Boat Ramp, No Parking Signs and traffic management
From the council representative regarding the one-way:
“Consideration to reinstate one-way restrictions in Grays Point Road requires community consultation, and the approval of TfNSW and Council. Consultation with impacted residents is planned to be undertaken over the coming months.
The results of the consultation are a requirement of any request lodged with TfNSW.
Should approval be granted, the recommendation will be tabled at the Sutherland Traffic and Traffic Safety Committee for consideration.“
UPDATES REGARDING OTHER ISSUES
Updated: 22nd September 2021
Below information taken from email with Sutherland Council ~ Team Leader Traffic & Transport Services
QUEUEING FROM SWALLOW ROCK BOAT RAMP
A proposal to install No Parking on weekends and public holidays, between September and April, on one side of Swallow Rock Drive and parts of Grays Point Road has been distributed to local residents and businesses, as shown in the attached plans. The matter will be tabled at the Sutherland Traffic and Traffic Safety Committee meeting to be held on 1 October and, subject to feedback and approvals, we plan to have the signs installed for the Labour Day long weekend.
When high visitation is anticipated, boat ramps will be monitored, and traffic controllers will be on standby. Traffic controllers will be deployed to help prevent queueing across Grays Point Road at Swallow Rock Drive. If queueing becomes excessive, vehicles with boats will be detoured out of Grays Point.
BUS SIZES
TfNSW is responsible for the size of buses used in public services. It is important to note that the buses servicing Grays Point can be used for multiple different services across a variety of areas in a single day and operate without the opportunity to swap vehicles.
Council is responsible for providing Bus Zones in Council-managed roads, and bus stop hardstands and shelters. In order to provide a location for buses to stop and pick-up/drop-off passengers, Council will be progressively installing Bus Zones at bus stops in Grays Point in the near future, except those east of the intersection of Grays Point Road and Peninsular Road – the bus stops in this location are not well located and signposted at this point in time.
INTERSECTION OF NORTH WEST ARM ROAD AND PRESIDENT AVENUE
Previous observations and traffic modelling indicated that the main reason for traffic congestion, queuing and delays for the right-turning traffic on the northbound approach to the intersection of North West Arm Road and President Avenue was due to excessive queueing at the intersection of President Avenue and Gymea Bay Road. Since the recent safety ad capacity upgrades at the intersection of President Avenue and Gymea Bay Road, Council has revisited investigations at the intersection of North West Arm Road and President Avenue. The investigation revealed a faulty detector in the road that was impacting the amount of green light time available for drivers in North West Arm Road. TfNSW has recently approved some changes to the signal phasing and are investigating the impacts before making any further determinations at this intersection.
PARKING OF TRUCKS, BOATS, TRAILERS AND CARAVANS IN NARROW ROADS
Our current local road network, for which Grays Point is an example, reflects the rapid subdivision of land which occurred in the Shire during the 1950s to 1970s when the rate of car ownership was a lot lower. This resulted in numerous relatively narrow roads being laid out which now do not support the increased rate of car and trailer-based vehicle ownership.
The width of roads in Grays Point is such to maintain parking on both sides of the road, with a single, bidirectional travel lane, which naturally calms traffic in the area. This is like many streets in other waterfront suburbs throughout Sutherland Shire.
Council understands the parking of some vehicles can reduce residential amenity; however, if vehicles are parked in accordance with relevant Road Rules they cannot be removed, including trucks, trailers, caravans and boats. Consideration to implement parking restrictions targeted at these vehicles will simply lead to these vehicles parking in a nearby street, shifting the perceived issue without solution. Council does not have any current intentions to implement restrictions against legally parked vehicles, other than in Swallow Rock Drive.
Council is progressively installing No Stopping or continuous yellow edgelines at all intersections in Grays Point, to reinforce the Road Rules for parking at intersections and promote considerate parking practices.