Old Canterbury Road and Weston Street, Dulwich Hill - improving traffic and safety

Following Council approval of the concept design for the signalisation of Old Canterbury Road and Edward Street, which includes the full closure of Weston Street at Old Canterbury Road, the developer of the Summer Hill Flour Mills is required to complete the works before the final occupation certificate for the Summer Hill Flour Mills development is issued.

Council has requested that all works recommended in the traffic committee report be taken into account in the design, including those at Windsor Road and Old Canterbury Road.

The developer previously applied for an extension of time to complete the works and this was approved by the NSW government. It is anticipated that the works will be undertaken in 2019/20FY.

Read the determination.

Councillors undertook a site inspection as per the resolution of 22 May 2018 and at its meeting on 26 June 2018 Council considered the additional report requested Read the report here. Council adopted the recommendation of the report to Local Traffic Committee on 1 May 2018:

1. The concept design of the traffic signals and intersection of Old Canterbury Road, Weston Street and Edward Street based on a full road closure to traffic at Weston Street as shown in Option 3, be APPROVED, and inform the detailed design;

2. Specific measures to improve traffic safety at the intersection of Old Canterbury Road and Windsor Road and in Edward Lane be considered in tandem with the detailed design and be presented to a future Local Traffic Committee for consideration with the detailed design plans for the signalised intersection;

3. The detailed design plans be forwarded to the Roads & Maritime Services for consideration and approval.

Council considered the matter and resolved

1. That Council receive a further report in respect to Item 2 on the implementation of the safety improvements at Windsor and Old Canterbury Roads, including recomendations for further appropriate measures (whether by Council or RMS) to improve safe access for turning onto Old Canterbury Road from Dulwich Hill; and

2. Item 2 be deferred to allow Councillors to undertake a site inspection

At its meeting on 1 May 2018, Council's Local Traffic Committee considered a report about the proposals which included community feedback received. Read the report here. The committee made a decision to recommend Option 3 and Council will consider that recommendation at its meeting on 22 May 2018

At a meeting on 12 October 2017, Council considered a report about the draft plan to introduce traffic signals at the intersection of Edward Street, Weston Street and Old Canterbury Road, and permanently close the road in front of property numbers 115 to 123 Old Canterbury Road. The plan was approved in principal subject to:

• The detailed design plan be presented to the Local Traffic Committee for consideration and include the GreenWay Project (Iron Cove to Cooks River) improvements with a kerb extension on the eastern side of Weston Street at Old Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, with the inclusion of a vehicle access point into the permanent road closure area to provide emergency vehicle access only to the front of properties 115-123 Old Canterbury Road; and
• The detailed design plan be forwarded to the Roads & Maritime Services for consideration and approval.

Council's Local Traffic Committee considered the proposal at a meeting on 7 September and recommended to Council that:

The concept design of the proposed traffic signals and associated signs and line markings at the intersection of Old Canterbury Road, Edward Street and Weston Street, Dulwich Hill and the permanent full road closure of a section of Old Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, between Weston Street and the Light Rail corridor, adjacent to property no. 115 Old Canterbury Road to no. 123 Old Canterbury Road (as per design plan No. 5725 CSK2-C) be APPROVED in principal subject to;

1. The detailed design plan be presented to the Local Traffic Committee for consideration and include the GreenWay Project (Iron Cove to Cooks River) improvements with a kerb extension on the eastern side of Weston Street at Old Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, with the inclusion of a vehicle access point into the permanent road closure area to provide emergency vehicle access only to the front of properties 115-123 Old Canterbury Road; and

2. The detailed design plan be forwarded to the Roads & Maritime Services for consideration and approval.

Council now will work with the developers' consultant on the detailed designs to address the approval conditions. The detailed designs will go back to the Local Traffic Committee and everyone who provided feedback will be informed of the date of this meeting.