Improvements for Wards Hill Rd

Gosford Council is proposing a number of changes to improve the safety of Wards Hill Rd between Empire Bay and Killcare Heights.

The changes include a turning bay in Empire Bay Dr, reduced speed limits and traffic delineators on The Scenic Rd.

Council has resolved to place line marking and signposting on Empire Bay Dr, north of the Wards Hill Rd intersection, in line with a development application for a veterinary practice in the area.

Council's senior development engineer had asked council to review a proposed right turn bay north of the intersection on Empire Bay Dr, Empire Bay.

Council asked its development section to comment on the traffic committee's concern about the short length of the right turn bay in Empire Bay Dr.

It also asked the Roads and Traffic Authority to consider extending the 60km/h zone in Empire Bay Dr to include the location of the proposed veterinary practice and to reduce the speed limit from 60km/h to 50km/h on the southern section of Wards Hill Rd, Killcare Heights.

A resident had asked council to reduce the speed limit due to the number of children who waited for buses on Wards Hill Rd near Stewart St, Killcare Heights.

Cr Terri Latella asked council to provide a convex safety mirror or other safety device on the Scenic Rd at the first hair-pin bend west of the Wards Hill Rd intersection, Killcare Heights.

Council resolved that additional raised pavement markers or similar traffic delineators be provided in place of damaged lane dividers in The Scenic Rd.

Council agenda TR.07.120, 121,132, 22 Jan 2008