By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE CITY of Casey will choose from four hazardous roads in the municipality that have qualified to receive a pedestrian crossing or pedestrian refuge in the 2014-’15 financial year.
Council’s Pedestrian Crossing Prioritisation Program (PCPP) outlines four sites that would benefit the most from improved pedestrian safety conditions, including Melville Park Drive in Berwick, Princes Domain Drive in Hallam, Power Road in Doveton and Duff Street in Cranbourne.
City of Casey manager Transport Paul Hamilton said there were insufficient funds to deliver all four projects within the allocated budget, with the four projects expected to cost a combined $400,000.
“There are significant site constraints at the proposed sites which will require further detailed investigation to ascertain which of the four sites can progress within the current budget allocation and timeframe,” he said.
The listing of candidate sites is reviewed annually by the City of Casey under its 5 Year Capital Works Program.
The new list of candidates comes after two projects have already been planned for delivery under council’s PCPP in the 2013-’14 period.
A pedestrian crossing will be installed on Main Street in Narre Warren North next year while a pedestrian refuge will also be installed on Glasscocks Road in Cranbourne North, between William Thwaites Boulevard and Berwick Springs Promenade.
The Narre Warren North zebra crossing will be built near Winters Lane and will cost an estimated $60,000, with construction already started. The Cranbourne North pedestrian refuge has been allowed a $40,000 budget, with civil works for the project already begun.
“Each year there are a number of requests made for crossing infrastructure to be provided and this program assesses the locations of greatest need for pedestrian facilities and then prioritises these across the municipality,” Mr Hamilton said.
