MEETING OF COUNCIL - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2013CR13.3PROPOSED GREEN CAT BUS STATION - SOUTHPORT STREET/CAMBRIDGESTREETPURPOSE OF REPORT:To advise Council of progress on the PTA proposal to construct a Green Cat Bus Station inWest Leederville between Southport Street and Cambridge Street.BACKGROUND:The Public Transport Authority (PTA) is proposing to provide a Central Area Transit (CAT) BusService from Leederville train station, through the West Perth area to the Esplanade TrainStation in central Perth. The proposed location of the Bus Interchange Facility is in WestLeederville on a block of land near the north east corner of Southport Street and CambridgeStreet.Discussions have been held by PTA with Infrastructure and Development Officers of the Towncommencing July 2012 to determine planning and engineering requirements which will ensurethe proposed Bus Station Facility and subsequent bus movements do not impact negatively onresidents and traffic in the vicinity.DETAILS:The Town has been provided with plans which depict the general arrangement and signage/linemarking for the proposed bus station.In summary:-• A request has been made to the PTA to reconfirm the construction schedule;• PTA is proposing to install a 2.5 metre wide steel stairway with concrete treads from theexisting footbridge at the Leederville Train Station to the new bus station to reducepedestrian conflicts occurring at Southport Street. This will also provide a quicker andsafer access route to the bus station as commuters coming from the train station will nolonger have to cross Southport Street;• PTA have agreed to construct the minor widening of Southport Street associated with therecently constructed modifications to the traffic signals at the Cambridge Street/SouthportStreet intersection;• There will be some minor widening, footpath and median adjustments along SouthportStreet to allow buses to have the ability to complete a right turn exit on Southport Streetto assist with rail replacement services which may occasionally occur;• Similarly there will be some median island adjustments along Cambridge Street to allowbus entry movements into the bus station; and• PTA anticipates that the project will be completed by July 2013 if works commenced lateDecember 2012. Works have not commenced and a request has been made to the PTAto reconfirm the construction schedule.H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\13 MINUTES\FEBRUARY 2013\C CR.DOCX 133