Roundabout plan to be prepared
Gosford Council has resolved to prepare a concept plan for a roundabout at the corner of Brisbane Water Dr and the Boulevarde in Woy Woy.
"At present, people dropping off at the station have to turn into the Boulevarde and travel either up Brickwharf Rd, or turn into Oval Ave, before coming on to Blackwall Rd heading for Woy Woy and Umina," said Cr Lynne Bockholt.
"This mixes through traffic with those cars wanting to use the waterfront facilities and the whole thing adds up to one big traffic mess.
"Council has been very successful with its upgrade of the Woy Woy waterfront and we just need to take this one extra step to keep through traffic out of the area.
"At present there are some cars performing an illegal U-turn at this spot risking a fine, when we could solve the problems with a small roundabout at the intersection," she said.
With the installation of a roundabout, traffic going to Woy Woy South or to Umina, via Ocean Beach Rd, would be able to turn at the roundabout and head out of town along Railway Street.
Cr Bockholt said that the council had "once again" sent the request for the provision of the roundabout back to the Traffic Committee.
"Its hard to get some council officers to take this matter seriously," said Cr Bockholt.
"The Woy Woy CBD Committee, which I chair, has for the past two years been trying to get a roundabout constructed at this intersection so that we can get a much better traffic flow in Woy Woy.
"Council has now decided to take matters into its own hands by resolving that a concept plan for a roundabout be prepared," she said.
"These can then be presented to the RTA who would fund the facility.
"Councillors believe this is a step forward in a long and frustrating fight to get better traffic flow through Woy Woy CBD," said Cr Bockholt.
Media release, May 4