More commuter parking for Woy Woy

Gosford Council plans to extend commuter car parking in Woy Woy in a project which would run until the middle of 2004.

A submission will be made to the Department of Transport by the end of this year to undertake the work.

The proposal is one of 25 major projects for the Peninsula listed in the draft Gosford Strategic Plan for action over the next five years.

The projects include monitoring and reviewing the "Ettalong Parking Management Plan for the Fast Ferry service (if established)".

A Peninsula kerb and gutter strategy review will be completed by the end of this year with a priority list established by the middle of next year.

The possibility of closing the Rawson Rd level crossing is still being pursued with plans to be forwarded to Rail Services Australia and the Roads and Traffic Authority by the end of the year seeking State Government funding for the project.

Road upgrades are being programmed for Brisbane Ave, Osborne Ave, Bourke Rd, Dunban Rd, Springwood St, Ryans Rd and Memorial Ave, Ettalong.

The provision of a one-lane roundabout at the corner of Charlton St and Victoria Rd, Woy Woy, is listed without a specific implementation period.

Among the projects are those funded under the council's Financial Strategy including the Woy Woy library extensions, CBD upgrades, Little Theatre and community centre construction, and the youth and recreation facility at the Woy Woy pool site.

Other projects listed include planning for the closure of the Woy Woy tip, upgrading access to Blackwall Mountain, resealing access to Mt Ettymalong and reviewing sewerage loadings within the Woy Woy catchment.

Renovation of the Patonga Fire Boat shed, flood mitigation works at Pearl Beach and trunk drainage works are also listed, along with Council input into the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce's development of an economic vision for the Peninsula.

Strategy plan, April 4