Laneway to remain open

An unnamed laneway running between Waterloo Ave and Alma Ave in Woy Woy, will remain open.

Gosford Council had advertised a proposal to close the laneway in response to a request last August.

The council sought comment with a letter box drop to all affected residents.

Four submissions were received with one supporting the proposed closure and three objecting.

In a report from the council's Local Traffic Committee, the council was told there had been no recorded crashes in this laneway between 1995 and 2011.

One objection was based on other access lanes in the area being difficult to negotiate due to their width, poor road surface and large trees restricting access to cars with trailers and large vehicles, including emergency services.

A second submission stated that the laneways were used extensively by the residents in the area and the proposed closure would increase traffic flow and noise to neighbouring properties, as the proposed closure of the laneway would limit the number of ways residents could enter or exit the laneway network.

The third objection stated that the current arrangement had been in place for more than 50 years and had worked well without causing any traffic incidents.

The committee recommended against the proposed closure "considering the lack of response from local residents together with the objections received".

Gosford Council Agenda TR/12/75, 5 Mar 2013