etc). The leaflet 



asked for input from residents and stakeholders regarding the proposed traffic 

management plan. The LATM proposal was advertised in the Newcastle Herald 

on 12 November 2011 and publicly exhibited on Council's website and at the 

Newcastle Regional Library from 7 - 24 November 2011. 

3.3 Public workshop 

A public workshop was held on Thursday 24 November 2011 at the 

Sportsground Cricket Clubhouse. Council's Traffic Engineer presented the 

survey data from the area and explained the reasons for the selection of the 

proposed traffic management devices. The workshop was an interactive way of 

communicating with the community. Community members were able to discuss 

the traffic issues impacting their streets and Council was able to note their 

concerns and opinions. There were 66 registered participants at the workshop. 

The main concern strongly voiced by the residents was the bypassing traffic 

using the residential streets of Hamilton South, particularly National Park Street 

where the volume of traffic was well above the desirable local road limit. 

3.4 Public exhibition and workshop outcome 

There were a large number of responses from residents concerned about their 

streets losing residential amenity due to the new developments being built 

around them. Parkway Avenue, National Park, Kemp, and Smith Streets have 

increased traffic volume due to bypassing traffic. Concerns were raised about 

some of the proposed traffic management devices, as residents considered 

they may make traffic flow easier, encouraging bypassing traffic, rather than 

discouraging by-passing traffic using the area as intended. Concerns were 

raised in written submissions and completed questionnaires. These 

submissions were analysed, and a summary is shown in Attachment E. 

There were 231 submissions received (including the maps tabled by residents 

at the workshop). The issues raised are discussed in Section 4. 


3.5 Public exhibition of Revised Plan 


After public exhibition of the Initial Plan, a Revised Report was prepared and a 

Revised Plan was put on public exhibition on June 2013. A copy of the Revised 

Plan is shown in Attachment F. About 1,300 leaflets were distributed to 

residents of the study area seeking further feedback. The Revised Plan had 

similar traffic management devices as the Initial Plan, as most of the proposed 

devices were supported by the majority of residents. The Revised Plan 

contained two additional proposals: 

• Intersection re-alignment of the Glebe Road/Smith Street intersection; 

and 

• half road closure of Smith Street, between Parry Street and Dumaresq 

Street. 

The results of the community's comments on the two additional proposals are 

summarised in Attachment G and discussed further in Sections 4.7 and 4.9, 

respectively. 

3.6 Integrity of the questionnaire responses 

A number of residents questioned the integrity of the questionnaire responses, 

when some respondents provided no address detail. There was potential for 

multiple responses from individuals, particularly to the Revised Plan exhibition 

and the highly controversial issue of Smith Street and National Park Street. 

There were nine anonymous comments received to the Initial Plan public 

exhibition. The contents of these anonymous responses indicated that they 

were opinions of residents from the area, and were therefore included in the 

summary of comments table. 

All responses to the Revised Plan public exhibition were categorised by house 

number and street of residence. Only one response was allocated for each 

household, if multiple responses were received it was only counted as one 

household response. Responses without names were checked against 

Council's resident database and if valid comments were included against the 

respondents residential address. 



In the Revised Plan public exhibition, there were only four anonymous 

responses received, these were considered null and void due to no address 

detail provided. The majority of responses received were from residents of the 

study area. 

4.0 TRAFFIC ISSUES AND RECOMMENDED MEASURES 

4.1 Strategy to encourage traffic using Sub-Arterial roads 

From the public workshop and submissions received during the community 

consultation periods, it is evident that residents are strongly concerned about 

the decrease of residential amenity in the study area due to bypassing traffic 

and recent approved developments. There were submissions suggesting road 

closures, clearways, and various strategies to discourage traffic using the local 

roads and to encourage bypassing traffic to use the sub-arterial roads around 

the study area. 

The Road Hierarchy Plan was established to provide a framework and guidance 

for traffic related decisions. According to the Road Hierarchy Plan all local 

roads within the study area, except National Park Street, still carry daily traffic 

volumes within the local road limits. Parkway Avenue and Parry Street traffic 

levels are still within the allowable range for a collector road load limit. 

The road network of the study area is planned and designed on a “grid” 

concept. There is a high connectivity of the local roads which could experience 

growing traffic problems such as bypassing traffic. Modern subdivisions 

constructed in the last decade west of Newcastle, where many cul-de-sacs are 

found, adopted “tributary” network concepts. In a “grid” system road closures 

may benefit the street that is closed, but may negatively impact surrounding 

streets that are left open. The road closures suggested by residents in the 

Study area, such as: 

• Jenner Parade at the Stewart Avenue end, 

• Kemp Street between Stewart Avenue and National Park Street; and 

• National Park Street or Smith Street north of Turnbull Street 



are not supported at this time as closures would increase traffic in other streets 

in the “grid” system. 

Another suggestion was to have a month trial closure of streets south of 

Parkway Avenue, such as Kemp Street, Jenner Parade, Kenrick, Stanley, 

Turnbull and Cram Streets at the Stewart Avenue end to gauge the impact of 

traffic in the area. These closures would concentrate traffic in National Park 

Street and Parkway Avenue, both of which already carry a high amount of traffic 

compared to other local streets in the Study area. There were also suggestions 

to close National Park Street and Smith Street at the Glebe Road end, 

encouraging all local traffic to use the sub-arterial roads. This suggestion would 

concentrate all local traffic to Parkway Avenue and may cause more queuing at 

the Union Street intersection and at the Stewart Avenue end. Road closures 

are not supported for these streets at this time. The Road Hierarchy Plan 

dictates that all these roads should share the load, and still function on the local 

road load level. 

Theoretically, and based on the Road Hierarchy Plan, the local and collector 

roads in the study area are still carrying traffic within the range limit, except for 

National Park Street. It is noted that traffic is using the local streets as a bypass. 

To address this, sub-arterial roads such as Glebe Road and Union Street 

should be made more attractive to encourage use, particularly during the 

morning and afternoon peak periods. Some of the actions recommended below 

will be investigated further in consultation with businesses in The Junction area. 

• clearway restrictions along Glebe Road during peak periods, 

• clearway restrictions along Union Street during morning and afternoon 

peak periods. There are existing No Stopping restrictions in Union Street 

(eastern side) in the afternoon peak period between Kenrick Street and 

Glebe Road, 

• removal of the scramble crossing at the Union/Kenrick Street intersection 

traffic signal phasing, to increase capacity and decrease delays. This will 

be in consultation with RMS. 



4.2 Parry Street 

Parry Street is a collector road and is used predominantly by residents 

accessing Marketown Shopping Centre, and other businesses in the area. As 

part of the recent Marketown (east) Shopping Centre Development, a 

roundabout was built at the intersection of Steel and Parry Streets to improve 

traffic circulation. 

A raised pedestrian crossing near the Smith Street intersection, and right turn 

bay at the Parry Street Marketown entrance were installed to improve 

pedestrian safety and vehicular turning movements as a requirement of the No. 

2 Sportsground Development Application. It is envisaged that with increased 

usage of the No. 2 Sportsground car park, there will be an increase of 

pedestrians crossing Parry Street. Details of the improvements already 

constructed are shown in Attachment H - Plan No. 1. 

From the consultation responses, there were 170 responses supporting the 

installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Parry Street and National Park 

Street, and 32 opposing (Annexure E – Question 1). Residents along National 

Park Street were concerned that the proposed roundabout would make it more 

convenient for motorists to use National Park Street as a short cut, increasing 

traffic in National Park Street. Residents suggested Council investigate opening 

Parry Street at the Stewart Avenue end, to feed traffic directly onto Stewart 

Avenue instead of via National Park Street, when heading south. 

The opening of Parry Street at Stewart Avenue was investigated and has been 

referred to the RMS for comments. The diagram in Figure 3 summarises the 

potential issues and impacts of the proposal on the road network near 

Marketown Shopping Centre. 

Opening Parry Street at the Stewart Avenue end would require a dedicated left 

turn lane out of Parry Street onto Stewart Avenue. This would require 

acquisition of part of the land occupied by the Audi Car Centre Newcastle. The 

suggested Parry Street left turn lane is only 12-15 metres south of the King 



Street left turn lane. Attendees of the workshop stated that this is similar to the 

intersection configuration of Glebe Road at Railway Street, Merewether. The 

Railway Street left turn lane is about 92 metres south of Glebe Road, a 

substantially longer distance than that of the Parry Street/King Street 

configuration. It is not desirable to have two left turning lanes to Stewart 

Avenue in such close proximity (one from King Street and one from Parry 

Street). If the Parry Street left turn lane is opened, the King Street dedicated 

left turn lane should be closed. The current left turn traffic movement out of King 

Street to Stewart Avenue would need to be incorporated into the King 

Street/Stewart Avenue traffic signals to make the intersection a normal cross 

traffic intersection. 

The RMS was consulted on this proposal and they raised concerns about the 

left turn lane from King Street onto Stewart Avenue being removed. They 

stated "King Street at Stewart Avenue intersection is a critical intersection of two 

State Roads and any reduction in its capacity for local amenity purposes is not 

appropriate. The intersection needs to be able to cope with large amounts of 

east west and north south traffic, with the added complication of heavy 

platooning of southbound traffic owing to the Hannell Street railway level 

crossing. Over $2 million was invested in the intersection about 6 years ago, to 

achieve its current level of performance and an acceptable level of performance 

into the future with development of Newcastle West. Any reduction in capacity 

on one approach to the intersection would require redistribution of phase times 

on other approaches. This would increase overall delays for the large number 

of motorists who use the intersection, and increase congestion and greenhouse 

emissions in this area." 

Through traffic along King Street and Stewart Avenue will get higher priority in 

the signal phase time allocation, giving less time for traffic turning left from King 

Street to Stewart Avenue. This suggestion would encourage motorists heading 

west along King Street to turn left into National Park Street, right into Parry 

Street, than exit Stewart Avenue in the suggested left turn lane. The high 

number of left turn movements may impact the King/National Park Street bus 

zone with longer queues and may also encourage motorists to use Steel and 



Ravenshaw Streets. There would be an increase of right turning movements in 

Parry Street at Ravenshaw and Steel Streets. 

There is a question of why direct this westbound traffic back onto local and 

collector roads when they are already using King Street (Sub-Arterial Road) and 

it is more convenient to exit Stewart Avenue (Arterial Road)? 

From the traffic management point of view and utilising Council's Road 

Hierarchy network, it is not appropriate to remove the King Street dedicated left 

turn lane. The suggested Parry Street left turn lane onto Stewart Avenue is not 

supported. 


Over-all impact: Opening left turn lane in Parry St 

and closing King St left turn lane will encourage 

the use of local and collectors roads instead of 

keeping the heavy number of left turn traffic in 

King Street which is the sub-arterial road. 

STEEL STREET 

FIGURE 3 

Diagram summarising the issues and impacts of the 

left turn lane proposal from Parry Street to Stewart Avenue 


15 metres 

87 

If left turn lane is provided in Parry 

Street, the King St exclusive 

left turn lane should be closed. 

Moving the left turn lane in King to the intersection 

this may impact the traffic signal phasing at King St 

and Stewart Ave and will cause more delays 

to King and Stewart Ave through traffic. 

85 

85 

79-81 

79-81 

77 

LITTLE KING STREET 

69 

69 

69 

Birdwood Park 

PARRY STREET 

Left turn traffic from King St would be encouraged to 

turn left into National Park St, right into Parry Street and 

exit Stewart Ave. However, due to the heavy number of 

left turning movements, this may impact the bus stop 

in King Street at National Park Street intersection with 

longer queues and possible removal of parking spaces. 

Jax Tyres 

NATIONAL PARK STREET 

Bus Stop 

BURWOOD PARK 

Marketown 

KING STREET 

Traffic may also turn left at Steel and Ravenshaw Street 

and increase right turning movements from Steel and 

Ravenshaw Streets to Parry Street. 

- 18 - 

4P 

Ch 00 

Traffic in Parry St that turn left into National 

Park St should be encouraged instead to 

turn right into National Park St and use the 

left turn lane in King street. This route can be 

improved by installing parking restrictions 

during peak hours on the western side of 

National Park St and make an attractive 

route for cars heading south. 

PARRY STREET


The issue of bypassing traffic using National Park Street is still not addressed. 

An alternative suggestion is to encourage Parry Street traffic to turn right into 

National Park Street, then left into King Street. This is a more attractive route, 

and access could be made quicker and easier by banning afternoon peak hour 

parking on the western side of National Park Street, between King Street and 

Parry Street. The flow of traffic in this location is often blocked by cars 

manoeuvring to park. A roundabout at Parry Street and National Park Street 

may also encourage easy turning movements at the intersection. National Park 

Street residents raised concerns about installation of a roundabout as they did 

not want the use of their street encouraged. Traffic crashes at this intersection 

are low and the proposed roundabout may not meet a high priority for funding in 

the National Black Spot Program. 

A roundabout is recommended at the intersection of Parry Street and National 

Park Street, but it will be on a low priority compared to other LATM projects in 

the area. Pedestrian refuges will be incorporated at each leg of the roundabout 

for pedestrian use. There were concerns about removal of the pedestrian 

crossing in Parry Street, as this is heavily used by Newcastle High School 

students. Roundabout refuges do not give priority to pedestrians, but do assist 

pedestrians to cross, by allowing them to navigate one travel lane direction at a 

time. The roundabout will also slow traffic speeds with horizontal deflection and 

Give Way signage on all legs, creating a safer pedestrian environment on all 

approaches to the roundabout. 

4.3 National Park Street 

National Park Street is a local road in Hamilton South carrying the bypassing 

traffic accessing Marketown Shopping Centre and the National Park 

Sportsground areas. It is also identified as a local bicycle route in the 2011 

draft Newcastle Cycling Strategy and Action Plan and is used by commuter 

cyclists and school students due to the low traffic volume and speed which 

resulted from the installation of the raised thresholds along the street. This 

usage is now compromised by increased traffic volumes. 



The 1990 Local Area Traffic Study showed that traffic used National Park Street 

as a shortcut when Dumaresq and Corona Streets were open to traffic. When 

these two streets were closed and speed humps were installed along National 

Park Street north of Parkway Avenue, traffic decreased slightly and residential 

amenity increased. With recent developments and improvements in the 

Newcastle West area, National Park Street is an attractive route to use. 

Traffic signals were activated at the intersection of Glebe Road and National 

Park Street on 31 August 2006. As part of this project, National Park Street 

was closed for southbound traffic to discourage increased through-traffic in the 

area. The purpose of this half road closure was to maintain residential amenity 

in the area, particularly in National Park Street south of Parkway Avenue, and 

this was achieved. National Park Street is still used however, as an attractive 

route travelling to the Newcastle West shopping area, as indicated in the traffic 

counts summary. 

Four way Stop signs at the intersection of Stanley and Kemp Streets have 

slowed traffic and these signs will remain in place. The existing pedestrian 

crossing fronting the Hamilton South Public School could be improved by 

installing a raised threshold to slow down traffic in National Park Street. 

As stated in Section 4.2, the left turn lane out of Parry Street at the Stewart 

Avenue intersection is not supported. National Park Street is left with an 

average traffic volume over the desirable local load limit. Residents are 

demanding measures to address the traffic volume in National Park Street. The 

option of closing National Park Street to traffic (at Parkway Avenue, northern 

end) is not supported at this time as it would divide the suburb into two areas 

and put more traffic along Parkway Avenue, particularly the Union Street and 

Stewart Avenue ends. It will also increase traffic in Smith Street. 

Provision of a roundabout at the Union/Parry Street intersection would make a 

decrease in traffic more likely. The roundabout may divert some traffic from 

Merewether to use Union Street, instead of National Park Street. It is also 



recommended that once the roundabout at Parry Street and Union Street is 

installed, traffic in National Park Street between Parry Street Parkway Avenue 

be monitored again and if traffic change is minimal additional speed humps 

could be installed along National Park Street. 

4.4 Union Street and Parry Street intersection 

In 2003, the crash history at the intersection of Union and Parry Streets for the 

five year period from 1998 to 2002 was investigated. There were 24 crashes, 

17 of these were cross traffic accidents. A roundabout was proposed. Some 

residents objected at the time, fearing it would encourage an increase in 

bypassing traffic using Parry Street. The project did not rate competitively with 

other Black Spot Projects forwarded to the RMS for funding. The project was 

deferred and monitoring of the area was recommended. 

The latest crash data for the site (Attachment C) shows 12 crashes recorded 

during the five year period (2007-2012). Three of these crashes are cross 

traffic accidents. A roundabout is recommended at this intersection to reduce 

these type of crashes and to assist traffic circulation in the area. The 

installation of a roundabout at this intersection will encourage drivers to use this 

route rather than using National Park Street as a shortcut. Parry Street east of 

Union Street currently has 4-way Stop signs, which have worked well over the 

years to improve safety. The roundabout will include pedestrian refuges or 

median islands on all legs to assist pedestrians to cross the road. The 

roundabout may not qualify for Federal Black Spot funding but will be 

considered as part of any future Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) 

project. 

During a public meeting with the Cooks Hill Community Group (10 September 

2012), residents requested an intersection treatment in this location due to a 

number of near misses and accidents. The residents generally supported a 

roundabout, rather than traffic signals. This is confirmed by the Cooks Hill 

Community Group submission on the Revised Plan that stated the Group 

maintained its opposition to traffic signals at this intersection and the 

roundabout is more an acceptable option. Some residents are concerned that 



the roundabout may increase traffic volume in Parry Street east of Union Street. 

The Cooks Hill Community Group requested the design of the roundabout 

should ensure the issue of traffic volumes is dealt with, and requested to be 

consulted on the future roundabout design detail. 

The community consultation results in the Initial Plan indicated strong support 

for the roundabout proposal with 74% (170 responses) supporting, and 8% (18 

responses) not supporting. There was additional opposition from the residents 

of Cooks Hill raising concerns about the proposed roundabout adding to Parry 

Street traffic. It is recommended that this project receive the highest priority out 

of all the projects by the study. Traffic flow in the area has been monitored 

since 2000, and in the last 10 years it has been routinely observed that vehicles 

have difficulty turning right out of Parry Street into Union Street. This difficulty is 

because there are few gaps in the Union Street traffic. The roundabout will 

encourage traffic to use Union Street (Sub-Arterial Road), instead of National 

Park Street and Smith Street as a shortcut. This may assist in lowering the 

traffic volume in National Park Street. 

4.5 Union Street 

The existing pedestrian crossing in Union Street, north of Laman Street, has 

been identified as a safety issue for pedestrians due to the road width. It is 

proposed to raise the pedestrian crossing and narrow the road to two lanes of 

traffic in order to improve pedestrian safety as shown in Attachment H - Plan 

No. 2. 

The existing pedestrian crossing at Tooke Street is heavily used at all times 

during the day, particularly on days coinciding with netball competitions. It is 

proposed to raise the pedestrian crossing to improve safety. 

There was a suggestion to increase parking opportunities near the No.1 

Sportsground and netball courts by changing the parallel parking arrangement 

in Union Street (western side), between Parry Street and Tooke Street, to angle 

parking. Initial investigation revealed that this is feasible as the road in this 

section of Union Street is wide. However, cars manoeuvring in and out of the 



parking spaces will encroach onto the northbound travel lane and may cause 

delays to traffic in Union Street (Sub-Arterial). Any delays would hinder traffic 

flow and would cause other traffic to use local roads as short cuts. Angle 

parking in this location is not recommended. Angle parking on the eastern side 

of Union Street (between Parry and Tooke Streets) is feasible but strong 

objections were received from residents in the area. Resident opinions in this 

location are unlikely to change, even with the benefit of some additional parking 

spaces being gained, as shown in Attachment H - Plan No. 3. 

During the Cooks Hill Resident Group meeting, residents queried the 'No Right 

Turn' restriction from Parkway Avenue to Union Street and requested this sign 

be removed. This was investigated and it was recommended the right turn ban 

remain as removal would create delays at the intersection. 

Union Street has been identified as a key regional route in the 2011 draft 

Newcastle Cycle Strategy and Action Plan connecting the south and south 

western suburbs to the Newcastle city area. The plan proposes that a study of 

the entire length of Union and Corlette Streets to identify opportunities to 

construct physically separated priority bicycle lanes. The proposed LATM 

devices on Union Street will be designed in conjunction with the outcomes of 

the bicycle route study to ensure the bicycle route is not compromised through 

the installation of non-sympathetic devices. 

4.6 Union Street proposed 40 km/h High Pedestrian area at The 

Junction 

Council recently investigated the possibility of implementing a 40 km/h High 

Pedestrian Area (HPA) speed limit in The Junction commercial centre. The 40 

km/h HPA project will not be incorporated in this Study but any proposed traffic 

management devices will be included in the works priority list for future funding. 

It is also noted that when planning the 40 km/h HPA at The Junction, the 

proposed clearway restrictions in Union Street will be considered in the plan. 



4.7 Glebe Road at Smith Street intersection 

The first draft of the LATM plan recommended the installation of traffic control 

signals at the intersection of Glebe Road and Smith Street. This will require the 

relocation of the existing pedestrian signal crossing to the intersection signals. 

The Glebe Road/Smith Street intersection has a high rate of recorded 

accidents, mostly cross traffic related crashes, shown in Attachment C, page 4 

of 4. 

A roundabout is feasible on Glebe Road, with two lanes of traffic extending 

almost as far as Railway Street. This would require the closure of Railway 

Street at the Lingard Street end. A roundabout would also require the removal 

of parking spaces near the intersection to cater for pedestrian refuges or 

islands. A roundabout is not recommended as it would be very close to the 

existing pedestrian crossing signals east of Smith Street and to the roundabout 

at Lingard and Morgan Streets. 

In the Initial Plan public exhibition, there was 65% support (150 responses) from 

residents in the area for traffic signals at this intersection, and 15% (35 

responses) opposing the installation of traffic signals (Attachment E – 

question 3). About 20% of respondents did not answer the question. Council 

received letters raising concerns about the impact of traffic signals on the local 

road network for the following reasons: 

• Traffic signals may encourage short cutting through Smith Street, to access 

the Merewether area, instead of using Union Street and Stewart Avenue. 

• Traffic from the north (Stewart Avenue) may use Cram Street or Turnbull 

Street to cross Glebe Road at Smith Street and avoid two sets of traffic 

signals, at City Road and National Park Street. This is possible, however the 

extent of traffic volume will not be known as there are four-way stop signs at 

the Turnbull Street and Smith Street intersection. 

• Traffic from Merewether should use Sub-Arterial Roads such as Union 

Street and Stewart Avenue. 



Analysis of the crash diagram showed the majority of crashes were northbound 

through traffic, from Lingard Street to Smith Street, colliding with eastbound 

traffic in Glebe Road (Attachment C, Page 4 of 4). Crashes could be reduced 

by restricting northbound traffic in Lingard Street from crossing to Smith Street. 

This would encourage traffic to use Union Street (Sub-Arterial Road). Given 

that the highest work priority would be given to installing a roundabout at the 

intersection of Union and Parry Streets, this would encourage southbound and 

northbound traffic to use Union Street (the Sub-Arterial Road) rather than using 

Smith Street (the Local Road). 

Recent surveys showed that when Smith Street was trialled for partial closure at 

the Parry Street end, traffic in Smith Street decreased. A number of vehicles 

used National Park Street and a significant number used Parry Street to travel 

to Union Street. 

There was a high amount of community support for traffic signals at the 

intersection of Glebe Road and Smith Street. Traffic signals may reduce 

collisions at the intersection, however this will also reduce residential amenity in 

the Hamilton South area. Parking on the northern side of Glebe Road, east and 

west of Smith Street, would be reduced or removed in the future to cater for 

capacity at the intersection. It is envisaged that if traffic signals at Glebe Road 

and Smith Street proceed, Glebe Road will become a four lane road. This will 

impact on customer parking for the businesses on the northern side of Glebe 

Road 

The Revised Plan public exhibition proposed the option of an intersection realignment/median 

at Glebe Road/Smith Street (Attachment H - Plan No. 4) in 

lieu of installing new traffic signals and relocating the pedestrian signals. This 

will also address crashes at the intersection of Glebe Road and Smith Street. 

This proposal was exhibited in the Revised Plan, and put to the community for 

comments. The proposal will reduce cross traffic crashes between northbound 

and eastbound traffic. Traffic exiting Lingard Street will be able to turn left or 

right to Glebe Road. Northbound traffic from the Merewether area could use 

National Park Street, Union Street or Kenrick Street. Southbound Smith Street 



traffic will be able to go straight through to Lingard Street or turn left onto Glebe 

Road, or use Parry Street then Union Street to access the Merewether area. 

The right turn movement from Glebe Road to Smith Street would also be 

restricted. It is anticipated that by restricting turning traffic the impact on 

surrounding streets will lessen. 

When the Revised Plan was put on public exhibition for community comment, 

there were a total of 142 responses received. From the responses 35% (62 

responses) supported the intersection re-alignment, 45% did not support, and 

some commented that they preferred traffic signals at the intersection 

(Attachment G – question 1). There were 20% of respondents who did not 

indicate a preference to the question. 

Both options for the intersection have pros and cons and both are feasible. 

From a traffic and pedestrian safety point of view to reduce crashes, traffic 

signals are desirable. From a traffic management point of view to restrict bypassing 

traffic in the study area, intersection re-alignment is the desirable 

option. The options were tabled at the Newcastle City Traffic Committee 

meeting for discussion and the Committee raised concerns about the 

intersection re-alignment as it will potentially encourage more traffic to use 

National Park Street due to the imposed restriction on Smith Street. 

The Traffic Committee discussed the two options for this intersection at 15 July 

2013 meeting and supported the full signalisation of the Glebe Road/Smith 

Street intersection. This is also the option that received the majority support 

from residents in the study area. 

4.8 Parkway Avenue 

One of the main concerns of Hamilton South residents is the role of Parkway 

Avenue, due to the increased of traffic volume since installation of signals at the 

Stewart Avenue and Union Street intersections. Traffic signals were installed at 

the Stewart Avenue/Parkway Avenue and Union Street/Parkway Avenue 

intersections in May 2002 and September 2010, respectively. Traffic counts 

were conducted along Parkway Avenue before and after the installation of the 



traffic signals (Attachment B - Figure A). The counts reflected an increase in 

traffic volume. 

Since installation of the traffic signals in Parkway Avenue, Stewart Avenue and 

Union Street there was an increase in traffic using Parkway Avenue, particularly 

between Stewart Avenue and National Park Street. Parkway Avenue has been 

treated with LATM devices, including traffic signals and a roundabout, but still 

attracts a large amount of bypass traffic accessing other areas of the city. 

Parkway Avenue is classified as a Collector Road and carries traffic volume 

below the desired limit, however higher traffic volume should not be encouraged 

in Parkway Avenue. Parkway Avenue is part of the east west conservation area 

that connects Hamilton to Bar Beach. With the increase of traffic over time, 

residential amenity could be compromised. 

The following recommendations are put forward from results of the community 

consultation and from the public workshop: 

1. Change the speed limit of Parkway Avenue to a Local Area 40 km/h 

speed limit from Stewart Avenue to Darby Street. This will result in a 

consistent speed limit from Hamilton South and Cooks Hill, bounded by 

Glebe Road and Parry/Laman Streets, under the Local Area Traffic 

Management (LATM) Schemes. The speed limit change requires RMS 

approval. The plan will be forwarded to the RMS for their consideration. 

There was support in the Revised Plan public exhibition submissions for 

the 40 km/h speed limit in Parkway Avenue, particularly from the 

Newcastle High School P&C Association. The Cooks Hill Community 

Group did not support the speed limit change. Their reason is that 

“reducing the speed limit to equal adjoining 40 km/h residential streets 

will remove the incentive for traffic to use the designated collector road 

(Parkway Avenue). Parkway Avenue is the collector road in this area and 

should be functioning as such with the speed limit maintained at 50 kmh”. 

2. Installation of speed humps in Parkway Avenue. This may not be 

acceptable to the residents due to the associated noise issue. Speed 



humps may receive a lower priority for funding as the speed survey 

showed the majority of vehicles are driving within a reasonable range of 

the signposted speed along Parkway Avenue. The Newcastle High 

School P&C Association does not support the speed hump with fence 

fronting the school. They note that “this approach would have a negative 

impact on the aesthetics of the front of the school and would further 

reduce parking in an already congested area“. It is proposed to install 

speed cushions instead without fencing fronting Newcastle High School 

to slow traffic. 

The school also requested consideration of a pedestrian crossing 

fronting the school. Parkway Avenue did not meet the criteria set out by 

RMS for installation of marked pedestrian crossings. Studies have 

shown that where the minimum criteria is not met and crossings receive 

limited use during the day, marked crossings can create more danger for 

pedestrians using them. High school students cross Parkway Avenue at 

different locations between National Park Street and Smith Street. There 

is no concentrated area where pedestrians cross. A pedestrian crossing 

is not supported at this time. 

3. Installation of linemarking, to separate vehicles, cyclists and parking. 

This treatment will help improve safety for residents exiting their 

properties, as vehicles will travel closer to the road median instead of 

near the road edge. The treatment will also increase visibility of 

oncoming vehicles and be safer for cyclists. Parkway Avenue is wide 

enough to accommodate travel lanes, and bicycle lanes with adequate 

safety zones to separate cyclists from parked cars opening doors. 

Careful consideration of the linemarking will be required at the existing 

roundabouts to ensure safety for cyclists is not compromised. Some 

residents are reluctant to accept this change. In response to a Council 

survey some residents expressed confusion about who is meant to give 

way when a resident turns into or out of their driveway. The standard 

road rule will still apply: Cars entering or exiting driveways must give 

way to cyclists, pedestrians and traffic. There is no action to be taken at 



this time. The matter will be further investigated if residents support the 

cycleway linemarking in Parkway Avenue in the future. 

4. Installation of a dedicated right turn bay for Parkway Avenue traffic to 

turn north into Stewart Avenue. This suggestion would require cutting 

the median strip and would affect two mature trees. It would also 

encourage more traffic to use Parkway Avenue as a short cut, which the 

residents of Parkway Avenue may oppose, as it affects their residential 

amenity and property access. This suggestion is not supported. 

5. Increasing the right turn phasing at the traffic signals to allow more 

westbound cars in Parkway Avenue to turn right (north) into Stewart 

Avenue on the green time phase. - This will create delays along Stewart 

Avenue, and encouraging motorists to use Parkway Avenue as a short 

cut, causing longer queues westbound in Parkway Avenue. This 

suggestion is not supported at this time. However, recently residents in 

the area requested Council to investigate the right turn phasing 

sequence in Parkway Avenue westbound traffic to Stewart Avenue. 

There is confusion for Parkway Avenue traffic turning right northbound 

when suddenly confronted by through traffic from Parkway Avenue 

heading east, which results in near misses and accidents. This matter 

was forwarded to RMS for investigation as traffic control signal 

operations is under their responsibility. 

4.9 Smith Street 

In the 1991/1992 LATM Study, 4-way Stop signs were recommended in Smith 

Street at the intersections of Kemp and Kenrick Streets. Two speed humps 

were recommended in Smith Street, north of Dumaresq Street. The 4-way Stop 

signs were very effective in reducing crashes and traffic speed. The two speed 

humps were installed (April 2005) north of Dumaresq Street to slow traffic and 

increase pedestrian safety near the sportsground facilities. 

When the No. 2 Sportsground facility was redeveloped and the community was 

consulted in 2010, there were mixed responses from residents. One suggestion 

was to close Smith Street to through-traffic as the road is part of the park. This 



suggestion was tabled to the Newcastle City Traffic Committee (NCTC) for 

consideration. 

The Committee supported further investigation into the matter, and 

recommended the full closure of Smith Street be monitored during the No. 2 

Sportsground construction period, to measure the impact of the full road 

closure. Traffic counts were conducted in December 2010 in Parkway Avenue, 

Smith Street and National Park Street to determine the before and after road 

closure affects. 

Smith Street north of Dumaresq Street was fully closed to vehicular traffic from 

29 August to 13 September 2011 (more than 2 weeks). Before (December 

2010) and after (September 2011) survey results showed that traffic increased 

in National Park Street, both north and south of Parkway Avenue, and 

decreased in Smith Street, south of Parkway Avenue. Due to works conducted 

by Hunter Water, there were doubts about the accuracy of the traffic count 

surveys. 

The full closure of Smith Street to vehicular through traffic, north of Dumaresq 

Street, is not supported in this study due to traffic flow issues. In February 2012 

the draft National Park Plan of Management was put on public exhibition. The 

Plan of Management is a planning document for management of the National 

Park area, including No. 1 and No. 2 Sportsgrounds. The closure was 

considered in the Option Plan of the 'National Park Plan of Management Issues 

and Opportunities Discussion Report' Section 8.2 - closure of Smith Street 

(page 76 and 77 - February 2012). Smith Street north of Dumaresq Street is 

not a dedicated public road and was assessed as part of the National Park Plan 

of Management. 

Council adopted the National Park Plan of Management on 6 June 2012. 

Council also added in the notice of motion that “as part of the Hamilton South 

Traffic Study, Council as a matter of priority re-investigate the partial closure of 

the ungazetted road known as Smith Street, to decrease risk of collision to 

sporting and recreational users of National Park”. 



An extract from the National Park Plan of Management report, Section 5.2.1 – 

Preserving Future Park Planning and Development Options states: 

“the Park Masterplan, and Management Action SSt.2, highlight a 

possible change to the current use of Smith Street between 

Dumaresq Street and Parry Street. It is proposed to maintain twoway 

vehicle traffic on Smith Street north of the east-west drainage 

line. It is also proposed to modify Smith Street (carriageway, 

signage, etc) south from the east-west drainage line to the park 

boundary at Dumaresq street to permit one-way vehicle traffic 

northbound only – with a suitable design, coupled with special 

(Council-approved) management arrangements, to permit 

southbound traffic for major/special events. Car parking would still 

be maintained along Smith Street but these measures would 

allow for a greater pedestrian and cycleway along Smith Street 

(which is not a dedicated public road but community land and part 

of National Park). These changes would only be implemented 

after further investigation and consultation is undertaken to 

quantify their effects on the surrounding road network, however 

the emphasis of such changes will be on attaining a recreation 

based outcome for Smith Street within National Park". 

To determine the real impact of the half road closure in Smith Street as 

proposed in the National Park Plan of Management, a trial half road closure of 

Smith Street at the Parry Street end, was conducted from 10-17 December 

2012. Traffic counters were installed at different locations a week before the 

half road closure trial to determine the normal flow of traffic, and the change of 

flow when the road was partially closed. 

The results of the survey are shown in Figure 2. The traffic counts result 

showed that when Smith Street was half closed (allowing northbound traffic 

only) there was a significant increase of traffic using National Park Street. 

Through traffic decreased in Smith Street, south of Parkway Avenue. 

Residential amenity is compromised on other road networks in the area by 



closing Smith Street. The proposal in the National Park Plan of Management is 

to half close Smith Street at the east-west drainage line which is south of the 

No. 2 Sportsground car park exit. The problem with this proposal is motorist 

compliance. Drivers coming from Parry Street will not know that Smith Street is 

closed halfway, and require a U-turn space at the half closure near the drainage 

line. This may create vehicular conflicts with traffic heading northbound, 

reducing safety. 

Half road closures are not recommended mid-block as non-compliance with the 

device creates a traffic management hazard. These treatments have proven to 

be unsuccessful in improving safety. 

Any half closure of Smith Street should be proposed either at the Parry Street 

end or the Dumaresq Street end, to restrict southbound traffic. 

A half road closure at the Parry Street end means all traffic going to the netball 

courts and the No. 2 Sportsground will use Smith Street from Parkway Avenue 

(similar to the trial in December 2012 when Parry Street was partially closed to 

traffic). The aim of providing safety for pedestrians near the netball courts (as 

specified in the National Park Plan of Management) is not achieved in this 

scenario as traffic still travels both directions south of the east-west drainage 

line. 

A half road closure at the Dumaresq Street end would allow all traffic to 

continue using the area between the drainage line (south of the No. 2 

Sportsground) and Dumaresq Street. Some traffic may still illegally exit the half 

road closure, due to good visibility of traffic from the opposite direction. A 

turning space will be needed at the end of Dumaresq Street, which may create 

vehicular conflicts with oncoming northbound traffic. 

Leaving Smith Street either fully open or fully closed to traffic was considered. 

Most residents, based on the responses received to the Initial Plan public 

exhibition, were strongly opposed to a full closure. It would significantly 



increase traffic volume along National Park Street, as shown in the December 

2011 counts. 

The Revised Plan public exhibition sought community comments on the 

proposed half road closure of Smith Street. There were 114 responses, (64%) 

objected to the half road closure and 22% (40 responses) supported the half 

road closure. Attachment G summarises residents’ comments on the 

proposal. In addition, submissions and letters were sent by residents in the 

area including members from Cooks Hill Community Group objecting to the 

proposed half road closure. 

The Newcastle City Traffic Committee discussed this matter at its meeting on 

15 July 2013 and and noted that Smith Street caters a large volume of traffic 

and two-way movement is beneficial to the management of traffic in the area. 

The closure of Smith Street would place additional load of traffic on 

interconnecting streets and other intersections, especially Union street. The 

Committee does not support the half road closure of Smith Street. This was 

also not supported by the majority of residents who responded to the 

community survey. 

4.10 Stewart Avenue from City Road to King Street 

Stewart Avenue is an arterial road and is under RMS responsibility. Residents 

in the area are concerned about near misses and right turn movements in and 

out of Stewart Avenue. 

There were suggestions to ban the southbound right turn movements from 

Stewart Avenue into local roads such as Hebburn, Corona and Dumaresq 

Streets. These streets are all fully closed to vehicular traffic on the eastern 

side, preventing northbound traffic in Stewart Avenue from turning right. The 

crash history shows there are no right turn related crashes at these 

intersections. The number of right turn movements is small and does not 

impact on the flow of traffic along Stewart Avenue, they are merely an irritation 

for other drivers to manoeuvre around. 



The intersections of Kemp, Kenrick, Turnbull, Stanley, and Cram Streets, and 

Jenner Parade have some recorded crashes (Attachment C). Closing one or 

more of these local streets will only direct traffic to other streets and is not 

supported at this time. 

There were requests from residents to ban the right turn movement from 

Stewart Avenue (northbound) to Kemp Street, as it is used as a shortcut for 

traffic heading to the city and to avoid the traffic signals at Parkway Avenue. 

This could be considered using the following measures: 

Option 1: Installing a No Right Turn sign at Stewart Avenue is feasible but 

may not be strictly obeyed by motorists. RMS concurrence is needed. 

Option 2: Installing a physical concrete median in the centre of Stewart 

Avenue will eliminate cross traffic movements, but may require the removal 

of parking on one or both sides of the road. The road is not wide enough to 

accommodate a median strip and retain existing kerbside parking. 

Due to the cost associated with Option 2 and the impact on parking, the 

implementation of Option 1 is recommended as a short-term solution. It is also 

recommended that the intersection be monitored to assess the impact on other 

local streets. 

It is not recommended to ban all right turn traffic from south or north of Kemp, 

Kenrick, Turnbull, Stanley, Cram Streets and Jenner Parade at this time. These 

streets carry traffic well below the desirable local road limit, and will be 

monitored for the next area review. Banning right turn movements now will 

move traffic to National Park Street at Glebe Road, and Parkway Avenue. The 

right turn movement from Stewart Avenue to the west of Parkway Avenue 

(between King Street and Parkway Avenue) is restricted. 



It is recommended that the proposed traffic management devices in this study 

be implemented first, with a future review to consider Stewart Avenue at the 

Kemp, Kenrick, Turnbull, Stanley and Cram Streets intersections. The left turn 

in/left turn out scenario could be considered in the future if the traffic in Stewart 

Avenue increases in volume and finding a gap in traffic to turn right out of these 

streets becomes difficult. 

4.11 Corlette Street 

Corlette Street is currently part of the NSW Coastline Cycleway, and is used 

extensively by commuter cyclists as a quiet and safe route into the Newcastle 

city area. The existing cycle lane line markings have proved to be ineffective 

due to ongoing issues with trees and poor parking practices, resulting in cyclists 

riding in the unsafe car door opening area. 

The short term proposal is to remove the existing cycle lane line marking on 

Corlette Street and install large bicycle symbols in the centre of the travel lanes, 

encouraging cyclists to share the main travel lanes. This will reduce the 

likelihood of being "doored", or being squeezed for space by passing motor 

vehicles. 

In the long term, Corlette Street and Union Street will form part of the 

north/south study area identified in the 2011 draft Newcastle Cycling Strategy 

and Action Plan. This plan identifies a preferred bicycle route consisting of 

priority bicycle lanes that are physically separated from motor vehicle traffic. 

4.12 King Street 

As King Street is within the CBD area, it is worth considering the status of this 

road in respect to other streets in the CBD. 

The speed limit of Hunter Street was reduced by the RMS from 60 km/h to 50 

km/h, between Stewart Avenue and Darby Street, following a Newcastle City 

Traffic Committee recommendation on 18 April 2011. 



King Street has been changed to a 40 km/h speed limit between Union Street 

and Watt Street. King Street is still signposted 60 km/h between Stewart 

Avenue and Union Street. This section of road has high pedestrian and cyclist 

activity and would benefit from lowering the speed limit to 50 km/h. This will be 

recommended and forwarded to the RMS for approval. 

4.13 Jenner Parade 

There was a resident request to consider blocking Jenner Parade at the 

western end, east of the Day Surgery, a few metres from the petrol station. The 

resident reported excessive traffic generated from the service station and 

adjoining shops. 

Council traffic officers have observation that traffic volume in Jenner Parade 

between Stewart Avenue and National Park Street is low compared to other 

streets in the area such as Kemp Street and Kenrick Street. As discussed in 

Section 4.1, any closure in these streets may impact adjoining local streets and 

is not supported. 

5.0 PARKING 

Paid parking was extended in Newcastle West in June 2012. Some residents 

said that due to this extension, drivers changed their parking patterns and in 

turn altered driving behaviour by changing origins and destinations. This may 

be true but it is difficult to determine the exact increase of traffic in National Park 

Street as this was also the time the new Marketown (east side) was opened 

(June 2012). It is acknowledge there has been an increase of traffic based on a 

comparison of surveys conducted in December 2010 and 2012. 

Parking is not included in this Study. Parking issues are part of the CBD 

Parking Strategy and will be dealt separately from this Study. 



6.0 HEAVY VEHICLE ISSUES 

Light Traffic Thoroughfare (LTT) restrictions are imposed on roads that are 

heavily used as a shortcut by heavy vehicles. The '5 Tonne Load Limit' signage 

is installed at each end of the road to restrict usage by vehicles over 5 Tonne. 

As part of the 1986 to 1992 LATM Study, Corona and Dumaresq Streets are 

LTT roads. The Hamilton South LATM Review of Stage One recommended 

removal of the LTT restrictions in Corona and Dumaresq Streets as the roads 

were proposed to be closed to traffic. The review also recommended 

formalising the LTT restrictions in National Park Street between Glebe Road 

and Parry Street. Council records show that the LTT was approved for National 

Park Street between Parkway Avenue and Hunter Street. In its current state, 

the LTT is not enforceable as signs are not in place. Deliveries to Marketown 

Shopping Centre, Spotlight, and other businesses, are carried out via National 

Park Street between Parry Street and Hunter Street. If the LTT is imposed in 

National Park Street, delivery trucks may use Smith Street. It was therefore 

recommended to include Smith Street as a LTT. 

Traffic counts showed there were a number of heavy vehicles using National 

Park Street, particularly north of Parkway Avenue, and similarly Parkway 

Avenue between Stewart Avenue and Union Street. 

Parkway Avenue has been recognised as part of the “Cultural Heritage 

Significance” under Development Control Plan (DCP) 58. The DCP states “that 

Parkway Avenue should be managed in recognition of its heritage significance 

as a highly significant public promenade and a principle feature of the Garden 

Suburb. Its form, continuity and alignment should be conserved and recognised 

where any new works within the public domain are to occur”. 

Heavy vehicle usage along Parkway Avenue is not complementing the cultural 

heritage of the area and should be discouraged. This is similar for National 

Park and Smith Streets. 



It was recommended in 2012 to install LTT signage along Parkway Avenue and 

National Park Street. 

The Newcastle City Traffic Committee at its meeting on 19 November 2012 

(item no. 222) approved installation of the Light Traffic Thoroughfare (5 Tonne 

Limit) signage in Parkway Avenue (Attachment I) due to the structural 

inadequacy of the road pavement. Signs were installed at the entrances of 

Parkway Avenue and National Park Street at Parry Street on February 2012. 

Smith Street does not need to be included in the LTT as heavy vehicles would 

need to be travelling illegally in Parkway Avenue to access Smith Street. 

Following the recent installation of LTT signs, residents have reported that 

buses and heavy vehicles are still using the restricted strees. The signs are 

ignored and are not being enforced. Empty buses have been using Parkway 

Avenue as a route to the bus interchange instead of using Stewart Avenue and 

Hunter Street. A letter was sent to the management of Newcastle Bus and 

Ferry Services advising the implementation of the LTT in Parkway Avenue and 

requesting their bus drivers be informed not to use Parkway Avenue as a short 

cut for non-route buses accessing the city bus interchange. Residents 

requested that the LTT signs be upgraded to a larger size, and for the 

installation of advance warning signs to be investigated. 

7.0 ACTION AND STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION 

The proposed traffic management devices are based on technical knowledge 

and crash data availability. The community’s participation in agreeing or 

disagreeing to these devices is very important to the success of the LATM 

study. Public consultation is a vital part of the process. Engaging residents 

helps assess the effectiveness and community acceptance of the 

recommended traffic management devices. 



Based on the extensive community consultation feedback received from 

residents, this Final Traffic Management Plan for the area (Attachment J and 

Table 1), will be submitted, with the staged implementation of works, for 

Council's consideration. 

Stage 1 - short term high priority projects, including signage and linemarking. A 

number of the projects may be submitted to the RMS for possible funding as 

part of the Federal Blackspot Program. 

Stage 2 and 3 - all other traffic management devices recommended in this 

Study. These are works which require significant funding and would need to 

compete for Council funding allocation through the normal Budget process. 

8.0 RECOMMENDATION 

It is recommended that this Hamilton South LATM Study Final Report and Final 

Plan for proposed traffic management devices be presented to the elected 

Council for final determination. 



Table 1: Hamilton South Traffic Study Proposed Traffic Management 

Devices and stages of implementation 

No. Traffic Management Devices Location Descriptions Stage* 

1 Roundabout Union Street at Parry Street 

intersection 

2 Raised threshold and pedestrian Union Street north of Laman 

crossing 

Street 

3 Raised threshold and pedestrian Laman Street east of Union 

crossing 

Street 

4 Traffic signal lights Glebe Road at Smith Street 

intersection 

5 Proposed right turn ban to Kemp Stewart Avenue at Kemp Street 

Street (part time only) 

intersection 

6 Raised threshold and pedestrian Union Street north of Tooke 

crossing 

Street 

7 Raised threshold and pedestrian National Park Street north of 

crossing 

Kenrick Street 

8 Roundabout Parry Street at National Park 

Street intersection 

9 Speed cushions for eastbound traffic Parkway Avenue fronting 

Newcastle High School 

10 Speed limit change from 60 to 50 King Street between Stewart 

km/h 

Avenue and Union Street 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

3 

3 

1 

11 Speed limit change from 50 to 40 

km/h 

Parkway Avenue between 

Stewart Avenue and Darby 

Street 

1 

Legend: 

Stage* 

Stages of implementation 

Stage 1: Short term high priority projects, including signage/linemarking and projects to be 

submitted to RMS for Federal Blackspot Funding 

Stage 2 and 3: All works listed in the City Projects program waiting for Council funding. 

Stage 2 a have higher priority than Stage 3 due to safety issues. 



ATTACHMENTS 


ATTACHMENT A 

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ATTACHMENT A 

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Stewart Ave 

Parkway Parkway Parkway Avenue Avenue Avenue Avenue 

1572 1572 1572 

1636 1636 1636 

( ( ( ( 3208) 3208) 3208) 3208) 

Parkway Avenue 

4510 4510 4510 

( ( ( ( 8383) 8383) 8383) 8383) 

3873 3873 3873 

4129 4129 4129 

Ms= 48 km/h 

V85 = 55 km/h 

3732 3732 3732 

( ( ( ( 6386) 6386) 6386) 6386) 

2654 2654 2654 

Ms= 48 km/h 

V85 = 58 km/h 

2725 2725 2725 

2241 2241 2241 

Ms= 47 km/h 

V85 = 55 km/h 

2546 2546 2546 Parkway Parkway Parkway Avenue Avenue Avenue Avenue 

Ms= 48 km/h 

V85 = 55 km/h 

survey survey survey 

2002 2002 2002 2002 

survey survey survey survey 

2003 

survey 

Stewart Ave 

Traffic Traffic Traffic Volume Volume Volume Count Count in in in Parkway Parkway Parkway Avenue Avenue Avenue from from from Stewart Stewart Avenue Avenue Avenue to to to Memorial Memorial Drive Drive Drive 

Mean and 85% Speed in Parkway Avenue from Stewart Avenue to Memorial Drive 

3369 3369 3369 ( ( ( ( 7498) 7498) 7498) 7498) 

National Park St 

National Park St 

Union St 

Union St 

Corlette St 

Corlette St 

2168 2168 2168 ( ( ( ( 4409) 4409) 4409) 4409) 

( 5189) 2464 ( 5189) 3065 

2464 ( 5189) 3065 

2464 ( 5189) 3065 

Light St 

Light St 

2003 2003 2003 2003 

( ( ( ( 5611) 5611) 5611) 5611) 

Memorial Dr 

LEGEND: 

(8383) - daily volume both direction 

Ms - mean speed 

V85 - 85th percentile speed - is the speed below which 85% of vehicles travel 

2002 survey - from May 2002 to July 2002 

2003 survey - from May 2003 to July 2003 

Memorial Dr 

ATTACHMENT B - Figure A 

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ATTACHMENT B - Table A 

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Table A - Summary of traffic volume survey results in Hamilton South Area 

LOCATION SURVEY PERIOD DIRECTION TRAFFIC VOLUME TOTAL 85% Speed Average Speed 

Cram Street, eastbound 266 

west of National Park St 27 Aug - 3 Sept 2008 699 41 52 

westbound 433 

Farquhar Street, northbound 759 

north of Kenrick Street 3 - 10 March 2009 1499 37 46 

southbound 740 

Kemp Street, eastbound 426 

east of Stewart Avenue 28 Feb - 10 March 2003 1091 47 54 

westbound 665 

National Park Street, northbound 1421 

north of Parkway Avenue 28 Feb - 10 March 2003 2929 44 51 



south of Parkway Avenue 28 Feb - 10 March 2003 1783 41 47 



south of Cram Street 10-18 March 2004 1234 38 44 


Smith Street, northbound 1100 

north of Parkway Avenue 29 May - 5 June 2003 2005 41 47 



south of Parkway Avenue 29 May - 5 June 2003 1537 41 46 



north of Turnbull Street 6-13 June 2003 1219 40 45 



north of Cram Street 10-18 March 2004 1383 38 44 


Turnbull Street, eastbound 268 

west of Smith Street 6 - 12 June 2003 574 44 54 

westbound 306

ATTACHMENT B - Figure B 

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Figure B Peak Hour Traffic Volume at the Intersection of Smith Street and Turnbull Street 

Date 8th December 2011 

Day 

Thursday 

Time 7.30 am to 9.30 am and 2:30pm - 5:30pm 

Weather Overcast 

Movement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

Hourly 

Volumes 

8:30 - 8:45 7 23 2 2 9 4 4 13 4 0 5 4 

8:45 - 9:00 9 19 1 3 9 4 2 15 2 0 7 2 

9:00 - 9:15 3 15 1 2 3 3 2 5 1 0 2 4 

9:15 - 9:30 3 16 3 1 2 0 1 12 1 1 2 2 235 

PEAK HOUR 22 73 7 8 23 11 9 45 8 1 16 12 

4.30 - 4.45 1 7 5 1 4 0 1 22 2 1 2 2 

4.45 - 5.00 1 11 2 6 6 2 4 21 3 3 6 5 

5.00 - 5.15 7 15 8 6 7 4 4 26 5 2 6 8 

5.15 - 5.30 3 14 6 3 5 2 3 24 6 2 4 8 296 

PEAK HOUR 12 47 21 16 22 8 12 93 16 8 18 23 

74 

82 

167 

147 

Note: The data was surveyed and supplied by Intersect Traffic

ATTACHMENT C 

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CRASH DIAGRAM AT: PARRY STREET and NATIONAL PARK STREET, NEWCASTLE WEST 

FROM: 1 July 2007 TO 30 June 2012 

N 

1540 Fri 03 12 

50 m 

Marketown Shopping 

0549 Mon12 07 = Time; Day; Month;Year Centre 

1600 Fri 05 07 

` 

` 

LEGEND: 

= Pedestrian 

= Motorcycle or bicycle 

= Auto /cars 

= Truck ` 

= Injuries ` 

= Fatal 

= broke down car 

2140 Sun 05 08

ATTACHMENT C 

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CRASH DIAGRAM AT: PARRY STREET and UNION STREET, COOKS HILL 

FROM: 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2012 

0549 Mon12 07 = Time; Day; Month;Year 

LEGEND: 

1930 Tue 09 11 

1715 Mon 12 11 

` 

0110 Wed 12 11 

0558 Wed 06 12 

1220 Fri 07 09 

1710 Fri 05 12 

= Pedestrian 


= Auto /cars 

= Truck 

= Injuries 

= Fatal ped riding skateboard 

= broke down car 

1815 Mon 08 07 

1315 Sun 07 08 1330 Mon 03 10 

1730 Thu 03 12 

1645 Wed 03 10 

N

ATTACHMENT C 

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CRASH DIAGRAM AT: STEWART AVENUE AT VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS 

FROM: 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2012 

1710 Fri 04 10 1515 Wed 10 11 1220 sun 01 10 

50 m 

N 0755 Fri 12 10 1700 Thu 08 09 

5 m 

0900 Sat 03 08 1430 Sat 09 08 

1354 Sun 10 10 1650 Sat 11 08 1705 Fri 08 08 

1737 Thu 07 10 1730 Mon 03 09 

1640 Fri 04 10 

0720 Thu 10 07 

1741 Thu 04 09 1720 Thu 06 07 

1715 Wed 03 10 1915 Fri 02 12 

50 m 

1608 Tue 06 08 

1643 Fri 04 10 

1000 Sat 10 09 

1215 Wed 01 11 

1100 Sun 12 10 

10 m 

1650 Fri 06 12 

1730 Mon 05 08 1513 Mon 05 12 

1625 Mon 08 11 

16 15 Mon 12 09 1742 Thu 10 12 

1715 Wed 04 08 1520 Fri 04 10 

2210 Mon 11 10 5m 

1200 Fri 02 08 

1727 Tue 06 08 

1115 Sat 11 10 

1455 Fri 07 11 

0955 Mon 09 08 

10 m 

1005 Fri 09 11 

LEGEND: 

= Pedestrian 1455 Fri 07 11 = Time Day Month Year of the crash 


= Auto /cars 

= Truck 

= Injuries 

= Fatal 

= broke down car

ATTACHMENT C 

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CRASH DIAGRAM AT: GLEBE ROAD and SMITH STREET, MEREWETHER 

FROM: 1 July 2007 - 30 June 2012 

0549 Mon12 07 = Time; Day; Month;Year 

1700 Fri 08 06 

1110 Tue 08 05 

0730 sun 07 07 

0950 Thu 03 09 

1330 Fri 07 09 

1430 Tue 04 07 

1700 Wed 04 07 

1805 Thu 05 07 

1458 Mon 09 07 

2210 Sun 10 06 

1405 Fri 12 05 

0810 Mon 10 10 

0940 Thu 09 04 

1510 Fri 11 05 

1430 Fri 11 05 

0855 Wed 02 

1015 Tue 05 12 

1206 Fri 07 09 

1500 Wed 04 06 

1310 Wed 07 

1640 Mon 06 12 

1150 Fri 0711 

1215 Sat 01 09 

1630 Mon 06 12 

N 

LEGEND: 

1930 Wed 09 07 

1040 Sat 11 07 

0805 Tue 08 08 

1600 Tue 09 10 1545 Wed 11 10 

1925 Fri 08 11 

2015 Sat 12 11 

1205 Thu 08 12 

2026 Thu 04 09 

= Pedestrian 

= Motorcycle or bicycle 0110 Fri 02 07 

= Auto /cars 

= Truck 

= Injuries 

= Fatal 

= broke down car 0930 Mon 10 11 

0950 Sun 12 08 

1458 Mon 09 07 

Traffic Signals here 2230 Sat 09 06

Community Consultation 

ATTACHMENT D 

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Hamilton South Local Area Traffic Management 

(LATM) Study - Request for Comments 

7 November 2011 

Council is exhibiting the Hamilton South LATM Study Discussion Report for public comment. The report recommends various traffic management devices in the area. 

The proposed traffic management devices are shown on the plan overleaf. The complete Discussion Report can be viewed on Council's website at www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au. 

Council is seeking comments from residents in the area. We encourage you to take 5 minutes to complete and return the survey below. Your comments are important and will be collated and incorporated into the revised Traffic 

Report and final plan to be referred to the elected Council for final determination. 

You are also invited to attend a workshop session to hear about the proposed traffic management scheme and discuss proposed traffic management devices for the area, before the final plan and report goes to 

Council. 

Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm 

Date: Thursday 24 November 2011 

Venue: Cricket Clubhouse, National Park - upstairs at No. 1 Sportsground, entry off Parry Street, Newcastle West 

RSVP: 4974 2823 by 21 November 2011 

For further information about the Traffic Management (LATM) Study, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Jocelyn Cardona, Council's Transport and Traffic Co-ordinator, on 4974 2666. 

If you are unable to attend the workshop please return the completed survey by 16 December 2011 to The General Manager, The City of Newcastle, Attention: Transport & Traffic, PO Box 489, NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 or 

email: mail@ncc.nsw.gov.au, Phone: 4974 2000, Fax: 4974 2222. 

Do you agree with the traffic management devices shown below? 

1. Roundabout in Parry Street at the National Park Street intersection YES □ NO □ 

2. Roundabout in Parry Street at the Union Street intersection YES □ NO □ 

3. Traffic signals at the Glebe Road and Smith Street intersection YES □ NO □ 

4. Ban right turn movement from Stewart Ave to Kemp St (eastbound) YES □ NO □ 

5. Do you agree with the overall plan? YES □ NO □ With some changes YES □ 

Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Comments __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Protecting your privacy: The City of Newcastle is committed to protecting your privacy. We take reasonable steps to comply with relevant legislation and Council policy. Purpose of collecting personal details: Council is collecting this information to determine the local community’s views and opinions on the proposal outlined. Intended 

recipients: Information provided as part of the consultation will be used as part of the investigation into the proposal, and may be included in future reports on the issue. Storage and security: Information provided will be stored on Council's database and will be subject to Council’s information and privacy policies. Access: Individuals can access 

data to check accuracy by contacting Council. 

PLEASE NOTE: When making written comments or submissions to Council, the following information should be considered – Should an objector consider that the disclosure of their name and address would result in detriment to them the words “OBJECTION IN CONFIDENCE” must be stated prominently at the top of the submission. 

Council may, however, be obliged to release full details of the submission including the name and address under the relevant access to information legislation, even if these words are in the submission.

ATTACHMENT D 

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HAMILTON SOUTH 

LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 

KING STREET 

PROPOSED RIGHT TURN 

BAN TO KEMP ST 

7:00am-9:00am only 

GLEBE ROAD 



KENRICK STREET 

STANLEY STREET 

TURNBULL STREET 

CRAM STREET 

2 

CORONA STREET 

DUMARESQ STREET 

HEBBURN STREET 

4 

KEMP STREET 

SM ITH STREET 

WARRAH STREET 

4 

NEWCASTLE 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

5 

FARQUHAR STREET 

1 

4 


6 

3 

NATIONAL 

PARK 

RELOCATE PED SIGNAL TO INTERSECTION 

Note: Traffic signal lights at this location may remove 

some parking spaces on the northern side near the intersection 

STEEL STREET 

PARRY STREET 

3 

UNION STREET 

RAVENSHAW STREET 

TOOKE ST 

BULL STREET 

ARNOTT STREET 

1 

LEGEND: 

BOUNDARY LINE 

1 ROUNDABOUT - PROPOSED 

The National Park Plan of Management Issues and 

Opportunities Discussion Paper proposes five potential 

future management options for the Park, two of which 

include closure of Smith Street. 

For further information and comment please refer 

to current consultations on Council’s website 

(comments close 18 November 2011). 

EXISTING TRAFFIC SGNAL LIGHTS 

FOUR WAY STOP SIGN - EXISTING 

ROUNDABOUT - EXISTING 

2 PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS 

3 RAISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 

4 LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE 

(5 Tonnes Load Limit Restrictions) 

5 SPEED HUMP WITH FENCE 

6 SPEED LIMIT CHANGE FROM 50 TO 40 KM/H 

(Parkway Ave bet Stewart Ave and Darby St) 


(King St bet Stewart Ave and Union St) 

7

REF NO. 

STREET 

ATTACHMENT E 

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SUMMARY OF RESIDENT COMMENTS 

HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (LATM) STUDY - DISCUSSION REPORT (INITIAL PLAN) 

Note: The following comments were gathered from the leaflets distributed to resident households (November - December 2011) 

Q1 

Roundabout 

Parry/Nat. 

Park Sts 

Q2 

Roundabout 

Parry/Union 

Sts 

Q3 

Signals 

Glebe 

Rd/Smith 

St 

Q4 

Ban right 

turn Stewart 

Ave 

(eastbound) 

Q5 

Agree with 

overall plan 

COMMENTS 

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES 

with 

changes 

NO 

3613599 Corlette St • No roundabout at Parry and Union. 

3569802 Corona St • The intersection of National Park and Parry Sts has become 

increasingly dangerous and busy and needs a roundabout 

urgently. 

• Smith Street should be closed to traffic between Parry St and 

Newcastle High to allow better access to the Park for 

pedestrians. 

• The speed humps on National Park St should be removed as 

there is no room for a cyclist when two cars are passing. 

• The overall plan should make the traffic flow more easily and 

reduce the risk of accident. 

3571077 Corona St It has been well over 20 yrs since the last Hamilton South/East 

LATM work was carried out - the temporary closure work at the 

end of Corona St at Stewart Ave was never completed (mid 

1980's) - Warrah, Hebburn & Dumaresq St closures were 

completed. Best practice to complete work before moving on to 

the next best thing. 

3599132 Corona St • Very concerned about potential closure of Smith St. 

• A roundabout at National Park St is long overdue. 

3581575 Cram St • If lights installed at Smith St/Glebe Rd then remove those at 

National Park St/Glebe Rd and close off National Park St at 

Glebe Rd. 

• Why not ban right turns at all streets (eastbound) between 7- 

9am and not just Kemp St? 

• Remove all 4way Stop signs as no one know who has right of 

way (including Police). 

3587080 Cram St • Point 3 - If traffic signals were in place No Right Turn into 

Glebe Rd, No Right Turn into Smith from Glebe. 

• 40 km/h in all cross streets need to be enforced. Speed 

humps required especially in Cram St. 

• No Right Turn from Cram to Stewart Ave.

ATTACHMENT E 

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3581574 Cram St Strongly disagree with traffic lights for Glebe Rd/Smith St 

intersection. Traffic lights will greatly increase traffic flow 

up/down Cram St. it is always a rat run. Would like 4-way Stop 

signs at the intersection of Cram and National Park Sts. 

3597998 Cram St I think traffic signals at Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection a very 

good idea. Perhaps a few more 4-way signs in Smith St would 

be a good idea. 

3603136 Cram St • Cram St frequently used as a shortcut from Stewart 

Ave/Cram St to Smith St/Glebe Rd. 

• 40 km/h is ignored by many. 

• Stop signs required on Cram at National Park St. 

• Traffic lights will only increase the amount of traffic using the 

short-cut. 

3571154 Dumaresq St Please make roundabout on corner of Parry and National Park 

Sts a priority. 

3576128 Dumaresq St • Unsure of point 2. 

• A right turn arrow at the Parkway/Stewart Ave intersection 

(heading towards King St) would be helpful. People tend to 

go into the left hand turn lane to cross over Stewart Ave when 

few cars are waiting to turn right. 

3597997 Dumaresq St 

3597419 Dumaresq St • Point 1 - as long as still keep pedestrian crossing. 

• Keep Corona St closed at Stewart Ave. 

• Do not close Smith St, or National Park St will be full of traffic. 

• Do not lower speed limit for Parkway - it is divided and a 

major street. 

• Keep pedestrian crossing at Parry/National Park - it is 

essential. 

3603131 Dumaresq St • New footpath needed between Smith St and Parkway Ave in 

Dumaresq St. Current tar sealed path is a disgrace. 

3603133 Dumaresq St • Instead of blocking off Smith St, make it one way only in a 

north direction with no parking on the west of street and 45 

degree angle parking on east side for full length of the street. 

The road is too narrow and is blind to traffic travelling south to 

an oncoming vehicle. 

3587074 Elliott St 

3586937 Elliott St Fantastic! Well done, well thought out. 


3586322 Elliott St

ATTACHMENT E 

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3593832 Elliott St • Council said they had no money for a turning circle in our 

street, we are rate payers also. We demand a hearing with 

traffic management. 

3597995 Elliott St • Don't agree with closure of Smith St near National Park, as 

we often use this street in both directions. 

3581128 Elliott St • In addition it's very important that there is a full set of lights 

which helps traffic flow and allows young people to cross on 

Glebe Rd but also on Smith St. 

• Ban right turn from Stewart - don't have thoughts either way, 

seems it would increase traffic flow. 

• In general I agree with the plan, but for points 6 & 7 speed 

limit changes seem a little extreme. Parkway Ave and King 

St reducing the speed limit is likely to only be an 

inconvenience to drivers and likely to be a revenue raiser 

perhaps. 


3578103 Farquhar St Leave Smith St unchanged. Closure will force more traffic into 

Parkway Ave and National Park Sts from users wishing to 

access the Marketown facilities. 

3579580 Farquhar St No to speed limit changes. 

3574344 Farquhar St It is difficult to cross Parry St near Smith St, especially at peak 

times. 

3589063 Farquhar St 

3581572 Glebe Rd • Speed limit drop not necessary, especially in King St. 

• Please do not remove pedestrian signal from near Smith St. 

3586323 Glebe Rd • Uses Smith St every day. Cars turning into or crossing over 

Glebe have to "go for it". I defy anyone to crossover the 

pedestrian crossing on a rainy night, especially during peak, 

heading north. 

Phone 

call 

Glebe Rd 100% agree with lights. Don't worry about short cut to Hamilton 

South but needs crossing to cross the road. People busy 

watching the pedestrian crossing and need to move back to 

intersection. Need to look at traffic safety rather than traffic 

convenience. 

3571082 Hebburn St 

3581062 Hebburn St The devices address the majority of driving issues I encounter in 

my local driving area, they all seem sensible and justified. 

3586325 Hebburn St • Do not agree with closure of Smith St.

ATTACHMENT E 

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3601224 Hebburn St • People travelling to the city will take the most direct and 

convenient carriageway to their destination. They will 

endeavour to miss as many traffic lights as possible and as 

many raised and narrowed carriageways-this is 

understandable. If regular good traffic flow is to be achieved 

the carriageway along National Park St should be returned to 

a normal thoroughfare with the removal of the humps, I 

believe they are dangerous. Removal would also open up 

more parking. 

3615164 Hebburn St • I believe there should be a No Right Turn sign for northbound 

traffic along National Park St at the intersection of Parry St. 

There are lengthy delays on traffic movements between 8- 

9am and 2.30-3.30pm weekdays with school children 

crossing Parry St pedestrian crossing. 

• I am opposed to a roundabout at National Park/Parry Sts or 

Union/Parry Sts as a do not believe it will overall assist in the 

flow of traffic. 

• Since the opening of Marketown extended, employees 

occupy residential streets off National Park St. Most residents 

in the area are retired, when you come home there is no 

street parking and the illegal parking (across driveways) is a 

common occurrence. I would be grateful if 2 hour or at least 4 

hour restrictions. 

3668426 

/ 

3668817 

Jenner Pde • The right turn ban at Kemp could be supported if traffic to 

Jenner could be controlled. Jenner currently experiences high 

truck volumes due to traffic calming devices already in place 

at Kemp St. Suggest Jenner be closed at day surgery thereby 

segregating/separating commercial traffic from petrol station 

and day surgery from residential traffic. Residents to Jenner 

(between Stewart and National Park) would then enter/exit 

via National Park. I would be happy to discuss this idea 

further. 

3571080 Jenner Pde • Is there a more practical alternative to the 4-way Stop signs 

on the plan? 

• I suggest an island extension at the western intersection of 

Jenner Pde /Kemp St. 

• I would like speed humps in Jenner Pde between Kemp and 

Stewart Ave. 

3571813 Jenner Pde • Peak hour traffic down Parry St is a problem of afternoon. 

Reducing speed limit is not necessary, King St is an arterial 

road and 40 km/h applies during school times already on 

Parkway. 

• Bicycle safety and access at roundabout needs 

consideration.

ATTACHMENT E 

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3574350 Jenner Pde • Roundabout at Parry/Union Sts should be a set of traffic 

lights-traffic flow too high for a roundabout. 

• The proposed ban right turn from Stewart Ave to Kemp St 

should not be allowed as this will overload the other streets 

were a right turn Stewart Ave is required. 

3574349 Jenner Pde My main concern is the proposed raised pedestrian crossing., as 

I use this intersection on a regular basis when turning right into 

Parry from Smith. It is difficult enough checking traffic from both 

directions as well as traffic turning left out of Marketown - I feel a 

pedestrian crossing in that location will make matters worse. 

Maybe crossing could be placed between National Park St and 

Smith St. Perhaps the suggestion of closing Smith St through 

park is best. 

3587078 Jenner Pde • Agree with lowering speed limit in King St to 50 km/h. 

• Do not agree with lowering speed in Parkway Ave. School 

zone needs to be enforced, but what is the point of reducing 

Parkway when all the surrounding streets are 50 km/h? 

3601225 Jenner Pde • Agree with proposed roundabouts. 

• Oppose traffic signals Option 3. Traffic will cause traffic to 

bank up. They use more electricity and create pollution. 

There are sufficient lights already in Hamilton South area. 

3613602 Jenner Pde • Speed humps to be placed prior to roundabouts on Parkway 

Ave. 

• No street closures it just creates greater chaos rather than 

traffic flow. 

3571081 Kemp St I agree with plan. 

3575584 Kemp St No closure of Smith St and No Parking in Smith St north of 

Dumaresq St. 

3574343 Kemp St One objection, closing off Smith St to public as I think National 

Park St will get too much traffic. 

3575578 Kemp St • 1-3 the introduction of roundabouts/lights at these 

intersections seems a positive move to keep traffic flowing. 

• 4 - excellent solution to minimising non-local traffic in Kemp 

St! As a Kemp St resident I would truly appreciate adopting 

point No. 4. 

**The possibility of closing street between Dumaresq/Parry is of 

great concern. Vehicular access is essential. 

3575579 Kemp St • 1,2 & 3 - as an elderly driver I would find lights/roundabouts 

helpful. 

• 4 - this would be an excellent way to stop any traffic not local 

here, from speeding down our otherwise quiet street. 

**Smith St closure - seems to work perfectly well at the moment 

as a route for traffic (even from Merewether) to get to 

Marketown and lots of parking would disappear.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 6 of 32 

3576122 Kemp St 1. The roundabout is definitely need but how will this affect 

pedestrian crossing (especially for school children). 

3. Most cars ignore 40 km/h in area as it is, I can't see working. 

4. Find it difficult to reverse out of driveway in morning due to 

cars turning from Stewart Ave into Kemp St - used as a 

speedway. 

3574346 Kemp St • I am a taxi driver. The corner of Smith & Parry Sts at times 

used to be a problem. However, since roundabout on Parry 

and Steel Sts put in it has slowed and broken up traffic. 

• I would leave Smith St open, if closed, National Park will 

become congested. 

• Parkway already has a 40 kmh school zone, we don't need 

40 kmh + speed hump 365 days 24/7. Speed zone in King St 

is good as is. 

3581061 Kemp St • More needs to be done to stop traffic speeding down Kemp 

St-speed humps would be good or at least 40 km/h. 

Especially bad between 2.30-3.30pm and before 9am. 

• I like the pedestrian crossing at the end of Smith St, has a 

mobility scooter and Smith St is a smoother way to get to 

Marketown. The footpath next to Newcastle High is very 

rough. 

3589092 Kemp St • I agree with all points. I've seen an increase in traffic, often 

driving very fast down Kemp St to avoid Parkway/Stewart Ave 

lights. 

3595784 Kemp St • Can see some merit in most proposed changes, but not all at 

once. Do in sequence with a reasonable time between each 

to evaluate the success/failure, not all changes may be 

necessary. 

Changes I need more convincing on are: 

• Closing National Park on the southern side of the roundabout 

on the corner of National Park and Parkway Ave. 

• Changing the speed in Parkway Ave between Stewart/Darby 

to 50/40. Same thing for King St between Stewart/Union. 

Suggestions: 

• Corner of Kenrick/Farquhar Sts is dangerous. 4 way Stop 

signs or a roundabout would solve. 

• Intersection of Gordon Ave with Stewart Ave a bit of a 

nightmare - requires lights.

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3603132 Kemp St • Q 4 - physical median required to prevent right hand turn 

(east) from northbound traffic in Stewart Ave. 

• The current 40km/h and stop signs are not obeyed, so it 

would be highly unlikely a No Right Turn sign would be 

obeyed. 

3597940 Kemp St • Since signals installed at Union St/Parkway Ave last year, a 

noticeable increase in traffic along Kemp St. The increased 

volume and speed are a concern. 

• I suggest looking into a speed hump near the Jenner Pde 

intersection, needs deterrent as currently risky especially 

during peak periods. 

3609975 Kemp St • I would like to see all of the proposed changes implemented 

asap. 

3604418 Kemp St • Agree with plan with changes to access Kemp St from 

Stewart Ave. Since lights installed at Parkway (both 

Union/Stewart Ave) there has been an increase in traffic 

turning left into Kemp St from National Park then left into 

Stewart Ave - this has occurred at night and more than school 

hour traffic - using this route as a short cut to avoid lights. 

• Would like plan to consider blocking off Kemp St at Stewart 

Ave to prevent further increase in the use of Kemp St as a 

short cut to avoid traffic lights at Parkway Ave. 

3615977 Kemp St • Agree to proposed roundabout in Parry St and especially the 

traffic signals at Glebe/Smith St intersection. 

• Consider speed limit changes would be confusing. 

• Do not agree with Smith St closure - will direct more traffic to 

National Park and Union. Sts. 

3615130 Kemp St We agree with the roundabout at National Park/Parry St. 

• Open Parry St at Stewart Ave, this will allow traffic to flow out 

from the shopping and sporting precincts, rather than have 

people use National Park St, into Kemp St and then out onto 

Stewart Ave as an option. 

• The right turn only into Kemp St of a morning from Stewart 

Ave does not fix any of the issues that are constant and 

ongoing, it only possibly alleviates morning traffic and people 

will not obey it. 

• We want action to prevent shortcutting that happens In Kemp 

St. 

• The best case scenario is to have Kemp St closed at Stewart 

Ave, interim case is to have a median strip along Stewart 

Ave, preventing right turn into Kemp St permanently. 

• Closing Smith St will only push more traffic down National 

Park St, into suburban streets to cut through to the main 

roads. This is not acceptable.

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3615136 Kemp St • Point 4-block off Kemp St from Stewart Ave. 

• Propose speed humps in Kemp St such as Kenrick and other 

streets in the area, as west bound traffic uses this instead of 

Parkway - at speed! 

3578107 Kenrick St Do not agree with reducing speed in Parkway Ave as this is an 

arterial road heading west/east to Bar Beach, Hamilton. 

3574345 Kenrick St 

3576124 Kenrick St • Not sure about Point 4. 

• Changing traffic signals at Glebe Rd/Smith St much needed. 

• Strongly agree with Parry/National Park St roundabout. 

• Sorry about closure of Smith St-although narrow could be 

widened, creating more options for travellers from 

Marketown. 

3578108 Kenrick St Concerned that if Parkway Ave made a light traffic zone larger 

vehicles will start using Kemp and Kenrick to Union St. 

Consider no right turn into Kenrick 8-9am & 3-6pm, and no right 

turn out of Kenrick for same time periods. Also increase size of 

pedestrian crossing outside school or some speed humps to 

slow traffic. 

3587076 Kenrick St • Why have lights at Glebe/Smith St if you intend closing Smith 

St at National Park at later date? Already have pedestrian 

crossing lights within 100m of corner of Glebe/Smith. 

• Ban Right Turn Stewart Ave to Kemp 7-9am only. 

3591500 Kenrick St • Do not agree with closing Smith St. 

• See no need for signals at Glebe Rd/Smith St unless the 

pedestrian lights were removed, then it makes sense. 

3596074 Kenrick St • Do not agree with banning right turn from Stewart to Kemp St 

as this will force more cars to use an already congested 

Kenrick St. 

3611426 Kenrick St • I agree with all the proposed traffic management devices 

suggested by the LATM with the exception of installing a No 

Right Turn sign from Stewart Ave to Kemp St - 7am-9am only 

(eastbound). 

• As noted in the Study any measure to close one or more of 

these local streets will only direct traffic to another street, the 

closest available street for a right hand turn prior to reaching 

Parkway Ave (eastbound) is Kenrick St. Between Stewart 

Ave and National Park St, Kenrick St is both narrow and 

shady with poor visibility. 

3613595 Kenrick St • Don't close Smith St. 

• Don't change speed limits. 

3608704 Kenrick St • Concerned that prohibiting right turn from Stewart Ave to 

Kemp St (eastbound) this will increase the volume of right 

turn traffic movements into Kenrick St (peak am traffic).

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3613605 Kenrick St • Don't agree with Q4. 

• Closure of right turn into Kemp St will only divert traffic to 

Kenrick St which became a "narrower" street when the road 

was resurfaced and the footpath on school side widened 10 

years ago. The unfortunate narrowing of Kenrick/Stewart Ave 

junction is a mistake making left hand turn into Stewart Ave 

on peak period a very slow process when there is traffic trying 

to turn right at the same time. The remedy is to widen the 

junction to its natural opening. 

• Don't agree with proposed raised pedestrian crossing on 

Parry St, unnecessary when so close to a roundabout. 

• Don't agree with speed limit changes. 

3613596 Kenrick St • Do not agree with closure of Smith St. I know this protest is a 

waste, I'm sure plans are already in place to do so. 

• Traffic lights at Parkway/Stewart are useless, either cut a 

right turn lane into the median for east/west traffic or make 

the lights a dedicated right turn/straight ahead. 

3615110 Kenrick St The Study has overlooked the very significant issues relating to 

Hamilton South Public School (HSPS). Any decisions must take 

into account the issues, to protect the safety of school children 

and other users in the area. There are regularly 'near misses' in 

terms of pedestrian/vehicle accidents. These are unlikely to be 

recorded. A vast majority of students travel to school by car, or 

on foot. 

Recommendations: 

• Any measure that could increase passing traffic volumes 

around HSPS should be avoided, for the safety of school 

children and other users. 

• All traffic should be directed away from Local roads, to 

collector, sub-arterial or arterial roads. 

• Consider formalising pedestrian crossings in key locations 

around the school. 

• Consider one-way options in Kenrick St (no entry from 

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I recommend a proper consultants study be undertaken into the 

slip road from Parry to Stewart Ave. The current study and 

presentation at the recent meeting included a very dubious and 

cursory examination of the serious recommendation made at a 

previous meeting by residents ie the recommendation all looked 

too hard for the Council. 

• I see no point in a roundabout on Parry and National Park 

Sts. 

• I agree with a 40km/h speed limit on Parkway Ave. 

Having lived at the same address for the last 17 years, I have an 

open mind regarding the placement of the roundabout at 

National Park/Parry St. However, when motorists enter National 

Park St from Glebe Rd, it would appear that quite a few fly up to 

Cram St with school kids on bikes and boards everywhere. To 

slow down traffic on the bend in the road it is my request to have 

a speed hump placed in line with 99 National Park St. 

Concerned about the Study. Lack of expertise on Council staff 

to address the traffic problems since the upgrade of Marketown 

Shopping Centre. Council staff is in a wrong opinion. Parry St 

is predominantly used by people driving to Marketown from 

outside the area. 

• A roundabout is not the solution to this problem. 

• A roundabout will encourage people to take the shortcut. 

• The roundabout recommendation is contrary to the objective 

of the Study. 

• Why aren't recommendations to encourage Marketown traffic 

to use the feeder roads of Stewart Ave, King St and Union 

St? 

• Why haven't Council staff considered : 

a) no right turn into Parry St from National Park St 

b) no entry into National Park St from Parry St 

c) a combination of a) and b). 

• The existing pedestrian crossing in Parry St will be removed. 

• The safety of the students should be paramount and any 

lessening of the prominence of this pedestrian crossing 

should not be considered nor recommended. 

• Why is the report called the "Hamilton South Local Area 

Traffic Management Study" when the area lies mainly in parts 

of Merewether, Hamilton East and Cooks Hill?


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• Report does not address any of the traffic problems along 

National Park St north of Parkway Ave. Roundabout at 

Parry/National Park Sts will increase the traffic flow along 

National Park St and will compromise residential amenity. 

• Make the speed humps in National Park St cycle friendly - 

similar to those along Teralba Rd. 

• There is no data in the report about the crashes at National 

Park St and Parry St. A roundabout is not the solution to this 

problem. 

• Consider the stream of Newcastle High School students 

crossing Parry St. The safety of students should be 

paramount and any lessening of the prominence of this 

pedestrian crossing should not be considered nor 

recommended. 

• The intersection at Railway St and City Rd Merewether is 

similar to that proposed above and seems to work well for 

Parry St and King St. 

• Seriously consider closing National Park St at an appropriate 

sport north of Parkway. 

• Ensure traffic study recommendations are considered by 

National Park PoM (currently appears disjointed). 

• Make sub-arterial roads/arterial roads work to take load off 

local roads. 

• The report does not address issues of maintaining/reducing 

traffic loads on National Park St. 

• No roundabout at NP/Parry St. 

• Height of roundabout plantings at National Park/Parkway too 

high. 

• By closing National Pk the increase in traffic into other 

collector roads and arterial roads will only have a small 

impact on Stewart Ave/Parkway and Union. 

• Truly consider and cost access from Parry directly onto 

Stewart Ave - not just say it is difficult. 

• No traffic lights at Smith St/Glebe Rd. Try other approaches 

similar to National Pk/Glebe. 

• Traffic counts data - suspect traffic has increased in National 

Park since Marketown has opened. 

Wish to state our opposition to: 

• proposed roundabout at National Park /Parry Sts 

• traffic signals at Glebe Rd/Smith St 

• It is extremely disappointing to us that the Study's 

recommendations seem to be aimed primarily at reducing the 

impact of the traffic by attempting to facilitate its better flow 

within the Study area rather than reduce its volume.


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I do agree with the proposed roundabout at National Park/Parry 

Sts, it would increase the safety of the intersection but I am 

concerned it would also increase traffic levels in National Park 

St. This street is quite dangerous during peak periods. For a 

short time I lived in Sydney, the Council installed a number of 

road blocks strategically throughout the area. Blocking off 

National Park St on the south side of the roundabout at Parkway 

Ave would allow children and cyclists to safely use the part of 

the street where most of the pedestrian street crossings occur. 

Additional road blocks throughout the study area could reduce 

through traffic and, if well planned, would not impede local traffic 

movements. 

• Could the roundabouts be low enough to give good visibility? 

The one at National Park/Parkway can give a driver some 

nasty surprises. It's very high. 

• Could speed humps have more even 'ups' & 'downs'? Use 

Parry/National Park constantly and I go over VERY slowly but 

the jarring is awful. 

• On a slightly different tack, could some thought be given to 

timed parking? 

• Concerned that people traveling south on Stewart Ave 

heading to beach will take short cut through Cram/Smith St to 

avoid lights at Stewart/Glebe intersection (and National 

Park/Glebe lights). I propose that measures such as speed 

humps, roundabouts and stop signs be used on Cram (at the 

National Park end) in conjunction with the new lights at 

Smith/Glebe. 

 

• National Park St is a local traffic street and should be kept 

that way. It is extremely busy at times. And to encourage an 

increase of other traffic into this area could present an acute 

safety risk. 

• I would strongly resist the closure of Smith St. 

• The lights pattern at Parkway & Stewart Ave is not 

satisfactory, nor is the behaviour of many motorists who 

travel west through the intersection from the left turning lane. 

Except perhaps during peak times the Stewart Ave/Parkway 

intersection would be much better served by a roundabout. 

• Do not agree with closure of Smith St. Not taking view of 

consequences.


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• Do not install a roundabout at the top of National Park St. We 

want to discourage not encourage people into National Park 

St. 

• Open up the end of Parry St to Stewart Ave. 

• Close National Park St on southern side of the roundabout in 

Parkway Ave. Closing National Park at top end will only push 

the traffic problem down National Park St. 

• No Right Turns from Stewart Ave. 

• I do not want any device installed that increases traffic in 

National Park St. It is a local street. 

• None of the above would be expensive to implement. One 

trial should at least be tried. 

 

• Concerned the recommendations will not reduce traffic 

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unacceptably high. 

• Object to roundabout at National Park and Parry Sts as it will 

further increase traffic. 

 

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• Support designation of National Park St as a LTT. 

• Concerned that the recommendations arising from the study 

will not reduce traffic volumes in National Park St. 

• Object to the construction of a roundabout at National 

Park/Parry Sts as it will further increase traffic volume in 

National Park St. 

• Support National Park St being designated as a LTT. 

We want the traffic in local streets to reduce not increase. 

Council must not install any device that increases volume 

or encourages people to use local roads. 

Suggestions: 

• No roundabout at National Park St/Parry St - will encourage 

and increase traffic. 

• Open Parry St into Stewart Ave, this will take traffic away 

from National Park St. 

• Close National Park St on southern side of the roundabout of 

National Park and Parkway Ave. 

• No right hand turns from Stewart Ave into Cram, Turnbull, 

Stanley, Kenrick, Kemp Sts. This will allow traffic to flow 

smoothly along Stewart Ave. 

Since the installation of lights at National Park St we have 

increased number of cars coming up National Park from the 

Merewether area. It will be less inconvenient for me to take a 

different route than endure the consequences of increased 

traffic in my street.


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• The proposals are unsatisfactory because they do not 

address the primary issue ie through traffic using the 

residential streets as a bypass for the arterial road network. 

• Street closures and partial closures bring some 

inconvenience to residents in terms of access and egress, but 

I believe the majority consider this a small price to pay for the 

improved residential amenity they offer. 

• The whole approach of the study seems to accommodate 

through traffic. This is a fundamental flaw. 

• I object most strenuously to any concept that Smith St should 

be closed, unless it is accompanied by a similar closure in 

National Park St, because it would adversely affect National 

Park St by shedding its current traffic load into it. 

• Hamilton South Public School has residential houses 

opposite it in Kenrick St, but none in Jenner Pde, which in 

one-way westbound. I propose that to facilitate drop/pick-up, 

left hand circulation around the school block be permitted. In 

other words, allow left turn out only at Kenrick St off Stewart 

Ave. 

• To avoid Jenner Pde westbound becoming the bypass route, 

action will be needed at Union St/Kemp St to cut off right turn 

traffic, further improving amenity in Kemp St. 

• Removal of traffic signals at Glebe Rd/National Park St. 

• Close Kemp St completely at Stewart Ave or permit left turn 

in movements only. 

• Place partial closures on National Park St and Smith St to 

prevent right turns at Jenner Pde. 

• Place a short median in Union St at Kemp St to prevent right 

turns. 

• Do not put traffic signals at Glebe Rd/Smith St. Allow left turn 

movements only at Glebe Rd/Smith St. 

• Closure of National Park St between Corona and Hebburn St. 

• Open the west end of Parry St for left turns into Stewart Ave. 

• Improve the operation of the signals at Parkway Ave/Stewart 

Ave. At present westbound right hand turn traffic blocks 

straight through traffic, clogging Parkway Ave right back 

beyond National Park St. 

• Point 3 - consider no right turn 

• Point 4 - Our concern is that this will push more traffic onto 

the streets that border Hamilton South Primary, Kenrick and 

National Park St. 

• We recommend Council install a flat pedestrian crossing on 

Kenrick St The Junction (eastern side). 

• Please consider frequent bike traffic on Union St in design of 

raised pedestrian crossing.


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• Putting a roundabout at Parry and National Park St would 

invite more people into National Park St. 

• If you ban no right turn into Kemp (eastbound) from Stewart 

Ave will only encourage people to use Kenrick or Turnbull or 

other to turn right and use National Park St. 

• We don't have the answers but agree strongly that changes 

are required along Parry St. Perhaps opening the other end 

of Parry St might take some of the traffic off National Park St 

which seems to be used as a shortcut to avoid main roads. 

We need to return National Park St to a local road rather than 

the busy street it has become. I think the roundabout at 

Parry/National Park St would only encourage further traffic. 

 

• The biggest problem with the plan is it does little to keep 

traffic out of National Park St. The traffic volumes as indicated 

in the discussion report show that something URGENTLY 

needs to be done for these volumes to be reduced. The 

opening of Parry St at Stewart Ave (regardless of the cost) is 

a genuine attempt for this to occur. A roundabout at 

Parry/National Park St would simply make it easier for traffic 

to enter National Park St. It's not about calming traffic-it's 

about reducing volumes. If calming is the only solution then 

devices need to be more severe eg. chicanes with Give Way 

signs along National Park St between Parry and Parkway. 

Express my concerns about the proposed changes to Traffic 

Management in Hamilton South. 

• There are four schools in the vicinity; children are at risk as 

drivers do not always observe speed limits. 

• Dramatic increase in the use of National Park St. 

• The installation of lights at the National Park St has greatly 

increased the flow of traffic from the Merewether area. 

Marketown is bringing a lot more traffic into Newcastle West. 

• Why is Council showing such disregard for residents? 

Surveys will only show a certain part of the overall picture. 

This is not about facts and figures. This is about the health 

and wellbeing of the residents. The overall safety, which does 

not appear to being taking into consideration, should be given 

very careful attention. 

• The solution is to block off National Park St completely. 

Reduce side street access from Stewart Ave into National 

Park St. Traffic coming into Newcastle should be using King 

St, and Parry St should be re-opened to directly feed traffic 

into the extended Marketown.


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• The current part road closure of National Park St and Glebe 

Rd, in my opinion needs total closure. Similar to Elliott St and 

Glebe Rd. When westbound traffic enters National Park St at 

Cram St intersection and subsequently do not see 'No 

Through Road' the speed at which they then exit the street 

eastbound is excessive and dangerous, some of those 

continue through the intersection illegally. With traffic signals 

being positioned at Smith St/Glebe Rd this would support full 

closure of National Park St from Glebe Rd. 

• Concerned the LATM recommendations will not reduce traffic 

volumes in National Park St even though Council's 2011 

traffic volume survey shows daily traffic volumes in excess of 

the level recommended for local road classification. National 

Park Sts traffic volume is unacceptably high. 

• I object to a roundabout at National Park/Parry Sts as it will 

further increase high traffic volumes. I support designation of 

National Park St as a LTT. 

• Requests reconsideration of recommendations arising from 

LATM. 

I do not agree with the changes proposed in the plan. These 

changes do not address the problem of excessive traffic 

volumes in local streets, especially National Park and Smith Sts. 

• The proposed roundabouts will be expensive but will be 

ineffective. 

• The proposed right turn ban at Kemp is mere window 

dressing. The problem will simply move further south-perhaps 

the busy Kenrick St school entrance will be the next sore 

spot. 

• A roundabout at Parry/Union should be considered only if 

serious measures are taken to eliminate the Smith 

St/National Park St rat run, and planning is begun to re-open 

the Parry/Stewart Ave intersection to traffic proceeding west 

along Parry from Union. 

Alternatives to the current proposals: 

• Smith St closed at the southern end of National Park. 

• National Park St closed at Parkway Ave or at Parry St subject 

to trialling and evaluation. 

• Stewart Ave/Parry St intersection re-opened to drivers 

wishing to travel south from the commercial area. 

3574347 Parkway Ave • Strongly disagree with closure of Smith St. 

• Traffic lights at Parkway and Stewart Ave does not give 

sufficient time for most traffic on Parkway Ave. 

3581573 Parkway Ave • Do not agree with option for closing Smith St. 

3576440 Parkway Ave

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3613851 Parkway Ave Since the last review of the current Hamilton South LATM Study 

in 1992, the following events have occurred which have caused 

the traffic within the Hamilton South residential area to increase 

significantly. 

• Cancellation by the RTA to construct an overpass in Stewart 

Ave/Hannell St over the railway line (late 1990's) 

• Expansion of St Francis Xavier and Newcastle Grammar 

Schools 

• Major expansion of Coles, Woolworths complex at Marketown 

east of Steel St 

• Installation of TCS at Stewart Ave/Parkway Ave, Glebe 

Rd/National Park St and Parkway Ave/Union St 

• Current construction of a 250 car parking area in No. 2 Sports 

Ground. 

Clearways were suggested as one example of improvement. 

The possible re-opening of Parry St to Stewart Ave to reduce 

traffic using National Park St and connecting streets was 

favourable received by those present at the recent meeting. 

COMMENTS OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CURRENT 

SYSTEM: 

• 5 Five Tonne vehicle weight limit - I strongly support this 

initiative now. 

• Possible connection of Parry St to Stewart Ave - this proposal 

is strongly supported. 

• Roundabout at National Park/Parry St - giving equal access 

to both streets, will increase the traffic flow in National Park St 

and connecting streets. This is not supported. 

• Roundabout at Parry St/Union St - could be reviewed if Parry 

St is connected to Stewart Ave 

• Relocation of pedestrian signals at Smith St - this will 

increase traffic into Smith St and through the residential area 

- not supported. 

• Closure of Smith St - is not supported. 

• Provision of Right Turn Lane in Parkway Ave at Stewart Ave - 

a separate right turn lane would impinge on the median, 

which is protected under Council's DCP58. Such construction 

would also affect the root system of a least one of the prized 

Norfolk Island pine trees in the median, and I'm sure Council 

would not want another Laman St fiasco!

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3581571 Parkway Ave • Banning right turn will just force the issue further SW down 

Stewart Ave. 

• Overall, I agree. Parkway Ave is being utilised as a subarterial, 

which is not in line with heritage/residential 

characteristics. 

• Physical measures MUST be utilised. LTT and proposed 40 

km/h as the measured V85 is 8 km/h (or 16%) above the 

current legal limit of 50 km/h. 

3587079 Parkway Ave • Pedestrian crossing combined with speed hump with fence 

(#5) across both sides (east & west) of Parkway outside 

Newcastle High School - safety for our children. 

3587075 Parkway Ave • With increased congestion in Hamilton East/South caused by 

Marketown, I believe the roundabout traffic measures are 

required. 

• With increased traffic on Parkway Ave, being used as an 

alternative thoroughfare instead of Hunter St/Stewart Ave, the 

reduction in speed from 50 to 40 km/h is appropriate, as is 

the installation of speed humps on Parkway Ave. 

• Given the number of schools on Parkway Ave, more speed 

humps are appropriate. 

3597946 Parkway Ave • Traffic signals at Smith should be one-way north to south. 

• All of the heritage precinct be a uniform 40km/h. 

• Roundabout should be installed corner of National Park/Parry 

Sts - or traffic lights. 

• There should be load limit in all heritage area streets 

especially Parkway Ave which is currently being used by 

heavy vehicles. 

3597398 Parkway Ave • Hamilton South garden suburb heritage conservation area be 

40 km/h 

• Better us of regional road network - clearways the length of 

all sub-arterial roads both am & pm. 

• Examine the original values of HSHCA when it was originally 

formed. 

• 5T limit within HSHCA including Parkway Ave. 

• 4-way Stop signs at National Park and Parkway; Smith and 

Parkway. 

• Consider Smith St one-way south to north and National Park 

north to south. 

• Remove right hand turn from Stewart Ave into Parkway Ave 

(east) in conjunction with opening of the sub-arterial road 

system (Glebe/Union/Darby/King Sts) to clearways. 

• Installation of speed humps at Newcastle High similar to 

those in Chatham Rd.

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3586935 Parkway Ave • Disagree with both speed limit reductions. 

• Disagree with any installation of speed hump devices 

including raised pedestrian crossings. 

• Disagree with any proposed closure of Smith Street. 

3597394 Parkway Ave • A lovely avenue (Parkway) has been made unnecessarily 

chaotic by excessive traffic. Please slow the traffic and stop 

buses/trucks. 

• If Smith St extended through National Park is not restricted or 

closed we will see you in court. Please talk to us about Smith 

St extended. 

3586321 Parkway Ave • Major concern lack of pedestrian access - 1000 kids access 

NHS each day no crossings anywhere near school. 

• Roundabout could make access worse. Some school buses 

access school and King St via Smith St. 

3610503 Parkway Ave • Reduce the traffic along Parkway Ave to a maximum speed of 

40 km/h at all times. 

• Review the quality of roadworks done in the last several 

months along Smith St and Parkway Ave. They are not to the 

standard of the original. The roadbase is not sufficiently 

compacted. The surface was laid warm only and I expect will 

fracture, crumble and collapse - the new future. 

3576121 Parkway Ave Desperately something at intersection of Parry/National Park Stbut 

still need the pedestrian crossing, it would be very 

dangerous without for pedestrians. 

3615976 Parkway Ave • Don't agree with 40 km/h proposed for Parkway Ave. It is a 

dual carriageway, 50 regulates speed of vehicles well enough 

and avoids creating multiple speed zones. 

• Banning the right turn into Kemp from Stewart Ave between 

7-9am is not manageable. Either make it no right turn full time 

or allow. 

• Roundabouts are a good idea but the community should not 

have to pay for these, the cost should have been borne by 

the developer of the Marketown additions. 

3575581 Parkway Ave 

3597396 Parry St Would like to be kept informed. 

3613598 Parry St Please do not build a roundabout at Parry/Union St. 

3613597 Parry St No roundabout at Parry/Union St. 

3613600 Parry St No roundabout at Parry St, it is already too busy and that will 

just increase the amount of cars, trucks and buses using to get 

to Darby St.

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3615123 Parry St The aim of traffic management should be to reduce traffic in the 

residential streets and encourage the use of main roads. 

• I oppose the closure of Smith St; also the lights on Smith St 

and Glebe Rd - the existing pedestrian crossing is adequate 

and the lights will simply encourage rat-running through other 

streets as a shortcut to Stewart Ave. 

• I propose the opening of Parry St at the intersection of 

Stewart Ave. 

• Opening Parry St onto Stewart would considerably improve 

the flow of traffic that has its destination to the south 

(Merewether, Charlestown) by removing traffic on the local 

roads. 

• An issue not canvassed in the study but which should be 

raised is opening National Park St at Hunter St to right turning 

traffic; removal of the median and shifting of the traffic control 

light would, I believe, allow better circulation of traffic in the 

general area. 

3585863 Petition - 

Various Sts 

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AGREES WITH: 

• Relocation of pedestrian signal to intersection Glebe Rd 

• Eastbound, right hand turn ban from Stewart Ave to Kemp 

Street (7.00am-9.00am). 

• Raised pedestrian crossing on Union St. 

• Proposed roundabout on Parry and National Park Sts. 

• Proposed roundabout on Parry and Union Sts. 

• Light Traffic Thoroughfare. 

• Speed limit change from 60 to 50 on King between Stewart 

Ave and Union Sts. 

DISAGREES WITH: 

• The closure of Smith St. This idea is not sound at all. 

• Proposed raised pedestrian crossing on Parry St between 

Smith and Steel Sts - this area is not a high pedestrian area, 

it is too close to the roundabout and will cause traffic 

problems/congestion at this junction. 

• For safety of pedestrians, the proposed roundabout at 

National Park and Parry St must have two pedestrian 

refuges, two on National Park and one of the eastern side of 

Parry St where Marketown is. 

• There is no need for speed reduction and speed hump on 

Parkway Avenue. The 40 school zone is enforced here.

ATTACHMENT E 

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3613963 Parry St • Since the opening of Marketown, Parry St east of Union St 

has increasingly been used as a thoroughfare by not only 

cars but increasingly work trucks and buses to access Darby 

St. If a roundabout is constructed this will only encourage 

this. Parry St should only be left in and left out to Union St. 

• Don't agree with reducing speed zones in both locations as 

not high pedestrian routes. 

3578104 Parry St 

3581236 Ravenshaw 

St 


St 


3574348 St 

3593829 


• I would like to comment on what I think is a fault. When 

travelling west along Parkway Ave and arriving at Stewart 

Ave and wishing to make a right hand turn, the signal does 

not show a green arrow while the traffic travelling east has an 

arrow and all the traffic flows on with the eastbound, making 

westbound traffic unable to cross and holding up the flow of 

the through traffic with the lights sometimes changing before 

all can get over or some people going into the left turn lane 

and racing across Stewart Ave. A simple alteration to the sign 

would be appreciated. 

• No response to Point 4. 

Agree with all proposals, particularly Point 3. Not sure of the 

rationale for Point 4. 

• The proposals put forward seem reasonable. 

St 

3571156 Smith St 

3571157 Smith St • Strongly opposed to any closure of Smith St. 

• Complete ban of Right Turn into Kemp St off Stewart Ave, 

corner is as dangerous in the afternoon as it is in the 

morning. 

3575580 Smith St I don't agree with Smith St being closed just after Dumaresq St 

maybe you could restrict parking in certain sections of it. 

3574342 Smith St 

3576125 Smith St • We support the proposal, however, we strongly object to any 

attempt to close off Smith St as this is our main route to the 

west end of Newcastle. We fail to see the need for this, but if 

for safety a better approach would be to remove all parking 

from the western side between Parry and Dumaresq Sts. 

3578106 Smith St • I have seen/attended countless accidents and unfortunately 

an accidental death at the traffic lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St. 

The majority of people try to edge across especially in peak 

hour. Would welcome the change even though we are aware 

it will create more traffic up Smith St. Peoples lives are more 

important.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 22 of 32 

3581577 Smith St • Extremely saddened by proposed traffic signals at Glebe 

Rd/Smith St. Will greatly increase traffic flow to Cram, Smith 

and Turnbull Sts. 

• Strongly suggests Smith St be closed off at Glebe Rd. 

• Ban right turns on Stewart Ave. 

• Close National Park and Smith Sts at Parkway Ave or 

Dumaresq St 

• Left hand turn only Smith St into Glebe Rd. 

• Close Smith St at Glebe Rd. 

• Keep local streets to local traffic. 

3590989 Smith St • Don't agree with reducing speed in Parkway and King. 

• 4-way Stop signs often cause confusion and should be 

replaced with 2-way Stop signs. 

3596104 Smith St • The increased traffic congestion with the approval for 

units/accommodation where Bimet Lodge is now. An 

extraordinary decision to allow this development. 

3596073 Smith St • Have the right turn signal on the corner of Parkway Ave and 

Stewart Ave travelling east to west upgraded. It needs either 

a right turn lane of the timing of the lights changed. 

3597395 Smith St • Traffic calming along Smith St (Glebe Rd towards Parry). 

• One-way from Parry, along Smith to Parkway Ave and 

beyond. 

• Glebe/Smith St traffic lights good for calming traffic in Glebe 

Rd and enables traffic to traverse a very dangerous 

intersection. 

3597999 Smith St • I am concern about cutting off the Smith St access to 

Marketown. Not in favour of closure of Smith St. 

• Love the idea of moving the traffic signals to Smith St/Glebe 

Rd, I find that corner very dangerous. 

• Would like improvement of speed limit signs in Smith St, 

Cram St, Turnbull St etc. 

3598927 Smith St • Get rid of 4 way stop signs at intersections. They slow down 

all traffic! 

• Otherwise the plan is OK. 

3599133 Smith St • Point 3 I have ticked no because lights are only going to 

increase traffic down Smith St. 

• A suggestion - have the lights similar to the National Park 

St/Glebe Rd lights and/or put in speed humps to slow down 

traffic or redirect to the main access roads.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 23 of 32 

3587933 Smith St • It is Council's responsibility to ensure traffic stays on Parry, 

Union, King and Stewart streets and not be using National 

Park, Smith Sts and Parkway Ave. Council responsibility to 

ensure that southbound traffic on Stewart doesn't turn left to 

cut down Kemp, Kenrick, Turnbull and Cram Sts and use 

Smith St to access Glebe Rd just to avoid the lights at the 

Stewart/Glebe intersection. 

• Council needs to look at how Sydney councils have controlled 

traffic in residential streets in suburbs that bolt onto the edge 

of the Sydney CBD, they make no apologies for blocking 

streets, creating one way streets, putting in no right turns, 

installing traffic calmers etc. These measures are all in place 

to keep through traffic on the main roads and out of 

residential areas. 

• Right turning arrow from Parkway, heading NW, onto Stewart 

Ave will reduce flow on Smith and National Park Sts 

• Clearways on Glebe Rd. 

• Block Smith St at Glebe Rd. 

• Definitely no lights at Smith and Glebe. 

3571078 Smith St Please do not close Smith St - it's not practical. 

3621421/ Smith St • Strongly support point 3. This is a deadly intersection which 

3621422 

3657267 

3645833 

requires lights urgently. 

Stanley St Ban right turn movements from Stewart into Stanley St. Stanley 

St is poorly suited to through traffic use to Cooks Hill. Lots of 

children residing in Stanley St. 

3586934 Stanley St • Given the number of young children in the neighbourhood 

would welcome measures to slow traffic or perhaps even 

blocking Stanley St at Stewart Ave (like Corona). 

3592364 Stanley St 

3593831 Stanley St • Plan strongly supported. When Smith St becomes restricted 

to traffic, an opportunity becomes available to interlink 

existing pedestrian and cycle facilities. It will become more 

critical for the roundabout at National Park/Parry St to be 

operating prior to Smith St being closed, as this is a 

dangerous intersection with poor approaches and sight lines. 

• Kemp St change only required for AM peak. 

3610504 Stanley St • The removal of 4 way Stop signs in Smith & National Park Sts 

and revert to 2 way Stops - making National Park and Smith 

Sts the main roads. 

• Lights at Glebe Rd/City Rd need re-configuring as traffic build 

up is too great - especially between National Park St and the 

lights.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 24 of 32 

3611577 Stanley St • Parry St raised pedestrian crossing can only go in if close 

Smith St and it is too close to existing roundabout. Moving 

further away from roundabout should be considered. 

• Pedestrian crossing at National Park St/Parry St need to 

remain, however same issue as above exists. 

• Speed limits should not change. 

3571079 Stewart Ave 

3574341 Stewart Ave • I would like to see the roundabout at National Park St and 

Parkway Ave trimmed of all plant foliage in the centre of 

roundabout as you cannot see vehicles coming southbound if 

they are turning right or going straight ahead. Has witnessed 

many near misses at this roundabout. 

• Lights at Stewart Ave and Parkway heading up Parkway to 

turn right into Stewart Ave need a green arrow. As you get 

half way across to turn right you get stuck in the middle at the 

lights turn orange-not good. 

3581570 Stewart Ave • Don't agree with the closure of Smith Street, it would cause 

problem with traffic flow on Saturdays when with netball also 

car park for No. 2 Sportsground on Smith St there would be 

only one exit for at least 250 cars, they would all be heading 

towards Marketown - not good. 

• Please look at the design of the roundabouts in Qld as they 

work much better. 

3586936 Stewart Ave As a shop owner over 5 ½ yrs I have seen many accidents 

occur at the front of our shop in Stewart Ave. they have ALL 

occurred either due to people slowing to enter the United 

Service Station or from people crossing Stewart Ave from Kemp 

St. I believe banning a right turn as Point 4 will not prevent 

further accidents occurring at this intersection. Traffic flow is 

rarely hindered due to vehicle turning right into Kemp 

3589062 Stewart Ave Prefer to ban right turns from Stewart Ave into Kemp St 

permanently (drivers travel too fast making turn in an effort to 

avoid lights at Parkway Ave. 

3596102 Stewart Ave 

3609974 Stewart Ave • Myself and other residents of Stewart Ave would like Traffic 

Committee to consider seriously before any decision is made. 

The fact is that Stewart Ave already has a very heavy amount 

of traffic. We do not like the traffic on Stewart Ave to be 

increased by any decision made. The other fact that 

concerns residents on Stewart Ave, in particular the section 

between Dumaresq St and King St, is the dirt the trees make 

with leaf/flowers/branches on the footpath. We would like the 

Council to sweep clean Stewart Ave daily instead of once a 

fortnight.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 25 of 32 

3578100 Turnbull St • Concern with closure of Smith St at National Park. Will 

increase already burdened flow at peak times on National 

Park and Union Sts. 

• Also concerned to lights proposed at Glebe Rd/Smith St. Yes 

it is a busy intersection and at times unsafe for movement of 

traffic out from both sides of the road, but I am worried lights 

will increase traffic congestion within Smith St to Cram, 

Turnbull & Smith Sts. Currently no 4-way Stop signs or speed 

humps to slow traffic. Cars already speed up/down these 

roads, with increased traffic this will only become worse, 

unsafe for young children playing and walking to school. 

3576129 Turnbull St • I have no problem with roundabouts at National Park/Parry or 

Parry/Union. 

• Banning right turn will prevent drivers by-passing lights at 

Parkway Ave. 

• I strongly object to lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St intersectiondrivers 

wishing to access Merewether driving south along 

Stewart Ave will avoid Stewart Ave/Glebe Rd and National 

Park/Glebe Rd lights by turning left into Cram or Turnbull, 

right into Smith St for easy access to Glebe Rd or through to 

Lingard. This will increase traffic flow dramatically. 

3585466 Turnbull St • No opinion on proposed ban of right turn from Stewart Ave to 

Kemp St. 

• To avoid additional traffic turning off Stewart and up Cram 

and Turnbull Sts, could other calming devices be considered 

such as 4-way stops, more prominent 40 km/h signs etc. 

3578105 Turnbull St • A good plan, thanks for the opportunity to comment. 

• Perhaps in light of resident comments, speed humps in 

Turnbull and Cram Sts would be appropriate. 

3581060 Turnbull St 40 km/h speed limits Turnbull St, Cram and National Park. 

3587081 Turnbull St • The plan is fine in principal. 

• There is a need for traffic calming if the traffic lights go 

ahead-stop signs on Smith St at Cram St and Stanley St 

intersections. 

3586301 Turnbull St • These changes will make it a lot easier to move around the 

area at peak times. 

3581063 Turnbull St • Largely comfortable with the traffic proposals in place as most 

seem to function as traffic calming mechanisms for 

increasingly high traffic areas. 

• Strongly opposed to lights at Smith St/Glebe Rd intersection, 

I believe this will not serve to calm traffic, and rather would 

increase through traffic in some streets.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 26 of 32 

3589059 Turnbull St • Opposed to reduction in speed limit in Parkway/King. 

• Speed limit in Gordon Ave should be 60 kph. 

• Oppose closure of Smith St. 

• Oppose any further speed humps. 

3581059 Turnbull St • The logic for lights at Smith St/Glebe Rd is presumably to 

assist traffic across Glebe Rd intersection. This intersection is 

easier to cross than Turnbull St/Stewart Ave so a bit of 

patience instead of traffic lights is called for. 

3597994 Turnbull St • I believe traffic lights in Glebe Rd are a good idea however 

the through traffic effect are potentially staggering. We 

already have many cars speeding down Turnbull St. Lights 

will encourage further traffic diverting off Stewart Ave. We 

need speed humps or similar in Turnbull St. 

• Have thoughts on Smith St closure but not enough room to 

comment. Community traffic needs to be controlled not 

accelerated. 

3593830 Turnbull St • Parkway Ave is a main thoroughfare and completely 

unnecessary to lower the speed limit. 

• I believe lights at Smith/Glebe are necessary, not before 

traffic calming devices and stop signs are placed up the 

length of Turnbull St. The lack of stop signs on Turnbull will 

cause a death. The Turnbull/Smith St intersection is 

renowned for near misses. 

3599131 Turnbull St • Would like a "Do not queue across intersection" at Stewart 

Ave at entrance to Turnbull and Cram. During pm peak it is 

near impossible to cross Stewart Ave as southbound traffic 

blocks these streets. 

3601226 Turnbull St • Lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St will open up our residential area 

to enormous amounts of traffic. 

• Speed in streets is a problem - 40 km/h painted on road 

would highlight the speed limit. 

• 'Left turn only' at Kemp, Jenner, Kenrick, Stanley, Turnbull 

and Cram Sts. 

• Left turn out of Glebe & Lingard / left turn in at Glebe & 

Lingard. 

• Right hand turn arrow would allow traffic to move out of 

Parkway Ave in a timely fashion. 

3597418 Turnbull St • We strongly oppose the plan for traffic signals at Glebe 

Rd/Smith St as this will dramatically increase traffic flow 

through the local traffic zone. 

• There is no point banning right turn into Kemp St. 

• Thank you for the speed limit reductions. This must be 

accompanied by improved signage and enforcement. Union 

St 50 km/h (or 40 please). Stewart Ave/Glebe Rd 50 km/h 

etc. Junction shops 40 km/h.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 27 of 32 

3603134 Turnbull St • Area is Local Traffic Zone, through traffic should not be 

encouraged and should be actively discouraged. Should be 

more speed limit signage (on poles and roadway). 

• Suggested devices 1, 3 and 4 would encourage through 

traffic. 

• There should be left turn only from Smith St into Glebe Rd. 

3603135 Turnbull St • Definitely no traffic lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St. A better idea 

and less costly would be left hand turn only out of Smith St 

into Glebe Rd. Left turn only into Smith St from Glebe Rd. 

• Area is Local Traffic Area and extra traffic should be 

discouraged. 

• Must be more clearly marked as 40 km/h limit. 

3615975 Turnbull St • Strongly object to traffic lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St. Will 

increase Smith St traffic and make access for Cram, Turnbull, 

Stanley Sts very difficult. 

3615978 Turnbull St Local residential roads are becoming busier all the time. 

Effective measures need to be implemented to halt traffic 

numbers (including parking) to an acceptable and defined level. 

Parry St in particular needs a reduction and decrease in feeder 

flow from east, west and north after 2.30pm. 

3581064 Union St • Many elderly residents use Union/Parry St corner area to 

cross to Marketown. Roundabouts are dangerous in a 

pedestrian situation. Lights should be installed at this 

intersection. Pedestrian overpass is useless to elderly as they 

cannot climb stairs. 

3602630 Turnbull St • Study is subjective and reactive to individual complaints. Not 

independent and does not include traffic modelling/traffic 

impact assessment. 

• Proposed measures will further encourage use of local 

streets, such as traffic lights on Smith and roundabout on 

Parry. 

• Study uses out of date traffic volumes and speeds which do 

not reflect existing traffic arrangements such as the nothrough 

road at National Park St/Glebe Rd southbound. 

• Strongly disagree with traffic speeds in study. 

• No right turn from Stewart to Kemp will shift the problem of 

short-cutting onto adjoining streets. 

• Proposed traffic light at Smith will encourage left turn from 

Stewart onto Turnbull/Cram to get to the Smith St lights. 

Suggestions: 

• Block off all streets at Stewart including Kemp, Stanley, 

Turnbull and Cram. 

• Make all streets at Stewart (as above) one-way westbound at 

the Stewart intersection. 

• Make all streets (as above) no right turn from Stewart Ave.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 28 of 32 

3609809 Union St • Union/Parkway lights - increase pedestrian timing to cross 

Parkway Ave (north/south). Increase timer right hand turn 

from Union St into Parkway Ave. 

• Roundabout Union/Parry preferred over traffic signal. 

Roundabout will improve traffic flow around peak hours. 

• Raised pedestrian crossings should be first priority. 

• Parkway/Stewart Ave traffic signal - increase timing Parkway 

Ave westbound. 

3576123 Warrah St • Good work! But don't agree with speed reductions -absolutely 

not for King St. 

• Lights at Union & Parkway should have been a roundabout. 

Also 4 way stop signs at Smith St confuse many drivers. 

3587936 Warrah St 

3595126 Winsor St • Roundabout Parry/Union should be high priority. 

• Traffic signals Glebe/Smith St should be high priority. 

• Maybe allocate parking in Smith St for businesses and 

making part of Smith St (between Cram/Glebe) one-way, 

which would allow southbound cross movement between 

Smith to Lingard. This would fit in with National Park/Glebe 

intersection which is one-way northbound. 

• Do not agree with any full closure of Smith St. 

Phone 

call 


Croquet Club 

AFL Club • Sports seem not affected. 

• Happy with TMP 

• Parking at No.2 will benefit sporting clubs. 

• Concerned about Smith St closure to access sport but will 

comment in the National Park Plan of Management (PoM). 

NCC 

employee 

3604417 Newcastle 

District 

Bowling 

Association 

Club has shared parking with Life Without Barriers accessed via 

Smith St. Concern expressed by some members that closure of 

Smith St and designating Park Ave as Light Traffic only may 

increase the already heavy traffic in Parry St. 

• Pedestrian crossing at Parry /National Park Sts should be 

retained. 

• Do not build roundabouts at the expense of 

pedestrian/bicycle convenience. 

• Parkway Ave westbound between National Park and Stewart 

needs an edgeline to prevent people speeding up left hand 

side to catch left arrow. 

• Please reduce Union St speed limit to 40 or 50 km/h. 

• Roundabout at Parry/National Park Sts would increase the 

already existing problem for pedestrians. As advised 

previously there is a major problem for pedestrians at this 

crossing.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 30 of 32 

3597393 Cr comment • Block off Smith St to through traffic. 

• Look at the traffic plan in conjunction with National Park PoM 

and Hamilton South conservation area. 

3577267 Cr comment Why would we be asking questions about traffic lights at Smith 

St/Glebe Rd, when Cr's are awaiting a report on the closure of 

Smith St between Dumaresq and Parry St? 

Traffic lights at this intersection will completely change traffic 

flows in Smith St. I would expect the mainly resident street will 

now become the default alternative route for traffic using Union 

or Darby St to enter/leave the city. As such, Smith St should not 

be considered as route for significant traffic flows and if 

amendments to this intersection are made significant traffic 

calming measures along Smith St will be required as a deterrent 

for 'rat running', local pedestrian safety and the preservation of 

residential amenity. 

3623338 Roads and 

Maritime 

Services 


Taxis 

3581126 Name/email 

supplied 

3578101 Belmont 

North 

3597942 Resident 

National Park 

St 


National Park 

St 

 

Point 4 - Also ban 4-6pm. 

I like the plan. Good on you all! 

• No objection to the Hamilton South LATM study. The RMS's 

primary concern is the safe and efficient management of the 

State Road network for all road users. The proposed study 

does not impact on the State Road network. 

• No objection to Council proposes speed limit changes if they 

meet RMS Guidlelines. 

• Regional/Sub arterial road should carry more traffic to keep 

traffic out of conservation area. 

• LATM and National Park Study must be co-ordinated at 

management areas. 

• Support Light Traffic restrictions. 

• Line marking for cycleways in Parkway Ave will make 

kerbside lanes into a legal speedway. 

• All measures since Stewart Ave TCG (?) in 2003 have been 

for traffic purposes without regard for the conservation area 

DCP58. 

• The right turn ban at Kemp could be supported if traffic to 

Jenner could be controlled. Jenner currently experiences 

high truck volumes due to traffic calming device already in 

place at Kemp. Suggest Jenner be closed at day surgery 

thereby segregating/separating commercial traffic from petrol 

station and day surgery from residential traffic.


Warrah St 


Glebe Rd 

Maps Group of 

from residents 

workshop 

 

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 30 of 32 

• I agree with raised pedestrian crossing on Union St, the light 

traffic thoroughfare and speed limit change on King between 

Stewart Ave and Union St. 

• I disagree with the closure of Smith St, this will force every 

resident to use National Park St. Smith St must remain as it 

is - no closure. 

• I disagree with the raised pedestrian crossing on Parry St 

between Smith and Steel St roundabout, is certainly not the 

ideal place because of this is a high pedestrian area. 

• There is no need for the speed reduction and speed hump on 

Parkway Ave. 

• Block off westbound traffic only at Steel St roundabout. 

• Roundabout at Parry St/Union St. 

• Block off National Park St southern side of Parry St. 

• Block off Smith St southern side of Dumaresq St. 

• Block off Kemp St or no right turn from northbound traffic on 

Stewart Ave. Also no right turn for southbound traffic off 

Stewart Ave. 

• Left only out of Smith St or one-way between Cram and 

Glebe Rd running towards Glebe Rd. 

• Closure of ALL eastern intersections off Stewart Ave. 

• No right turn (orange stumps) for ALL intersections east off 

Stewart Ave (24 hrs). 

• Roundabout at intersection of Parry St/National Park St. 

• Independent green arrow for right turn north onto Stewart 

Avenue from Parkway Ave (east). 

• Closure of Kemp St or no right turn. 

• Open Parry St to Stewart Ave left turn only major priority. 

• No lights in Smith St and Glebe Rd intersection 

• The new car parks (up tp 300) in No 2 Sportsground will have 

a substantial impact on Smith St traffic particularly if the lights 

at Smith St and Glebe Rd lights go ahead. 

• If the roundabout goes in at Parry/National Park Sts there 

must be a pedestrian crossing for the school students. 

• One way traffic in Smith St travelling south in the section 

between Parry and Dumaresq St. 

• More 4 way stop signs (despite RTA views). 

• Traffic has increased in Parkway at the Union St intersection, 

despite a Council ascertains (according to corner resident).

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 31 of 32 

3589445 Anonymous 

resident 


resident 


resident 


resident 


resident 


resident 


resident 

• Corner Parry St and Stewart Ave should be opened. 

• Turning bay from King St into National Park should be 

extended to hold far more cars (20). 

• There are no proposals to restrict traffic flows along local 

roads. 

• Close National Park St at Parkway Ave. 

• Close Smith St. 

• If Parry St is opened to Stewart ban entry into National Park 

St. 

• Ban right hand turns along Stewart Avenue. 

• No speed limit change in King St, Parkway/Stewart or Darby 

Sts. 

• No speed hump at High School, waste of money already go 

50 or 40 km/h in this area. 

• No traffic lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St, people manage without 

and there are alternate routes. 

Point 4 - Only between 7-9am. 

• No justifiable reason for decrease in speed limit on 

Parkway/King Sts. 

• Close Smith St - why? 

Eastbound traffic in Parkway Ave has a right turn arrow into 

Stewart Ave, but westbound only gets a green light and right 

turning traffic often nearly collects traffic eastbound on Parkway. 

Why don't both directions get a right turn arrow with the green 

light? 

• Glebe and other feeder roads to have clearway timed 

increased to allow through path. 

• Smith St lights need to be exit only from Smith St otherwise it 

becomes a thoroughfare. 

• 40 km/h zone across all streets included and speed inhibitors, 

road narrowing of speed humps.

ATTACHMENT E 

Page 32 of 32 


resident 


resident 

 

• Do not close Smith St. Will only add to congestion in other 

streets such as National Park St. 

• Do not ban right turn into Kemp St from Stewart Ave. I have 

lived in Kemp and Dumaresq for many years and never ever 

seen congestion or safety concerns as a result of turning right 

into Kemp from Stewart. 

Q1 

Roundabout 

Parry/Nat. 

Park Sts 

Q2 

Roundabout 

Parry/Union 

Sts 

Q3 

Signals 

Glebe 

Rd/Smith 

St 

Q4 

Ban right 

turn Stewart 

Ave 

(eastbound) 

Q5 

Agree with 

overall plan 

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES 

with 

changes 

TOTAL 169 32 170 18 150 35 137 43 175 18 

Note: Anonymous residents did not sign their names but most wrote comments on the returned leaflet, this indicates residents' are concerned and interested in the Study. 

Total responses received: 231 

Note: Out of the 231, 47 submissions stated they do not support the road closure of Smith Street at the park. Ten (10) submissions suggested closure (or 

one-way) of Smith Street at National Park. The closure of Smith Street was not asked about in the questionnaire, it is additional information 

provided/commented on by residents in their submissions. 

NO

Community Consultation 

ATTACHMENT F 

Page 1 of 2 

To The Resident / Business Owner 

HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (LATM) STUDY 

Revised Report 

30 May 2013 

In November 2011, The City of Newcastle exhibited a draft Hamilton South Local Area Traffic Management 

(LATM) Study and held a workshop to seek community feedback about a proposed plan for the area. A 

considerable number of comments were submitted and the report was revised to incorporate resident feedback. 

The revised report and larger plan can be found on The City of Newcastle's website www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au 

under ‘public exhibitions’. 

A revised LATM plan is shown over the page and residents are invited to make further comment. The original 

proposal to install traffic signals at the intersection of Glebe Road and Smith Street has been removed from the 

revised plan, and the intersection has been reconfigured. A proposed half-road closure of Smith Street near No. 

2 Sportsground to allow northbound traffic only is also being proposed. 

Your feedback is important in determining whether Council will adopt the revised plan. If there are no responses 

received Council will assume residents/businesses have no objection to the proposal. The plan will be on 

exhibition until 1 July 2013 at the Customer Enquiry Centre, Ground Floor, City Administration Centre, 282 King 

Street, Newcastle; Newcastle Regional Library, Laman Street, Newcastle; and on The City of Newcastle website 

at www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au 

Please forward written comments by Monday 01 July 2013 to The General Manager, The City of Newcastle, 

Attention: Traffic and Transport, PO Box 489, NEWCASTLE NSW 2300 or email: mail@ncc.nsw.gov.au or Fax: 

4974 2222. For further information regarding the LATM Study please contact Jocelyn Cardona, Traffic and 

Transport Co-ordinator, on 4974 2666. 

Do you agree with the proposed reconfiguration of the Glebe Road/Smith Street intersection? 

YES 

NO 

Do you agree with the half-road closure of Smith Street near No. 2 Sportsground, allowing northbound traffic only? 

Name (Optional): 

Address: 

Comments: 

YES 

NO 

Protecting your privacy: The City of Newcastle is committed to protecting your privacy. We take reasonable steps to comply with relevant legislation and Council policy. 

Purpose of collecting personal details: Council is collecting this information to determine the local community’s views and opinions on the proposal outlined. Intended 

recipients: Information provided as part of the consultation will be used as part of the investigation into the proposal, and may be included in future reports on the issue. 

Storage and security: Information provided will be stored on Council's database and will be subject to Council’s information and privacy policies. Access: Individuals can 

access data to check accuracy by contacting Council. 

PLEASE NOTE: When making written comments or submissions to Council, the following information should be considered – Should an objector consider that the 

disclosure of their name and address would result in detriment to them the words “OBJECTION IN CONFIDENCE” must be stated prominently at the top of the submission. 

Council may, however, be obliged to release full details of the submission including the name and address under the relevant access to information legislation, even if these 

words are in the submission.

ATTACHMENT F 

Page 2 of 2 


REVISED LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION LEAFLET (MAY 2013) 

KING STREET 

Proposed median at Smith 

St to allow only Left in and 

rest rict right turn 

movement from 

Glebe Road 

Glebe R oad 

Smith Street 

138-144 




CORONA STREET 



WARRAH STREET 


4 

4 

NEWCASTLE 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

5 

1 

3 

Netball courts 

No.2 

Sportsground 

East-West drainage line 

STEEL STREET 

PARRY STREET 

NATIONAL 

PARK 


Proposed Half Road Closure of Smith 

St to allow only north bound traffic 

between east west drainage line 

and Dumaresq Street 

BULL STREET 

ARNOTT STREET 

1 

3 

7 

Proposed lane 

deli neation to only 

allow left out 

and right out 

Lingard Street 

Proposed Intersection 

Re-configuration 




CRAM STREET 


GLEBE ROAD 

3 

KEMP STREET 

SM ITH STREET 



2 

EXISTING PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL LIGHTS 

6 

3 

UNION STREET 

5 

6 

7 

TOOKE ST 

LEGEND: 

BOUNDARY LINE 





2 PROPOSED INTERSECTION RE-CONFIGURATION 


4 APPROVED LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE 

SPEED HUMP WITH FENCE 

SPEED LIMIT CHANGE FROM 50 TO 40 KM/H 

(Parkway Ave between Stewart Ave and Darby St) 

SPEED LIMIT CHANGE FROM 60 TO 50 KM/H 

(King St between Stewart Ave and Union St)

REF: 

STREET 

4287136 Bruce St, 

Cooks Hill 

4308517 Bruce St, 

Cooks Hill 

4311004 Bruce St, 

Cooks Hill 

4287130 Corona St, 

Hamilton 

East 



East 



East 

ATTACHMENT G 

Page 1 of 24 

HAMILTON SOUTH LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (LATM) STUDY - REVISED REPORT (REVISED PLAN) 

SUMMARY OF COMMENTS FROM RESIDENTS 

Agree with 

reconfiguration of 

Glebe Rd/Smith St 

intersection 

Agree 

with half-road 

closure of Smith 

Street 

YES NO YES NO 

COMMENTS 

• I am seriously concerned regarding the proposal to construct a roundabout at Parry St/Union 

St intersection. Whilst I understand there is a need to upgrade the intersection, there has 

been no consideration given to the increased traffic that will utilise Parry St as a result of this 

change. Over the past 18 months since market town east was completed. Parry St has 

experienced an increase in traffic including numerous large vehicles using Parry St to access 

Darby St. The construction of this roundabout will only compound this. 

• I am not against an upgrade to this intersection but would ask Council to seriously consider 

the impact to Cooks Hill residents. 

Generally agree with the findings of the report, however think that the impact on Cooks Hill 

residents has not been considered. In particular we disagree with the following: 

• The proposed closure of Smith St will limit traffic options for people leaving Marketown and 

direct them towards Cooks Hill 

• The intersection at Parry/Union Sts will further direct people into Cooks Hill 

• We believe the pedestrian crossings on Union St should be priority one - as these are 

currently well utilised and cars need to be slowed down on Union St. 

• We appreciate Council being pro-active to manage traffic for the area. We hope the above will 

be of assistance in formulating a better plan for the area. 

• I don't consider it appropriate that Smith St be closed. This will only direct traffic through 

National Park or through to Union St. Smith St has no direct residents (north of Parkway) so 

how is this currently affecting? 

• I strongly disagree with the proposed roundabout at Union/Parry Sts. Will direct unnecessary 

traffic through Cooks Hill. 

• I do agree with the remainder of the recommendations. 

• Glebe/Smith St need traffic lights 

• ½ closure of Smith St will increase already heavy traffic flow on National Park St. 

 

 

I think it is IMPERATIVE that access to/from Smith St at the Parry St entrance remain opened to 

traffic in BOTH DIRECTIONS to ensure CONVENIENT access to the 8 HOUR all day parking 

meters. If it is too difficult, commuters will NOT park there! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE think 

about this.

4287135 Corlette St, 

Cooks Hill 


Cooks Hill 


Cooks Hill 


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I am writing to express my concern regarding the plan to install a roundabout at Parry/Union Sts. 

• I am concerned regarding the increased traffic this may lead to, there is too much traffic using 

Parry St now. This will only increase traffic to use Parry St and other streets 

• Parry St should not be able to be accessed off Union St - the same as the streets off Stewart 

Ave so that people cannot use it as a short cut 

• I am also opposed to the closure of Smith St and believe this will only cause more traffic to 

use the Union and National Park St. There are limited houses located on Smith St and the 

access is able to remain open. 

• Closure of part of Smith St and stopping southbound traffic would be a retrograde step. I can't 

see this would achieve any positive outcomes and would frustrate many people who use 

Smith St to head south to Parkway Ave and The Junction. 

 

• We do not support the proposed roundabout at Union St/Parry St for the following reasons: 

• The study advises that in the previous 5 year period, accidents have been reduced at this 

intersection - so why now is a roundabout required? 

• The study does not investigate what impact this may have on Parry St and the greater Cooks 

Hill Community 

• Parry St is already inundated with trucks and cars crossing through the suburb, this will only 

increase if this roundabout proceeds. 

• We hope Council reconsiders their decision and decides not to proceed with the planned 

roundabout or alternatively looks to limit or stop traffic from entering into Parry St from Union 

St. 

• We also are against the closure of Smith St and consider that this will just impact more on 

other surrounding streets. 

• I am not sure why the intersection of Glebe Rd/Smith St needs reconfiguration however if it is 

deemed for safety reasons I would suggest a better outcome would be to move the pedestrian 

lights from just east of this intersection to this intersection whereby both pedestrians and traffic 

would then both enjoy the benefits of traffic lights 

• I am very concerned at the proposed ½ road closure of Smith St. I just don't understand the 

logic of closing a street that helps traffic to move away from the busiest shopping centre in the 

Newcastle CBD. 

Generally agree with the study besides the proposed roundabout at the intersection of 

Union/Parry Sts. 

Two of the proposals in the report would make the situation worse. Making Smith Street one way 

and a roundabout at the intersection of Parry and National Park Streets. A roundabout at that 

corner would not make it easier for cars to turn right from Parry Street into National Park Street. 

• I see serious problems with the proposed one-way traffic from Smith St in the northerly 

direction beside the No2. Sportsground. 

• May I ask what is the rationale for the closure of one side of Smith Street? I cannot see it. 

• I am also surprised at the installation of the meters along Parry Street. They are virtually 

unused and prevent genuine shoppers like me from using the street to park when I am 

shopping. In the 17 years I have lived in Corona Street, only twice have I ever had to go 

inside the car park because there was no space on Parry Street.


Cooks Hill 

4316838 Cooks Hill 

Community 

Group 

4286140 Cram Street, 

Merewether 

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Have lived in Cooks Hill for more than 40 years and the only traffic problems occur when council 

closes streets or creates restrictions. There is no problem at these intersections. 

2 page submission 

• The Smith St half road closure, which originates from the National Park Plan of Management, 

will have significant negative impacts on traffic flows in the wider area and there is no 

evidence to support that it is necessary or required 

• The proposal will have significant negative impacts on the Smith/Parry St intersection which 

already fails to cope with traffic volumes as a result of the Marketown expansion, and already 

fails to cope with traffic volumes leaving events at No. 2 Sportsground. 

• Traffic access from Parry St through to Parkway Ave via Smith St needs to be maintained in 

order to maximise efficient and safe traffic flows in the wider area. 

• Proposed 40 km/h in Parkway Ave is not supported. 

• The Community Group maintains its opposition to traffic signals at Parry/Union Sts, a 

roundabout is acceptable if any treatment is required. However, residents are concerned that 

a roundabout may increase traffic volumes into the Parry St residential area southeast of the 

intersection and allow traffic to enter this part of Parry St (zoned 40km/h) at speed. Please 

note CHCG would like to be consulted regarding any specific roundabout design at this 

intersection. 

• The proposed roundabout at the corner of Union/Parry Sts would appear to be a plus for the 

area. 

• The proposed reconfiguration at the intersection of Glebe Rd/Smith St does not allow for a 

right turn into Smith St when travelling west along Glebe Rd. At present this intersection is the 

only place where one can make a right turn when travelling west along Glebe between Kenrick 

St The Junction and Stewart Ave and local residents would be required to travel along to 

Stewart Ave or go through The Junction shopping precinct. 

• The raised pedestrian crossings would seem to be a good idea as they tend to make motorists 

more aware of the fact that pedestrians could dart out 

• I cannot see the sense I making the portion of Parkway Ave between Stewart Ave and Union 

St a light traffic area. Exactly what is a light traffic area and why only apply this to a portion of 

the street? 

• Speed hump with fence: It is not clear if this only applies to the area immediately outside 

Newcastle High School or is it to be for the full section between Stewart Avenue and Union 

St? 

• Speed limit change in Parkway Ave between Stewart Ave and Darby St. I cannot see the 

sense in making the speed limit for this section 40 km/h. Parkway Ave is a main thoroughfare 

into the east end of the city and there are already 40 km/h restrictions that apply for the two 

schools on the thoroughfare during the recognised school zone times in the am/pm. 

• Speed limit change in King St between Stewart Ave and Union St. The idea of a permanent 

speed reduction for this area when either side of the named streets the limit is 60 km/h cannot 

be justified. King St is a main thoroughfare into the city and main thoroughfares have, 

historically had a 60 km/h limit 

• I also disagree with the proposed half closure of Smith St near No. 2 Sportsground to allow 

northbound traffic only. If this is implemented then there will be additional traffic on National 

Park St and Union St for those living south of the shopping precinct at Newcastle West.

4288818 Cram St, 

Merewether 

4316779 Cram St, 

Merewether 

4312842 Cram St, 

Merewether 

4289307 Curry St, 

Merewether 


Buses, 

Denison St 

4287132 Dumaresq St, 


South 




4293357 Dumaresq 

St,Hamilton 



East 



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4287134 Elliott St, 

Merewether 

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• Smith St intersection/pedestrian crossing is DANGEROUS 

• Slow down traffic in Cram St - it's used as a "rat run" from Stewart Ave to Glebe Rd. 

• Smith St/Glebe Rd get rid of the road garden on the east as it stops cars from turning left to 

The Junction if two or more cars are waiting to go straight across the intersection, frustrating. 

• Two-way in Smith St seems to work OK, I use it every day. 

We regularly cross Glebe Rd and have had a few near misses with cars not seeing red light for 

pedestrians at Smith/Glebe Rd. I'd prefer lights but anything would be better than current 

situation. 

The road network in CofN area just keeps on deteriorating from a road user aspect. 

Careful consideration needs to be placed on the proposed roundabout at No. 1 to permit a bus 

through. 

This closure of Smith St only satisfies the football crowd and players with no regards for 

residents in the area! 

 

Live opposite netball courts - you have pushed cars to park in our street because of all the paid 

parking you have put in around here! Just leave Smith St alone, do not touch it. If you change it, 

it will interfere with traffic flow of all streets around here and make them all bad. Remember the 

Bimet Lodge is going ahead. You all mucked that up! 

• Do not make Smith St a one way street, just leave it alone 

• You have made people park all day on Dumaresq St - BIG STUFF UP! 

• Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection is unimportant compared with the increased traffic in National 

Park St if Parkway is reduced from 50-40 km/h and Smith St flow is restricted 

• You could put no right turn from Parry into National Park St 

• Still massive number of cars taking short cut in our residential street (National Park St) 

• I do not agree with the ½ closure of Smith St, this will only push additional traffic into National 

Park St (between Parkway/Parry) which is already extremely busy and is just as much, or 

more, a safety concern due to the amount of school children that cross the road in National 

Park St. 

• I strongly disagree with restricting the right hand turn from Stewart Ave into Kemp St between 

7-9am. Once again this will push ALL traffic to come down Parkway Ave and more into 

National Park St between Parkway/Parry. Increasing congestion and safety issues 

• I strongly disagree with both speed limit restrictions 

• I do agree with the proposed new roundabouts at National Park/Parry Sts and the intersection 

between Union/Parry, this is a great idea to let traffic flow. 

• Walking from my house down Glebe Rd to go to The Junction shops I feel very worried 

crossing at this intersection (needs traffic signals).


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 

4290717 Farquhar St, 

The Junction 

4308538 Farquhar St, 

The Junction 

4283516 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4288203 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4290711 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

(Doctor) 

4292676 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

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• The Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection is very dangerous - the pedestrian lights should be 

removed and pedestrians cross at the lights at the intersection. 

• I do not agree with the new proposal to the intersection of Glebe Rd/Smith St (due to the fact 

that the originally proposed traffic lights at this intersection has been removed) means here is 

now no right hand turn when heading west along Glebe Rd after the Glebe Rd/Kenrick St 

intersection until turning right at Stewart Ave (aka Pacific Highway). 

• Traffic will have to turn right from Stewart Avenue in to the local area causing potential 

hazards along Stewart Ave. 

• Additionally, there is no direct access from the local area to cross Glebe Rd from north to 

south 

• One alternative would be to make the lights at Glebe Rd/National Park St two way. 

This means that there would be no opportunity to turn right when heading westward along Glebe 

Rd until the Stewart Ave intersection. Very annoying and also would congest traffic at these 

lights. 

• I do agree with Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection 

• I do not agree with ½ closure of Smith because it will put too much pressure on National Park 

St and too much pressure on exit Marketown. 

Closure of Smith St will only congest Stewart Ave and Union St only more at afternoon peak 

time. Traffic lights at Smith/Glebe would be better. 

The proposed Smith St closure will cause problems in National Park St. At the Union/Parry St 

intersection as more cars from Merewether and Junction areas make the return journey after 

shopping at Marketown. The Union/Parry St intersection is hazardous. 

I feel traffic lights would make a better alternative to create an organised intersection. Move the 

pedestrian crossing to the lights of the intersection. Creating a left or right only will cause drivers 

to take the next available non lights road off Glebe Rd and create traffic problems further up the 

road. Or jam up the lights at either Union St or Stewart Ave. 

Residents in normally quiet streets will now have extra traffic flow. This has been exactly the 

case where traffic previously coming from Helen St Merewether onto Barr St/Lingard St, now 

traffic goes to a narrow street further up (Robert St) causing traffic and parking issued there. 

This will end up exactly the same at Glebe Rd/Smith St without lights. For your careful 

consideration. 

After multiple accidents, deaths and near misses I fail to see how this has taken so long. But 

thank you! Traffic lights are the only option. 

It is hard enough to do house calls to patients in this area already. This will make things worse.

4289309 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4293010 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4290714 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4290712 Glebe Rd, 

Merewether 

4286141 Hebburn St, 


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One set of lights both for traffic and pedestrians. Get ride of existing lights, relocate to include 

Smith St and Lingard. 

I cross Smith St at Glebe Rd taking kids to/from school - it is a dangerous crossing for 

pedestrians and the proposals do not make it as safe as a set of lights or crossing would. 

This is the only right turn opportunity into the area for westbound traffic on Glebe Rd between 

Bruce St and Gordon/Stewart Ave. The situation is bad enough for residents already. 

 

I have concerns about the intersection of National Park St and Parry St also and hope the 

situation there will be revised. 

• Do not agree with the reconfiguration of Smith/Glebe. 

• Do not agree with the ½ closure of Smith. 

These proposed changes will further increase the traffic on National Park St, which already 

considerably exceeds the desired volume for a local road. An increased traffic level on National 

Park St, which would occur if the proposed changes are implemented, is outright irresponsible 

approach of the CofN. The responsibility of a Council is to look after the local citizens' well being. 

The proposed plans contradict the purpose of a Council. 

This being the era of the motor vehicle, every effort should be made to occasion a direct smooth 

even traffic flow with minimal obstruction, while allowing all traffic equal opportunity to share the 

roadway and be aware of pedestrian needs. 

• The concern that I and many other residents of Jenner Pde have previously expressed do not 

appear to have been addressed in this revised report. These concerns are the removal of the 

right turn from Stewart Ave into Kemp St. This action if implemented will have the effect of 

increasing the volumes of traffic in to an already overstretched section of Jenner Pde. 

Particularly at risk is the section between Stewart Ave and National Park St which already 

suffers from excessive traffic generated from the service station on the corner of Jenner 

Pde/Stewart Ave and adjoining shops. This is very undesirable from a safety and local 

resident amenity perspective. 

• Jenner Pde is a one-way street which is quite narrow. Throughout the week there are a large 

number of children and parents who utilise the street either walking, cycling or dropping off, a 

greater traffic flow will increase the danger of a serious incident to students. 

• There are a high number of individuals who drive their car the wrong way up Jenner Pde from 

National Park St and also cyclists who ride the wrong way. 

• Smith St ½ closure should be at Dumaresq St. 

• Parkway to stay at 50 km, speed humps to be placed on Parkway at National Park St and 

Smith St. 

Northbound traffic only is a great move that was endorsed by Council some time ago.

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4291090 Kemp St, 



4287133 Kemp St, 



4291085 Kemp St, 



Thank you. Keep up the great work. 

Closing Smith St to southbound traffic leaves only Union and National Park Sts for southbound 

traffic, at busy times these will become gridlocked. Make the intersection of Kemp to Stewart 

Avenue left turn only. 

• Not sure why the pedestrian lights near Smith St can't be moved. Crossing that intersection is 

tricky and the lights could be synchronised with National Park St ones. 

• Earlier treatment of National Park St has meant that it is virtually impossible to cross Glebe Rd 

to drive to Merewether from Hamilton South. This has placed pressure on other streets 

including Smith St. To now propose to limit traffic flow at Glebe/Smith will further displace 

traffic and cause overloading on other residential streets as traffic attempts to gain access to 

Stewart Ave etc. 

• The proposal to restrict only northbound traffic on Smith St between Parry and Parkway will 

inevitably place more pressure on National Park St. This is a residential street and very 

heavily used already, it is not reasonable for this street to take additional traffic. 

• Glebe Rd/Smith St only being able to turn right or left is a major inconvenience to residents. 

With National Park St closed, the only option available to us to cross Glebe Rd is now either 

going via The Junction (busy and at least 2 sets of traffic lights) or Stewart Avenue (busy and 

2 sets of traffic lights). Much prefer the original plan of moving the existing pedestrian traffic 

lights. 

• The proposed ½ closure of Smith St is also not a good option. It places greater strain on the 

National Park St intersection and is going to take longer to return from Marketown and 

McDonald's (where we have daughter/son with part-time jobs). Allowing cars to part for free in 

the No. 2 Sportsground car park and limiting parking in some parts of the street would 

alleviate any traffic problems in this street. 

 

• I agree with the proposed reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St, although I would have 

preferred the installation of lights, as previously proposed. 

• I agree with ½ closure of Smith St near No. 2 Sportsground. The only problem I can see is 

that people wanting to park in the free section of Smith St will be forced to enter the area 

through the streets south of Dumaresq St, which may increase traffic in the area. 

• I am pleased that the proposal to stop traffic turning right from Stewart Avenue into Kemp St 

between 7-9am is still in the plan. I would really like to see at least 40 km/h signs painted on 

the road, if not some speed humps. The "End School Zone 40" signs do not seem to register 

as meaning it is still 40 km/h with motorists. 

• On another note, there are no ramps on the corner of Smith and Kemp Sts. There are also 

very few on the southern side of Parkway Ave west of Stewart Ave. Ramps would be 

appreciated to save me riding my scooter on the road.

4281098 Kemp St, 



4288199 Kemp St, 



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• I do not favour roundabouts on Union/Parry and Parry/National Park St. Trees right on the 

corner of Union/Parry should be removed so you can more easily see cars approaching the 

intersection along Parry St. 

• ½ closure of Smith St will bring more traffic into National Park St. Not fair on residents. Not 

much residential in Smith St. 

• Regarding the Glebe Rd intersection, the original plan to place new lights (and remove the 

current pedestrian lights presumably) at the intersection is much safer than the proposed new 

median and flow arrows. Coming from Smith and crossing to Lingard, as many do from the 

houses to the north, the proposal is to allow them to cross, but those wishing to turn right 

along Glebe cannot. Surely, a car has to cross both lanes of traffic to conduct both 

manoeuvres, and so there is equal risk. To deny a right turn and allow a direct crossing is of 

no benefit. 

• The same logic applies going from Lingard and being permitted to turn right (towards Junction 

Fair) and not be able to cross to Smith. Again, both lanes are being transversed with equal 

risk, so why deny one and not the other? The simplest and safest solution is lights, which 

won't increase the flow any more than currently exists transiting Smith St. 

• Smith St near No 2. Sportsground is used by a majority of residents to access Marketown, and 

return. If southbound was closed, cars would route either via Union, increasing vehicle 

numbers to a road destined to great use and congestion, or, more importantly via National 

Park St and Parkway Ave. Both these streets have domestic housing, whereas the 

sportsground section of Smith St has none at all, making it the safer route to return to the 

residential area. 

• Strong case for lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St getting rid of pedestrian lights. If you are travelling 

north from Lingard and Smith is blocked off you would need to go via Gordon Ave or Union St. 

Both busy roads. The lights increase the options. 

• The corner of Kenrick/Farquhar is a dangerous one. A 4-way stop would make it less so. 

• The outflow of traffic from Smith St to Parry St is desperately slow because it is complicated 

intersection. The traffic jams out of No.2 oval etc after an event will be substantial if some 

traffic cannot exit via Parkway Ave. 

• The original proposal to remove the RHT option at the lights at National Park St/Glebe Rd is 

by far the best idea as this set of lights allow a right hand turn from Glebe create a major 

hazard when traffic builds up after turning into Glebe from Stewart Ave. The RHT option and 

lights are just too close to the intersection of Stewart Ave/Glebe Rd. 

• 40 km/h Parkway Ave is too slow. 

• I strongly disagree with the proposed ½ closure of Smith St. 

• Roundabout needed at National Park/Parry Sts - part of the plan and a good idea. 

• Please do something about the Parkway heading west across Stewart arrangements. Let the 

left hand lane go straight ahead as well as turn left - it is a nightmare at peak times (or use 

some of the median and put a RHT lane in - costly I'd imagine). 

• Realign on Glebe Rd to allow straight across plus right hand turns with lights. Remove 

pedestrian lights close by.

4308513 Kemp St, 



4310375 Kemp St, 


4319408 Kemp St, 


4320477 Kemp St, 


4319407 Kemp St, 


4296800 Kenrick St, 

Merewether 


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• Traffic in Smith and Kemp St has been almost unbearable since the redevelopment at 

Marketown. Anything to reduce it!! 

• Closing Smith St will increase the volume of traffic in National Park St. 

• Intersection of Stewart Ave/Kemp St (east of Kemp) - if a permanent No Right Turn 

(northbound) into Kemp St is being implemented, then a minimum from 6amt1-10am and 

3pm-6pm should be implemented. 

• Policing of the 40km/h speed limit and stop signs would help the problem of speeding traffic. 

• Improved speed limit signs in the area are required. 

 


I think the plan is an overall good study of the local area in Hamilton South but with a few 

suggested amendments: 

• Kemp St - This is the fastest traffic in the local area (average) 54 km/h per your report, in a 40 

km/h zone. There are no traffic speed indicators in the area, National Park St and Kemp St 

travelling west, therefore traffic assumes it a 60 km/h zone. The area from Parkway Ave to 

Glebe Rd and Union St to Stewart Ave is 40 km/h. Why do we need school 40 km/h zones 

when all traffic is supposed to be travelling at 40 km? The school zone end, sends a message 

to all traffic to speed up to 60 km/h. 

• Recommend close the right turn option from Stewart Ave into Kemp St travelling north. 

Alternatively in the short term a 'no right turn' should be incorporated from Stewart Ave 

travelling north, into Kemp St from 6-10am and again from 3-7pm daily. 

• More speed limit signage and police the area for 4 weeks 

• Parkway Ave - create a third lane to allow traffic travelling west on Parkway Ave to turn right 

into Stewart Ave from Parkway. 

• Moving the lights to the Smith St intersection on Glebe Rd looks like a good move. Any 

further alteration to Smith St at No.2 Sportsground is unnecessary. 

• Both these changes are very restrictive and should be thought through further. 

• Smith St should have had traffic lights from the beginning. 

• Closing Kemp St will bring people turning right back to Kenrick St which has a school on the 

corner which already creates traffic problems particularly in the morning/afternoon. 

• Don't have a problem either way with ½ road closure of Smith St. 

 

• Go back to original idea for Smith St/Glebe Rd intersection. You are further restricting local 

people's access.


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


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Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


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Merewether 


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• I feel this is an extreme measure to overcome the congestion caused by the parking problem, 

during the netball season, when a dedicated council parking area is only a short walk away. 

• Has been a resident for many of his 75 yrs, parents built house in Kenrick St in 1929. Smith 

St has been the main access to the West End. 

I have driven these roads many times and would like to strongly disagree with both proposals. 

• My objection is that no right turn can be made into Smith St. There are already a plethora of 

no right turn intersections in this area and you often need to drive in a huge circle, or attempt a 

3 point turn in a busy road, in order to get where you want to go to. 

• Don't just block off roads and make driving harder. 

• I have never driven in a stranger, more frustrating, restrictive traffic area than this and both 

your proposals look set to make this even worse. 

Section 4.7 (4) refers to the proposed ‘[i]nstallation of a dedicated right turn bay for Parkway 

Avenue traffic to turn north into Stewart Avenue’, and suggests that this is not supported. 

The reasons provided for NOT supporting this proposal lack credibility. This proposal should be 

reconsidered. 

• Removal of the trees identified will have a negligible impact on the avenue. The turning lane 

would significantly help move traffic north. 

• The ‘left turn in / left turn out’ at Kenrick St and Stewart Avenue should be considered. 

• The pedestrian crossing at Kenrick Street is unlit. 

• Please go back to the original proposal to install traffic lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St. It is a 

dangerous intersection in its current format and the fact that there are pedestrian lights a mere 

20 metres away is the most "absurd" decision ever. 

• Don't understand why it is necessary for any closure of Smith St. 

 

Reopening Parry St to Stewart Ave would solve a lot of the congestion problems around 

Marketown and surrounding areas. 

I support most of the proposals. I particularly support the proposed roundabouts for Parry St. 

• I disagree to "limit Smith St traffic to northbound only". I think this is crazy. The congestion at 

the Marketown car park exit on Parry St is ridiculous, particularly, in the afternoons and 

evenings. I think traffic on Smith St (between Parry and Parkway) should be SOUTHBOUND 

ONLY, which will help to remove traffic from a very congested area. 

• The increased traffic in National Park St is not fair to the school environment. It has not 

become a safer street. It has become a ridiculous situation,


St, 

Merewether 


St, Hamilton 



St, 

Merewether 


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Merewether 

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• The study shows traffic is increasing. In which case, is it possible to arrive at a solution where 

the volume of traffic is shared as equally as possible - as opposed to either Parkway Ave, 

Smith St or National Park St having to carry the 'lion's share'? 

• Could very serious thought be given to residential streets being labelled "Light Traffic Only"? 

• Could every possible consideration be given to the safety of school children? 

• I genuinely am not sure and will have to trust you to come up with the decision that gives the 

best outcome. 

"I have really appreciated the reports, and the efforts that the Council is going to in its endeavour 

'to get this right'. I would like to say how much I appreciate the Newcastle Council and the way it 

is developing the city. A vibrancy and professionalism is increasingly obvious as the 

development is progressing and the Council is greatly to commend. Thanks too for 'flattening' 

the roundabout at Parkway/National Park Sts - it's much safer". 

Seven page submission 

• Further public meeting be conducted, where the public's acceptance of extent to which the 

report addresses acknowledged community concerns, can be tested 

• Before any actions are implemented in relation to the Study, specific consideration be given to 

traffic problems in National Park St that are acknowledged in the report but not addressed 

• As part of the specific consideration, a trial closure of both National Park St and Smith St at 

Glebe Rd be implemented for 1 month, with concurrent measures at Stewart Ave; traffic 

counts to be conducted before and during the trial 

• No half closure of Smith St be implemented at any stage, unless there are suitable measure to 

mitigate the acknowledged impacts of that closure, on National Park St 

• The Newcastle West paid parking extension be reversed to return some lost amenity to the 

residents of the study area 

• The report be amended before it is reported to Council, to include: 

a. measures to address traffic problems in National Park St 

b. when results of the 30 May 2013 questionnaire regarding two proposed Smith St 

measures are analysed and reported, their potential lack of integrity be acknowledged, 

and that they not be used as a basis for any decisions regarding actions under the LATM 

c. examination of the arterial roads surrounding Hamilton South residential area, with a view 

to improving their efficiency in peak hours, thus reducing the inclination for drivers to seek 

bypasses 

d. examination of parking strategies in the northern part of the study area, with a view to 

analysing the negative impact on residents of the recent extension of paid parking in 

Newcastle West, as well as its effects on traffic patterns. 

I have used this crossing regularly for the last 20 years and have never had any trouble, please 

leave as is. 

 

We object strongly to the ½ closure of Smith St, National Park St already carries 57% above the 

desired volume of traffic for a local road and the closure would inevitably mean a further 

increase. The arterial roads should be made more user friendly to alleviate local road traffic 

problems.


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 

Proposed changes will increase traffic further - totally unacceptable. 

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• The proposed reconfiguration is fundamentally unsatisfactory in that it inhibits direct northsouth 

flow of traffic. 

• The proposed roundabout at the Parry St crossing will do little to enhance traffic flow at this 

rapidly increasing congested area. 

• The proposed ½ closure of Smith St is unsatisfactory. The challenge is to get traffic into this 

area out as easily as is possible. The inner city area is rapidly becoming a car park for city 

workers. Introduce public transport other than on major thoroughfares, as once was, and you 

have a further nightmare. 

• This corner is so dangerous it needs traffic lights to control the flow. That way there could be 

a right turn into Smith. 

• As a resident I know that the ½ closure off Smith St will increase the amount of traffic National 

Park St, which is already too busy, quite often, especially of a morning, it take me 5 minutes to 

get enough break in the traffic to back out of my own driveway. 

• Rather than the installation of roundabouts, I would prefer No Entry to National Park St 

southbound at the Parry St intersection and No Right Turn northbound at the Parry St 

intersection. 

• National Park St is a residential street, commuter traffic flow should be via Stewart Ave and 

King/Hunter Sts. 

• I strongly object to the amended Hamilton South LATM study recommendations and ask that 

the Council not proceed with their recommendations and rethink the whole process that it has 

undertaken. 

• Council and its planners are not concerned about the residents of National Park Street. 

• The proposed roundabout at Parry St and National Park St intersection will cause major 

problems for National Park St. 

• The report also appears to put National Park St at the bottom of the 'totem pole' of importance 

of streets in the area with the suggestion that the reconfiguration of the Smith St and Glebe Rd 

intersection would lead to more traffic using National Park St. 

• Concerned that the survey design is open to bias. The survey forms shows that names are 

optional. The results are therefore unreliable to use since the survey is open to multiple 

returns from the same person which would corrupt the result. We urge that no decisions are 

made using the results of the survey. 

• The proposed measures in the draft report are to solve traffic along Smith St. The revised 

LATM Plan 2013 achieves a very unbalanced outcome for the area by addressing traffic flows 

in one street at the complete expense of the next street. The unfortunate outcome of this is 

that it pits residents of Smith St against residents of National Park St. 

• We urge Council to take a more considered, detailed and holistic approach to improving the 

revised LATM Plan 2013 in order to achieve a more balanced outcome for the neighbourhood 

as this effort clearly does not achieve this.


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 


St, 

Merewether 

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• I am strongly against the proposal to make Smith St one-way. This change will dramatically 

increase the traffic along National Park St, and it is already at an undesirable volume. It would 

be appreciated if the current excessive traffic issue on National Park St is addressed. 

• NO to the proposal for a half closure of Smith Street: 

• NO to the proposal for a roundabout at National Park and Parry Streets: 

• NO to the proposal for changes at Smith St and Glebe Rd 

Council must make some attempt to: 

• Alleviate the current traffic loads in National Park St – the street most affected by changes in 

the West End so far. 

• Considered a Northbound Only arrangement for BOTH National Park and Smith Streets 

between Parkway Ave and Parry Street? 

• The concern that I and other residents of Jenner Pde previously expressed do not appear to 

have been addressed in this revised report. 

• The plan fails to address the increasing volumes of traffic into any already over stretched 

section of Jenner Pde. 

• I asked Council to consider blocking Jenner Parade at the western end but east of the Day 

Surgery – Jenner Street car park and making Jenner parade west of National park Street a 

two way street with single access from National Park Street for residents only. 

• To issue a survey with no name and address required on the return selection form and expect 

a balanced response is clearly very dubious. How do you ensure that people not vote more 

than once? I think it has very limited credibility. 

• Why is it important to increase residential amenity and discourage traffic from using Smith 

Street via Turnbull Street as a short cut? Why has Smith Street been earmarked for this 

consideration - what about National Park Street? The only benefactors to this are Smith Street 

residents but at the expense of National Park Street which already has a large traffic feed from 

Merewether using this route as a thoroughfare. 

• Half-road closure of Smith Street - a definite NO to this option. 

• Roundabout at Parry and National Park St intersection - NO. 

• The concern that I and other residents of Jenner Pde previously expressed do not appear to 

have been addressed in this revised report. 

• The plan fails to address the increasing volumes of traffic into any already over stretched 

section of Jenner Pde. Particularly the section of Jenner Parade between Stewart Avenue 

and National Park St which already suffers from excessive traffic generated from the service 

station on the corner of Jenner Pde and Stewart Avenue and adjoining shops. This is very 

undesirable from a safety and local resident amenity perspective. 

• My previous submission asked Council to consider blocking Jenner Parade at the western end 

but east of the Day Surgery – Jenner Street car park and making Jenner parade west of 

National park Street a two way street with single access from National Park Street for 

residents only. 

The revised Hamilton South Traffic Management Study also now proposes to prevent south 

bound traffic along Smith Street where it joins with Dumeresq. This will have the unintended 

effect of giving traffic from the market town area one road only to travel south along being 

National Park. Currently traffic travelling west from the precinct has two options which divides 

the volumes. This matter needs to be seriously reconsidered.


St, 

Merewether 


Cycleways 

Movement 

4289089 Cyclist - 

Robert St, 

Islington 

4285289 Parkway Ave, 




High P& C 

Assoc 

ATTACHMENT G 

Page 14 of 24 

• I wish to convey my concern with the lack of any plan to improve the traffic problems in 

National Park St. Concerns which have been expressed at numerous meetings and effectively 

ignored in The Study. 

• My request is for you, our Councillors, to assist the residents of our area and question in detail 

the results of The Study, request an action plan to improve the traffic in National Park St and 

reject the partial closure of Smith St as currently proposed. 

Firstly, thank you for the detailed and consultative approach that Council has taken to date with 

this strategy. It was good to see the input of so many people being faithfully recorded and 

included in submissions. 

1. Speed Limit: NCM approves of the proposal to reduce the speed limit on Parkway, from 50 to 

40 km/hr. 

2. NCM would like to see two way options for cycling (and walking) in Smith Street maintained, 

regardless of what final decision is reached for motorised traffic, 

3. Kerb extensions (as proposed in parkway Avenue). These can create dangerous squeeze 

points for cyclists, and although experienced cyclists cope with this, child and inexperienced 

cyclists can unexpectedly end up in the path of cars. 

4. Traffic counts. These are comprehensive for cars but are not mentioned for cycling. We 

would like to see comprehensive data on walking and cycling included in planning documents, 

5. There may be opportunities for mid-block road closures to prevent through traffic and increase 

local amenity. We would like to see this kind of approach explored further as it offers benefits 

for cycle safety, and improves the neighbourhood environment especially for young families. 

6. Marking and separating Bike Lanes: NCM’s major comment concerns the potential for line 

marking and separating bicycle lanes from car traffic lanes on Parkway Avenue. The draft 

does not include detailed plans for this work and we are happy that Council intends to explore 

options fully before proceeding. 

• The current plan should be rejected. A safe cycle network should be added. Create a safe 

cycle network with separated lanes. 

• The pedestrian crossing on Glebe Rd needs to be moved and traffic light system incorporating 

a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Glebe R/Smith St. The roundabouts on Parry St 

are unnecessary. The existing roundabout at Steel/Parry is troublesome. The Smith/Parry St 

intersection is difficult when combined with the shopping centre entrance. 

• Support the 40 km/h zone. 

• The proposed speed hump with fence is not supported. This approach would have a negative 

impact on the aesthetics of the front of the school and would further reduce parking in an 

already congested area. 

• Consideration to a pedestrian crossing is requested. The school community have expressed 

a strong interest in the inclusion of a pedestrian crossing given the high foot traffic in the area. 

We welcome and information as to why consideration has not been given to this option.

ATTACHMENT G 

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High School - 

Principal 

4289789 Parkway 

Avenue, 









4278351 Parkway 

Avenue, 



• The erection of a speed hump/fence directly outside the main school entrance will hinder 

pedestrian access and further reduce the limited drop off zone. We would prefer to have 

speed hump installed on the approach to the school along Parkway Ave - similar to those 

installed at the approach to Merewether High. 

• The proposed ban on the right hand turn into Kemp St - vehicles make this turn as a result of 

the red arrow on the Parkway/Stewart Ave intersection where it is not uncommon to sit for two 

changes of lights waiting for a green arrow. We suggest removing the red arrow from the 

lights sequence and giving more time for the green arrow. Such a ban will simply push traffic 

into Kenrick St directly in front of Hamilton South PS. 

• The 40 km/h be extended from St Francis Xavier along Parkway Ave to Bruce St and include 

the Newcastle Grammar School 40 km/h zone. 

• Roundabout at Parry/National Park Sts is supported as long as adequate pedestrian safety is 

included. Will the pedestrian crossing remain? 

• Opinion was divided over the proposal to make Smith St one-way. 

• There is one aspect of the study that has me concerned. There are still many heavy vehicles 

travelling along Parkway Ave, obviously contrary to the signs, which maybe need to be larger 

so there can be no excuse. 

• Speed limit change on Parkway to 40 km/h is ridiculous. 

• Roundabouts at Union/Parry and National Park Sts - Good idea. 

• Whatever happened to extending bike lanes from Stewart Avenue to National Park St on 

Parkway Ave? Parkway Ave is used as dual lanes. 

• Residents between Smith St and Stewart Ave will no longer be able to make a right turn 

(travelling west along Glebe) into Smith St to access their property. 

• Do not agree with ½ closure of Smith St as it will divert significant traffic along Parry St to turn 

into National Park St. This will create a bottleneck at the National Park St/Parkway Ave 

roundabout. 

• In general, I agree with all aspects of the report, particularly with the decreasing of the speed 

limit on Parkway Avenue from 50 to 40 km/h. 

• One aspect not covered in the consultation form but contained in the report is the line 

markings on Parkway Ave, for vehicles and cyclists. I note the report stated some residents 

were opposed, as it caused confusion amongst parked cars attempting to exit driveways, but I 

note also the report comments that standard road rules apply. I see only benefits to residents 

in having suitable line marking for cars and cyclists. The current practice of cars creating two 

lanes as they approach Stewart Ave/Parkway Ave lights heading west along Parkway is a 

danger to pedestrians, cyclists and commuters. The current situation creates a hazard for 

pedestrians and also cyclists as their laneway is only marked 5-10 metres prior to Stewart Ave 

lights and so their lane is lost to the second, illegal car lane, particularly between National 

Park St and Stewart Ave. I would suggest the laneways be marked for the entire length of 

Parkway Ave or, as a minimum, from National Park St intersection to Stewart Ave. The lack of 

lane markings is a hazard to all users of Parkway Ave, and along with the other 

recommendation of the report, should be implemented as part of this plan.

























 

• This would cause more problems than it would solve. 

 

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• Conditionally agree to ½ closure of Smith St, details of how you propose to control traffic flow 

needs to be provided for the ½ closure. This is critical as I expect some drivers will want to 

continue heading south after the drain (when possible). Otherwise make it one-way heading 

north providing more parking. 

• Remain unconvinced that this is the safest configuration for this intersection and the nearby 

existing pedestrian signal lights. 

Both questions are UNACCEPTABLE. Why do not the Council com to talk to us, one to one, 

about what we want??? I made a comment last time and was told I was more or less a "liar". No 

consultation or correction. I agree to NOTHING without further consultation. Weight of 

vehicle/illegal behaviour NOT considered, and if I am consulted it is to be suggested I am a liar!!! 

• Glebe Rd/Smith St proposal we agree with unless there is an alternative to turn into the area 

off Glebe Rd travelling east to west. 

• Half road closure of Smith St near No. 2 we agree with reservations as we have asked council 

to close off this street as it is parkland and was built illegally. 

Below are some of our reasons: 

a) The land between Dumaresq St and Parry St is land left to the council for use as park land 

in perpetuity not a busy road. 

b) In National Park future planning, status of this land was recognised as parkland and of 5 

submissions 3 recommended its closure. Why has this advice been ignored? You have 

experts and legal people advising you but seem to bend to the noisy majority who think it 

will be a small inconvenience to them going shopping. Marketown has many access 

roads. 

4 page submission with 21 signatures. Most signatories have supplied an individual response to 

the survey 

• If there is only a choice between the original proposal and what is now proposed we would 

agree with the current proposal of a reconfiguration of the Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection. 

• We do not agree with the proposed ½ closure of Smith St, there would be limited access to 

the sporting facilities and no doubt the closure would cause some motorists to drive contrary 

to the closure as was the case when there was a trial ½ closure for northbound traffic. 

• Council should consider morning and afternoon clearways for Union St from Parkway Avenue 

to Glebe Road, Glebe Road from Darby Street to Glebe/Gordon intersection and Stewart 

Avenue from Hunter St to Gordon Ave.

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Page 17 of 24 

4288197 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 




4325476 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4296997 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4291094 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

• I disagree to the proposed roundabout at Union/Parry St intersection. Too many vehicles now 

drive down Parry St. Installing a roundabout, as is proposed, will only increase the ease of 

access for vehicle traffic to Parry St and Cooks Hill and heighten the safety issues associated 

with motor vehicle traffic. 

• Other solutions are suggested. 

• Strong technical points will need to be made to resist any moves by Councillors to implement 

changes which are not in the overall benefit of the area. 

• Council has recently constructed a major sporting complex at No. 2 Sportsground with a 250 

space commercial car park adjacent. To then decide to restrict access to this facility, even by 

a partial closure, defies belief. 

• Allowing closure of Smith St will put more cars onto Parry/Union Sts. A better solution is to 

open Parry St west up on Stewart Ave. 

• I live near the intersection of Union/Parry Sts. The area is generally parked out by 8.30am, 

traffic in the pm "rush hour" is difficult and the speed of cars in our section of Parry is 

increasing. The LATM study put further stress on the intersection of Parry/Union. Motorists 

are increasingly using this intersection for the following reasons: 

There is a left turn only at the south intersection of Bull with Darby St, cars turn left at Darby 

and then right into Parry to access Marketown etc. 

There is no right turn available at Union St at the new Parkway Ave lights for those on The Hill 

etc who wish to access Marketown. 

Marketown East is an additional attractor to those from the south and the east compared to 

previously, and this has meant an increase in cars in our area. 

• Reconfiguration of the Glebe/Smith St intersection to allow left in/left out of this street will 

prevent Smith St becoming a "rat run" ; the half closure of Smith St will impact on the 

Union/Parry St intersection. If this intersection is changed, then MORE cars will choose 

Parry/Union St as their access and egress points from Marketown heading south. 

• I oppose the ½ closure of Smith St and ask that CofN investigate: 

1. A right hand turn option in Parkway at Union St to allow access to Marketown instead of 

through Cooks Hill streets. 

2. A request to RMS to investigate the reconfiguration of the Parry St west and Stewart Ave 

closure, to allow southerly egress from the Marketown area using Parry St west of 

National Park St and Stewart. This must be considered and costed. 

3. Half closure of Parry St at Union St to allow left in and left out. This should allow a more 

orderly use of the existing crossing by removing cars in Parry St west using the Union 

and Parry intersection as an entry to Cooks Hill. MOST either turn right or left out of Parry 

St west at Union St. If the option of crossing the intersection directly was removed there 

would be more safety there. 

• Disapproval to the proposed roundabout at Parry/Union Sts. I fear Parry St will become more 

of a thoroughfare than it already is. Parry St has become the main street for Marketown. 

• Some years ago stop signs were installed all the way between Union and Darby Sts down 

Parry St to discourage use as a thoroughfare - now you want to install a roundabout to 

encourage, since the new Marketown complex traffic has already increased.

4287137 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4299966 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4298771 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4308516 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4306604 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4310999 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4310996 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4319405 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

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Page 18 of 24 

• The Study does not adequately consider the adverse impact on Parry St and the greater 

Cooks Hill community the installation of a roundabout in Union/Parry St will have and therefore 

should not be allowed to proceed in the proposed format. Parry St (local road) already suffers 

from vehicles, large and small using it as a short cut to Darby St and also caters for more than 

its fair share of day parkers. There is a considerable amount of pedestrian activity along Parry 

St. Incidents will only increase should more people utilise Parry St as a through fare due to 

the increased ease that a roundabout at the intersection would create. 

• I implore Council to reconsider/amend the proposal so that traffic is limited along Parry St 

(east) not increased by the proposed installation of a roundabout at Union/Parry Sts. At the 

very least Council should consult more with the community that is directly affected by the 

proposal so that it can obtain accurate data from the people who are directly affected. 

• Since shifting to Parry St we have noticed a significant amount of additional traffic. The 

proposed roundabout is highly likely to increase the amount of this traffic including heavy 

vehicles. 

• The Smith St ½ closure would exacerbate this traffic flow and therefore we oppose. 

• A more effective option for Parry/Union St would be to close Parry St to Union St. This would 

preserve the residential quality of the Cooks Hill area, reduce Parry St being used as a 

shortcut, and encourage traffic on King/Union Sts which are major vehicle thoroughfares. 

• The plan shows no access into Parry St (east) from Union St but with a new roundabout - if 

this is the case then I support it. If not then I want a roundabout at this intersection. There is 

too much traffic now down this street. 

We are generally supportive of the report, we disagree with the following: 

• Closure of Smith St, we believe will only add additional traffic onto Union St 

• The intended roundabout at the corner of Parry/Union Sts - this will only increase traffic to 

Union St as it will make it easier for vehicles. 

• Whilst generally supportive of the report we disagree with the roundabout at Union/Parry St 

intersection and also the closure of Smith St. 

• Over the last 18 months there has been a significant amount of additional traffic including 

heavy vehicles using Parry S as a short cut. A roundabout will only increase this by making it 

easier to navigate the intersection. 

• In relation to the Smith St closure, this will only add to Parry Sts problems by limiting access 

out of the street. There are no residents that are affected by Smit St, so why close it and limit 

traffic options for the area? 

• Don't agree with the proposed roundabout at Parry St/Union St intersection this is not a good 

option for Cooks Hill. 

• I am concerned the proposed plans will cause further through traffic through the residential 

section of Parry St (between Union and Darby Sts). Increased traffic would be hazardous to 

pedestrians. Many through vehicles already speed and do not come to a stop at the stop 

signs. 

• By closing Smith St all you will be doing is saturating Parry St (east of Union) with even more 

traffic. This is a safety issue as this area is high density living area "NOT LIKE SMITH".

ATTACHMENT G 

Page 19 of 24 

4293009 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4319406 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4319119 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 

4312838 Parry St, 

Cooks Hill 


St 


St, The 

Junction 


St, The 

Junction 


St, The 

Junction 


St, The 

Junction 


St, The 

Junction 


St, The 

Junction 

• I write on behalf of my mother who has resided in Parry St for nearly 60 years. We strongly 

object to the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Union/Parry Sts. Roundabouts whilst 

effective are not as effective at traffic control/flow as traffic lights. The study does not consider 

other options or traffic lights at the intersection. 

• Shoppers to Aldi and Marketown are ever increasing. Closing Smith St exit will only congest 

the area even more. 

• Having lived in Parry St, near Union St, for 26 years we are in support of the installation of a 

roundabout at the Union/Parry St intersection, due primarily to safety concerns. We are aware 

of numerous accidents which have occurred at this intersection, including at least therein the 

preceding month (one this morning) and we are concerned that a serious accident will occur 

here if the danger is not address by council. 

• We also oppose the ½ road closure of Smith St near No. 2 Sportsground which would allow 

northbound traffic only. 

• Why is Council trying to direct traffic through Parry Street? By the installation of a roundabout 

which will only increase traffic in the area? 

• Parry St and surrounding streets are designated for local traffic only, however the study 

makes no reference to this. Cooks Hill already suffers with all day parking by city commuters, 

we should not have to put up with our suburb continually being used as a short cut. 

• I do not agree with the proposed reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection. I find the 

new proposal more confusing than the existing arrangement. If there is to be any change to 

the existing intersection then I think the original proposal to install traffic lights at the 

intersection is far superior. 

• This means access to Glebe Rd to go west can only be done via Union Street and Stewart 

Ave, suggest a set of traffic lights. Access from west end shopping complex restricted. 

Access to National Park facilities southbound restricted. 

• Prefer to have Smith St, both north and southbound traffic. 

• The congestion is only for part of the year, and do people good to park their cars a few blocks 

away and walk. 

 

• Vehicles park on both sides of Jenner Pde, particularly between Kemp and Ravenshaw St on 

weekdays. This severely reduces the available road width for travelling down this section of 

Jenner Pde and creates a danger for people alighting from parked cars. If Council were to 

restrict parking to one side of Jenner this would reduce the possibility of an accident or injury 

occupying. 

• If traffic is unable to cross Glebe Rd then we believe a lot of traffic will take the chance and 

make a right turn into Glebe Rd then left into Ravenshaw St, then left into Turnbull St or left or 

right into Kenrick St to access Marketown or The Junction shops.

4303526 Robert St, 

Merewether 

4295522 Smith St, 



4298886 Smith St, 



4288817 Smith St, 



4280106 Smith St, 



4281101 Smith St, 



4280092 Smith St, 


4281097, 

4328449 


Smith St, 



4281541 Smith St, 



4281213 Smith St, 



ATTACHMENT G 

Page 20 of 24 

• I am expressing concern on behalf of the residents in my complex. Many residents access the 

centre of Newcastle via Smith St to avoid congestion of Union St or Pacific Highway. The 

lights and pedestrian crossing on Glebe Rd should be moved to the intersection so that it is 

safer and it is still possible to cross Glebe Rd. The turn only proposal would be very unsafe 

and cause more problems. 

• I oppose any change to the flow of traffic along Smith St from east west drain and Dumaresq 

St. To drive to Marketown is a direct line down Smith St. If you were to restrict the flow to 

northbound only then the return would have to be via Union or National Park Sts. That will 

add to congestion of traffic past Newcastle High in Parkway or soccer/netball fields in Union 

St. Reducing the options for drivers from 3 different routes down to 2 is not a good idea. If 

you lived in the area you will see that there are no other routes to Marketown. 

• Changing speed limits is only a good idea if you make them all the same speed around 

Hamilton South and Newcastle West. 

 

• Concerned about narrowness of Smith St entrance. 

• Commented before that a better option is to leave two way traffic and remove all parking on 

the western side of Smith St, north of Dumaresq St. 

• Both reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St and the ½ closure of Smith St are excellent ideas. 

They represent a vast improvement on the original proposal for traffic lights on the corner of 

Glebe Rd/Smith St. 

• The only additional comment I have is regarding the existing 4-way stop signs, having lived 

near one for 12 years I can absolutely confirm that cause much confusion and mayhem with 

many near misses and some minor bingles. Please reconsider reassessing the intersections 

with a view of having stop signs for one direction only. 

• Smith St has become a nightmare with heavy traffic, speeding cars not stopping at stop signs, 

backing out for residents very dangerous, this has increased since introduction of meters in 

Smith St. 

 

First we thought Smith/Glebe Rd NEEDS traffic lights. But after much time to analyse the traffic 

situation, we feel that the existing pedestrian crossing and traffic lights are ideal. We would 

support limiting traffic movement to allow cars to turn right only Glebe Road when coming from 

both Smith St and Lingard Street, ie. Vehicles cannot continue to travel straight across Glebe 

Road when driving down Smith or Lingard Streets. Also 4-way stop signs on Smith St need "give 

way to right" signs under them, as drivers do not know who has right of way. 

Thank you for listening to the residents wishes.

4286853 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4285285 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4305330 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4321371 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4321728 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4312843 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4315374 Smith St, 

Merewether 

4285792 Stanley St, 

Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 

ATTACHMENT G 

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• I do not agree with reconfiguration of Glebe/Smith - if a change is critical then I would prefer 

traffic lights. 

• I object strongly to the ½ closure of Smith St. It is ridiculous to propose a 50 metre one-way 

section in the middle of a residential street. 

 

Why can't there be either a roundabout or traffic lights installed at Smith/Glebe Rd? 

I'd like to see traffic lights moved to corner of Glebe Rd/Smith St. 

Both the proposals would cause "enormous" inconvenience if either implemented. 

½ closure very inconvenient, strongly advised NO PARKING on western side of Smith St, 

between school and drain, that bend is VERY dangerous. 

I believe Smith St should be closed off completely from Glebe Rd. 

 

• Will not improve the safety of the pedestrian crossing on Glebe Rd. 

• Further restricts exit for this area in busy times to cross Glebe Rd, Stewart Ave, Union St and 

Parkway Ave to get to work or schools on the other side of these main roads. Only exit at the 

moment safe enough is lights at Parkway Ave. 

Original proposal to install traffic signals at intersection is a far more viable solution, especially for 

the future. 

The report did not identify or analyse innovative options for the whole study area to reduce or 

remove traffic. 

• The key concern of resident in Stanley St is the increase in volume of speed of afternoon 

between National Park and Stewart Ave. The increase is a direct cause of line changes to the 

intersection of Parkway Avenue and Stewart Avenue. 

• Intersections of Kemp, Kenrick, Turnbull, Stanley, Cram Sts and Jenner Pde have some 

recorded crashes - closing one or more of these local streets will only direct traffic to other 

streets and is not supported at this time. 

• I did support the proposal for lights at Glebe and Smith, which has been arbitrarily removed 

(without explanation). The proposal as set out means no right turn between Kenrick and 

Pacific Highway. Unsatisfactorily forcing traffic through Union/Kenrick St. 

• I cannot see any advantage in proceeding with the proposed Smith St ½ closure. 

• I am pleased to see the proposed roundabout at Parry/National Park Sts is numbered (1) as I 

would hope that this indicates an early priority.


Merewether 

Not necessary. I cannot endorse any of these proposals. 

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Merewether 

4300944 Tooke St, 

Cooks Hill 

4300943 Tooke St, 

Cooks Hill 

4309943 Tooke St, 

Cooks Hill 

4295523 Turnbull St, 

Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 

• Reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St will mean it will be near impossible to turn from Glebe 

Rd into ANY street of Hamilton South if travelling west. Look at all the other roads which can't 

be turned into. How difficult are you trying to make it? 

• Do not agree with ½ closure of Smith St. 

• We also need to stop Tooke St becoming a raceway and bypass from the lights. 

• The concentration of sporting facilities is causing major issues, there is not enough parking 

available - less netball courts and a distribution of play fields across Newcastle is needed. 

• When leaving Marketown, at peak times, I travel south to Parkway and drive around the park 

to my home as Parry/Union intersection is busy and DANGEROUS!!! Needs lights. 

• Would also like to see speed humps in Smith St. Many cars speed in this 40 km/h street. 

• Recently we have seen drivers doing 'donuts' on intersection of Turnbull/Smith Sts. 

Having no right turn from Glebe Rd or the opportunity to cross over Glebe Rd into Smith St stops 

everyone in that immediate area getting home. There are no other turns off Glebe Rd unless you 

go all the way up to Stewart Ave. This will cause more traffic congestion and potential accidents. 

The original plan with lights at Glebe Rd/Smith St makes more sense. Otherwise open up 

National Park St lights to allow traffic to turn right into National Park St or go across from National 

Park St (northern side). 

Could we please have a full intersection with turns and 4-way traffic lights incorporating the 

pedestrian lights already there? The upgrade of Lingard Hospital will increase through traffic 

across Glebe Rd. The intersection is dangerous! 

Excellent plan. 40 km/h signage for area needs to be improved as well. 

• I whole heartedly disagree with the revised configuration of Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection. 

This would not allow residents who live north of Glebe Rd to enter off Glebe Rd between 

Union St and Stewart Ave, forcing them to enter through an already overcrowded Junction or 

alternatively Stewart Ave then having the danger of turning across Stewart Ave to enter their 

own streets. 

• The pedestrian lights will remain just ANOTHER death waiting to happen. These lights are 

continually ignored by/not noticed by driver, resulting in vehicles flying through the pedestrian 

lights. This would be eliminated by lights at the intersection. 

• The idea to lower the speed limit on King St I find to be completely ridiculous. 

• The proposed changes will adversely affect multiple journeys that we make every day. No 

right turn off Glebe for 5 blocks, or access from beachside (Lingard St) apparently directed at 

address some peak hour only problems. 

• Make Smith St no right turn 3-6pm weekdays. 

• In favour of Glebe/Smith St as 20% of vehicles fail to slow adequately to give way to Turnbull 

St traffic…..many near misses. Could the give ways be changed to stop signs?


Merewether 


Merewether 


Merewether 

4311003 Union St, 

Cooks Hill 

4319403 Union St, 

Cooks Hill 

4319410 Union St, 

Cooks Hill 

4321727 Union St, 

Cooks Hill 

4317957 Union St, The 

Junction 

4285288 Warrah St, 


East 



East 

ATTACHMENT G 

Page 23 of 24 

• The area between Glebe Rd and Parkway Ave is "Local Traffic Zone", ie through traffic should 

not only NOT be encouraged BUT should be actively discouraged. The speed limit is 40 

km/h, and there should be more warning signage 

• Suggested reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St intersection would encourage through traffic, 

ie non-compliance with the zone objectives. There should be left turn only from Smith St into 

Glebe Rd, and NO entry from Glebe Rd into Smith St - this would help to eliminate the "rat 

run" between Marketown/The Junction along Smith St to/from Glebe Rd. 

• I wish to suggest that Local Traffic Zone signs be positioned at intersections in an east/west 

direction between Cram, Turnbull, Stanley, Kenrick, Jenner and Kemp Sts. 

• Fully agree with the proposed reconfiguration at Glebe Rd/Smith St, this will encourage traffic 

to use main roads. Any traffic management measures should restrict traffic to local 

movements only. 

• The alternative of traffic lights would result in traffic short cutting along Turnbull St and Cram 

St to cross Glebe Rd. Traffic lights are not supported. 

• No new parking on Union St 

• We strongly disagree with the roundabout at Union/Parry Sts, this will increase traffic to Union 

St as it will make it easier for vehicles 

• We strongly support a raised pedestrian crossing in Union St, to access National Park 

• We agree that angle parking should not be increased on the eastern side of Union St 

• We strongly disagree with the closure of Smith St, this will only add additional traffic onto 

Union St. 

• Use commonsense, these solutions will only create more inconvenience to people in the area. 

I would love to give you alternatives if interested? 

• Northward traffic in Smith St would lead to a bad traffic jam at Parry St. Traffic would merge 

from 4 directions. Also major exit would be at corner of Parry and Union. Traffic flow in Smith 

St needs to be southward. 

 

• Upgrade of the intersection of Parry/Union Sts should be high priority. This will reduce volume 

on Smith St. 

• There should be no closures in Smith St, as this will increase congestion in Parry and National 

Park Sts, and all intersections. 

• All turning movements should be retained at Smith St. This is the only spot on the southern 

boundary of the area where turns are not restricted. The proposal will cause vehicles to have 

to take extensive detours. Should have full signals instead. 

• There needs to be a crossing near the high school, kids run everywhere across the road at the 

moment - it will lead to an accident.



East 



East 

4284872 Winsor St, 

Merewether 

4290713 Winsor St, 

Merewether 

TOTALS 

Agree with 

reconfiguration of 

Glebe Rd/Smith St 

intersection 

Yes 

62 

ATTACHMENT G 

Page 24 of 24 

• Smith St seems to be working OK. I use it often both ways and have not seen any accidents 

or bottlenecks so why not leave it as is? 

• Roundabout at National Park and Parry is a good idea. 

• If Smith St has one-way traffic flow, it will lead to a huge increase in traffic along National Park 

St. Council advises that traffic volumes of 2500 vehicles per day or less are desirable on local 

suburban streets. However, in December 2012 during the trial partial closure of Smith St the 

traffic increased to 4810 vehicles, which is almost double the desirable level. This increase 

traffic will lead to increase exhaust fume which is detrimental to the health of residents and 

safety of pedestrians will also be compromised. I urge the Council not to ½ close Smith St 

and the Ward 2 Councillors to support this matter. 

• Disagree with reconfiguration of Glebe Rd/Smith St. There is an urgent need for traffic 

lights at the intersection. 

• There is an urgent need for roundabouts at Parry/Union Sts and Parry/National Park Sts. 

• Urgent need to do something about the all day parkers along Union St near National Park, 

perhaps 4 hr parking? 

• The pedestrian crossing at National Park (Union St near Tooke) is HIGHLY DANGEROUS 

and should be narrowed in to single lane before someone is killed or injured. 

• A better option for changes at Smith St/Glebe Rd would be to align the traffic lights to the 

intersection, they do more damage than good being just off the corner! 

• Why is ½ closure of Smith St necessary? 

Agree 

with half-road 

closure of Smith 

Street 

No 

80 

Yes 

40 

No 

114 

Total number of survey responses received: 179 

Note: Not all respondents ticked the “yes” and “no” questions.

ATTACHMENT H 

PLAN 1 - Page 1 o1 

PROPOSED CONCRETE 

KERB EXTENSION 

MARKET TOWN SHOPPING CENTRE 

PROPOSED RAISED 

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING 

STEEL STREET 

TO KING STREET 

SEAT01 

ROADS AND TRAFFIC AUTHORITY 

SEAT01 

KO 

PARRY 

STREET 

FROM NATIONAL PARK STREET 

KO 

KO 

KO 

KO 

TO RAVENSHAW STREET 

K&G 

K&G 

K&G 

* * 

PROPOSED CONCRETE 

MEDIAN 

GATE 

TAP 

GATE 

PROPOSED PARALLEL 

PARKING 

PROPOSED KERB 

REALIGNMENT 

PROPOSED KERB 

REALIGNMENT 

PROPOSED CYCLE LANE 

LIFE WITHOUT BARRIERS 

SMITH STREET 

NUMBER 2 SPORTS GROUND 

FROM DUMARESQ STREET 

PLAN 

SCALE: 1:200 

LIVEABLE CITY 

MICROSTATION FILE: 

R7410_01.dgn 

SURVEYED: 

SCALE THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE NCC PLAN No. 

L KNAUS 

SHEET No. 

0 4 8 12 16 20 

SCALE 1:200 

1 EXIBITION PLAN 

31-10-11 DB 

No. 

AMENDMENT DETAILS 

DATE INITIALS 

A1 ORIGINAL THIS SHEET WAS PREPARED IN COLOUR AND WILL BE INCOMPLETE IF COPIED COORDINATE SYSTEM: MGA ZONE 56 HEIGHT DATUM: AHD 

DESIGNED: 

REVIEWED: 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

MANAGEMENT SERVICES 

CIVIL SERVICES 

D BRAKE 

P BURKE 

CIVILCAD FILE: 

CIVIL PROJECT No.: 

C3243GND_DESIGN_F150811.ccx F.B.: 

2011-12/005/21069 

L.B.: 

EXHIBITION PLAN 

530 

- 

PARRY STREET NEWCASTLE WEST 

SMITH STREET TO STEEL STREET 

PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, REFUGE AND 

INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS 

R7410 

AMENDMENT No. 1 

1 

OF 

1 

SHEETS

ATTACHMENT H 


UNION STREET 

Proposed raised pedestrian thresholds 

and pedestrian crossings 

LAMAN STREET 

BULL STREET 

R3-1A 

Proposed pedestrian 

zebra crossing 

BULL STREET 

R3-1A 

UNION STREET, COOKS HILL IMPROVEMENT TO 

PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AT LAMAN STREET INTERSECTION

ATTACHMENT H 


UNI 

No. 

PARRY STREET 

No. 1 Sportsground 

Ch 0 

90 degree angle parking 

feasible on the eastern side 

of Union Street 

UNION STREET 

No. 77 

No. 51 

No. 49 No. 47 

No. 79 

No. 81 

No 83 

Proposed raised threshold 

at existing pedestrian 

crossing 

UNION STREET 

No 93 

No 91 

No 89 

No 85 

No 85A 

No 87 

No 87A 

84 

82 

80 

78 

No 95 

No 97 

No 99 

No 101 

No 100 

No 98 

No 103 

CORLETTE ST 

TOOKE STREET 

UNION STREET, COOKS HILL FEASIBLE ANGLE PARKING ON THE 

EASTERN SIDE BETWEEN PARRY AND TOOKE STREETS

PROPOSED INTERSECTION TREATMENT AT 

GLEBE ROAD AND SMITH/LINGARD STREETS INTERSECTION 

ATTACHMENT H 


68 

Proposed median at 

Smith St to allow only 

Left in and restrict right turn 

movement from Glebe Road 

Smith Street 

67 

65 

138-144 

Pedestrian signals 

Glebe Road 

Lingard Street 

Proposed lane delineation 

to only allow Left out 

and Right out 

25 

24 

1 

Original Proposal: 

Revised Proposal: 

To remove the existing pedestrian signal lights east of Smith St and install 

traffic control signals at the interection of Glebe Road and Smith Street. 

To install concrete median in Smith Street and allow left in only. Restrict 

right turn movement from Glebe Road to Smith Street and delineate Lingard St 

with Left out and Right out only. 

Reason of the change: To increase residential amenity in the Hamilton South area and discourage 

traffic from using Smith Street via Turnbull Street as a short cut to avoid two sets 

of traffic lights, at City Road and National Park Street. The traffic signal lights 

will also remove parking on the northern side of Glebe Road which may impact 

businesses and residents.

Hamilton South LATM Study 

ATTACHMENT I 

Page 1 of 1 

APPROVED LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE (LTT) 

NATIONAL PARK ST AND PARKWAY AVENUE 

KING STREET 

BULL STREET 


STEEL STREET 

Sign LS 

WARRAH STREET 



ARNOTT STREET 

Sign LS 

LTT 

PARRY STREET 

CORONA STREET 

DUMARESQ ST 

Sign LB 

Sign LB 

(R6-10-2) 

(R6-10-2) 

UNION STREET 

KEM P STREET 

TOOKE ST 



Vehicles 

Over 5T 

GVM 

Vehicles 

Over 5T 

GVM 

SM ITH STREET 


Sign LS 

Sign LS 

(R9-221) 


LEGEND: 



LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE Approved signage installed 

CRAM STREET 

LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE (Proposed for environmental reason) 

Sign LB 

(R9-221) 

GLEBE ROAD


FINAL LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN 

(AUGUST 2013) 

ATTACHMENT J 

KING STREET 





WARRAH STREET 


CORONA STREET 

4 

1 

No.2 

Sportsground 

3 

STEEL STREET 

PARRY STREET 


BULL STREET 

ARNOTT STREET 

3 

7 


4 

NEWCASTLE 

HIGH 

SCHOOL 

East-West drainage line 

NATIONAL 

PARK 

1 

5 

Netball courts 

3 


GLEBE ROAD 




CRAM STREET 

2 

3 

KEMP STREET 

SMITH STREET 



6 

UNION STREET 

RELOCATE PED SIGNAL TO INTERSECTION 

Note: Traffic signal lights at this location may remove 

some parking spaces on the northern side near the intersection 

TOOKE ST 

LEGEND: 

BOUNDARY LINE 





2 PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS 


4 APPROVED LIGHT TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARE 

5 SPEED CUSHIONS WITHOUT FENCE 


(Parkway Ave between Stewart Ave and Darby St) 


(King St between Stewart Ave and Union St) 

8 INVESTIGATE CLEARWAY RESTRICTIONS ON UNION 

STREET AND GLEBE ROAD DURING PEAK HOUR PERIODS

Hamilton South LATM Study - Newcastle City Council

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