Parking stays in school zone

Gosford Council's has resolved to take no action to extend the No Stopping zone on the eastern side of Ocean Beach Rd, near Woy Woy South Public School.

Council's traffic committee recommended against extending the zone.

A request for the extension had come from the Roads and Traffic Authority's School Crossings coordinator.

Council received a report stating that afternoon southbound traffic queues were common on Ocean Beach Rd, while motorists wait to turn right into Dorothy Ave.

It stated that as a result, southbound through-traffic on Ocean Beach Rd were unable to pass the queue because of cars parked at the kerbside.

The RTA coordinator asked that the existing No Stopping zone on the eastern side of Ocean Beach Rd be extended 45 metres further north to remove the kerbside parking and "thereby improve the traffic flow on this section of Ocean Beach Rd".

The traffic committee said the removal of the kerbside parking to allow the passing of queued vehicles on Ocean Beach Rd was "undesirable" due to "the close proximity of the pedestrian crossing at Woy Woy South Public School".

Council agenda TR.07.010, March 6