No progress on Bulls Hill bypass
Gosford Council will have to wait to see whether Woy Woy Rd will be reclassified as a "State road" before the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will look at the feasibility a bypass of Bulls Hill.
However, the council is yet to receive a response from the Minister for Roads, following a request on August 26 for an update on the progress of council's submission for its reclassification.
The council asked the RTA to conduct a feasibility study following a question without notice from Cr Craig Doyle at a council meeting on August 5.
The RTA has told council that Woy Woy Rd was a regional road and that the responsibility for its management and maintenance rested with council.
Council resolved on June 3 to begin negotiations with the then Minister for Roads Mr Eric Roozendaal and the RTA for the reclassification of Woy Woy Rd as a state road.
A meeting was held on June 26, between Mr Roozendaal, council's director of city services Mr Stephen Glen, the then deputy mayor Cr Chis Holstein and Member for Gosford Ms Marie Andrews.
A further submission was sent to the newly-appointed Minister for Roads Mr Michael Daley requested the reclassification of Woy Woy Rd.
A letter was also sent to the Minister for Roads referring on a submission and accompanying petition of 529 signatures received from The Bays Community Group in support of Woy Woy Rd being reclassified a state road and a bypass road being constructed around Bulls Hill.
Cr Doyle suggested the bypass road could be constructed as a dual lane one-way road (north bound) and the repaired section of Woy Woy Rd could handle south bound traffic movements.
The RTA has told council that it would continue with planning works on the State road network to improve access to the Peninsula through the upgrade of the intersection of the Central Coast Hwy and Woy Woy Rd, Kariong, and the upgrade of the intersection of the Central Coast Hwy with Brisbane Water Dr and Manns Rd, West Gosford.
Council agenda Question 101 and 106, 25 Nov 2008