Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
Selby Street - Grantham Street to
The Boulevard – establish central
brown asphalt median and/or
parking nibs.
Peebles Rd / Moray Ave -Traffic
Islands in Peebles Road.
Assist pedestrians crossing and create traffic
calming. Do with asphalt program 2012/13. Also
programmed is Shared Path widening.
Resident request to improve safety and reinforce
crossroad. Do with asphalt program in 2012/13.
$50,000
$50,000
Daglish Street - remove chicane
between No 12 & 13. New
plateaux.
Essex Street - remove chicane
north of Cambridge St. New
plateaux.
Oban Road - Gayton to Simon
Place median and footpath.
Cromarty Road - just east of Crief.
Remove central raised median.
Perry Lakes Drive/Underwood
Ave Intersection - widen for left
turn.
Salvado Road - Disabled
pedestrian crossings at traffic
signals near SJOG hospital.
Traffic Signals - disability access.
CR 11.90 July 2011. Refer to 2012/13 Budget
Considerations.
$20,000
Community request from adjacent property. $20,000
Traffic and pedestrian safety improvements. Median
and new Shared path adjacent to Beecroft park.
Due for removal when University relocated.
Improves access to 21, 23, 25 and 27 Cromarty
Road.
Traffic held up when vehicles wish to turn right.
Need left slip lane.
Retrofit audible/tactile crossings at traffic signals
along Salvado Road near hospital. Disabled
request December 2008. $20,000 x 2 No.
Install audible clickers to all traffic signals to allow
blind people to cross on green signal. EDI Downer
estimate $25,000 per site. Requested by
Association for Blind in January 2009 for signals at
Harborne/Cambridge and Harborne/ Salvado.
TBA
$10,000
$10,000
$40,000
$50,000
Other Projects
Each year, a review of the traffic accident statistics is compiled and forwarded by Main Roads
WA. From the review of this data, new projects are highlighted. State and Federal Black Spot
Grant applications are assessed annually for Council consideration. When these projects are
successful, a Council contribution of approximately one third of the project cost is required for
State grants. Federal Blackspot projects are fully funded and do not require a contribution from
the Town. A list of Council's Blackspot submissions was considered in September 2011 and
November 2011. Details are:-
The Boulvard/Howtree - signals review and modifications
Grantham/Crosby - intersection traffic islands
Gregory/Ruislip - Intersection traffic islands
Howtree/Oceanic Drive/Brookdale St - traffic signal modifications
Cambridge/Kimberley - traffic island on North side
Loftus/MacEwan - traffic island
The Boulevard/Grantham Street - skid resistant treatment.
The State Government provides grants for Local Government road improvement and
rehabilitation funding based on a cost benefit ratio assessment. These projects may be chosen
from those incorporated in the five year works program, however, they must meet a specific
criteria for improvement of the street environment as well as show that they have a priority
greater than those submitted by other Councils throughout the State. The road rehabilitation
grants are specifically for road asphalt resurfacing and may be supported by Council funds for
upgrading of kerbing and/or drainage. This will be identified in the specific submission to Main
Roads WA and reports for Council consideration.
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