Railway St parking remains

No Parking signs will not be placed on the east side of Railway St, Woy Woy, despite a resident's complaint that parking obscured the view for residents wanting to exit their properties.

A local resident told council's traffic committee that the absence of a No Parking sign on the east side of Railway St had been "a problem for years".

She stated: "It is very difficult to see oncoming traffic from the right when pulling out from the driveway.

"Cars parked along both the street and the roadside trees, just to the north of them, make pulling out into the street a blind endeavour."

The resident stated that it was dangerous to turn either left or right because of the "complete inability" to see oncoming traffic.

The resident said that to resolve the problem, cars should not be parked on the east side of the street in a section of Railway St between two driveways.

She said that this would provide the visibility needed to see oncoming cars and to plan a safe entry into traffic.

Council officers stated that the stretch of road in question was close to Woy Woy station and a popular area for commuter parking.

They stated that there would be a "substantial loss" of on-street parking if No Parking zones were to be signposted along that stretch of road.

Cr Chris Holstein advised that a study into the commuter carpark was being undertaken, and the results "may provide a solution to the parking situation in Railway St, Woy Woy".

Council agenda TR.08.035, 6 May 2008