Council staff defend four-year intersection upgrade
Central Coast Council staff have defended its plan to upgrade the intersection of Rawson Rd with Ocean Beach Rd over four years.
A submission was received for the Council's operational plan requesting the project "be fast tracked rather than over four years".
Council staff recommended "no change to the draft plan".
"This intersection upgrade project has been staged over four years.
"This entire project timeframe comprises of initial works, property acquisitions, utility relocation approvals as well as the physical construction works.
"It is anticipated that physical construction works will be carried out over 18 to 24 months.
"Council is aware of the traffic volumes that pass through this intersection and endeavours to carry out the works in a staged manner to minimise the disruption to motorists," the staff report commented.
SOURCE:
Central Coast Council agenda 2.1, 29 Jun 2021