School crossing created in Umina

Gosford Council will change a pedestrian crossing in Hobart Ave, Umina, to a school crossing.

It has endorsed a plan to provide concrete kerbside blister islands at the pedestrian crossing on Hobart Ave, Umina Beach.

The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) had asked council to provide a children's crossing at the existing pedestrian crossing near Umina Public School.

Council's traffic committee stated that the RTA's school crossings coordinator had asked that flags and posts be provided to identify the pedestrian crossing on Hobart Ave as a children's crossing.

The committee stated that a preferred treatment at the existing pedestrian crossing would be to provide concrete kerbside blister islands so as to make the crossing more conspicuous as well as reducing the crossing distance for pedestrians.

Meanwhile, the council will provide a linemarked pedestrian crossing for the school at the existing children's crossing in Melbourne Ave.

Council's traffic committee found in a recent survey of pedestrian movements at the school crossing that 284 pedestrians crossed Melbourne Ave between 7.30am and 9.30am.

Council agenda TR.07.077, TR.07.126, 22 Jan 2008