Roads may be widened

Gosford Council's traffic committee has recommended that upgrading and widening to sections of Woy Woy Bay Rd and Phegans Bay Rd be referred to its engineering investigations unit.

It has also recommended that "Road Narrows" warning signs be provided on the roads as an "interim treatment".

The Bays Community Group had asked for Give Way signs so that motorists entering and leaving Woy Woy Bay or Phegans Bay gave way to on-coming traffic.

A report from council staff stated that "the winding nature and length of Woy Woy Bay Rd and Phegans Bay Rd make it impractical to provide Give Way signs for the purpose of regulating motorists leaving the bay areas to give way to traffic coming into the area".

It stated that Give Way signs "would relay an unclear message to motorists, giving rise to the accident potential along these roads".

It further stated that upgrading of the narrow roads would provide areas of sufficient width to enable vehicles traveling in opposite directions to pass.

Council agenda TR.06.064, September 5