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Amenity
Kerbside
use
Business
impacts
Summary
The option would improve the road user experience for traffic wishing to
bypass the core city centre roads and use the Eastern Distributor and
Cahill Expressway. This would provide much needed capacity in light of
the planned pedestrianisation of George Street with local property access
allowed and the reprioritisation of Castlereagh Street and Elizabeth Street.
The provided solution would result in no kerbside allocation changes.
The reconfiguration of the intersection would not affect any loading zones,
whilst it would benefit business traffic that uses the intersecting roads.
There would be some disruption during construction however this would
be limited due to the nature and scale of the proposed work in this
location.
The option identified for this pinch point would achieve the proposal
objectives as it would support the growing demand for northbound traffic
wanting to access the Eastern Distributor. It would also improve road
network functionality for this traffic in future years. The option also
performed well against the evaluation criteria and provided the required
outcome through one proposed option.
2.5 Preferred option
By identifying, considering and assessing the various alternatives and options for the
proposal, the preferred option was selected. The work site options that made up the
preferred option are summarised in Table 2-9. Further details are provided in
Chapter 3.
Table 2-9
Summary of the preferred option
Work site Option Proposal overview
Precinct 1: north-west
NW1: Kent Street A Provide two northbound traffic lanes at Erskine Street
by limiting southbound traffic to a single lane and
implementing a ‘no left turn’ restriction at Erskine
Street for southbound vehicles.
NW2: King Street A Alter the existing kerbside allocations and alter the
lane configurations to improve traffic flow from the
Western Distributor off-ramp al eastbound to
Castlereagh Street.
Precinct 2: retail
R1: Park Street A Provide a short dedicated right-turn lane from Park
Street (westbound) to Pitt Street.
R2: Market Street A Undertake kerb adjustments and modify kerbside
parking allocations to introduce additional traffic
capacity improvements between Castlereagh Street
and Clarence Street.
R3: Sussex Street A Modify lane marking arrangements south of King
Street to provide two continuous southbound lanes
and implement parking restrictions.
R4: Clarence Street A Relocate the kerbside bus lane north of Market
Street to the adjacent lane. Introduce evening peak
‘no-stopping’ restrictions adjacent to the eastern
kerb. Remove all kerbside extensions north of King
Street.
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Review of Environmental Factors