Request to extend 40k zone

Gosford Council has resolved to ask the Roads and Traffic Authority to consider extending the proposed Ettalong Beach CBD 40km/h speed limit to the intersection of Schnapper Rd.

Overhead lighting will also be reviewed to "ensure optimum lighting is available" around the pedestrian refuge near the Ettalong Cinema.

But council has also decided not to provide a line-marked pedestrian crossing on Ocean View Rd near the intersection of Schnapper Rd, and to retain the existing pedestrian refuge.

A local business had asked for the pedestrian crossing through Gosford Mayor Cr Laurie Maher.

A staff report to Council's traffic committee said that a traffic survey had previously been carried out near the intersection of Schnapper Rd on a weekday and the results indicated only minimal pedestrian movements around the section of Ocean View Rd.

But the business reported that on weekends and during holiday periods there were a number of pedestrian movements, including children.

The traffic committee report stated that the pedestrian refuge island on Ocean View Rd provided for pedestrian movements in the vicinity of the cinema complex and that pedestrian numbers were "insufficient" to warrant a line-marked pedestrian crossing at this location.

It stated: "An extension of the proposed Ettalong Beach CBD 40km/h speed limit to the intersection of Schnapper Rd would enhance pedestrian safety on Ocean View Rd in the vicinity of the cinema complex."

Council agenda TR.07.065, 3 Jul 2007