Call to reclassify Woy Woy Rd

Gosford Council has called on the State Government classify Woy Woy Rd as a state road.

As a state road, the cost of maintaining and, if necessary, realigning the road would be borne by State Government.

According to a council staff report, Woy Woy Rd carried almost 90 per cent of the traffic volume of Brisbane Water Dr, which was a state road.

The report also stated that it was anticipated that Woy Woy Rd would carry a higher volume of vehicles, particularly heavy vehicles, were the previous eight tonne vehicle limit removed as a result of either is diversion through the National Park or the elimination of the S-bend near Horsfield Rd.

The report concluded that the improvements now demanded by the community in reinstating Woy Woy Rd are such that it should become a state road and hence negotiations with the Minister for Roads and/or the RTA should be commenced immediately on this basis.

The report stated that an investigation of options to either divert Woy Woy Rd around Horsfield Bay through Brisbane Water National Park or alternatively, to improve the alignment of Woy Woy Rd by eliminating the S-bend near Horsfield Rd, was considered by council in 2004 in association with options to eliminate the Rawson Rd level crossing with a railway underpass near Woy Woy Creek.

According to the report, the diversion or realignment options for Woy Woy Rd did not progress at that time as no State Government support could be obtained for the proposal to eliminate the level crossing.

The report stated that "the partial failure of the road formation of Woy Woy Rd is a timely opportunity to again press other levels of government for funding of road improvements either at Bulls Hill or to overcome the constraints Bulls Hill and the adjacent S-bend places upon Woy Woy Rd".

Council agenda CIT.15, 3 Jun 2008