Northern Growth Area What the Community told us Concerns
Opportunities
• Walking and Cycling • No pedestrian routes for walkers travelling to the CBD from Estella and San Isidore • Insufficient number of cycle paths around theCity and Pine Gully Road
• Link Estella and Wagga Wagga City by simple, good quality and well -maintained cycling and pedestrian paths. Ideally, paths should be separate low-leveled bridges • Walking track/trail back into town;: dual purpose with cyclists • Link Estella and Wagga Wagga City by cycling/pedestrian paths
• The poor quality and lack of maintenance of cycling infrastructure
• More quality bike lanes throughout Wagga Wagga
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• Improvements specifically on the Gobbagombalin Bridge Cars, Traffic and Roads
• Traffic on the Gobbagombalin Bridge • Limited alternatives if delayed • The Old Narrandera Road/Olympic highway intersection is incredibly dangerous. Cars turn off the Old Narrandera Road onto the merging lane then stop, which banks traffic up behind and also means that they can’t get moving again into the rapidly moving traffic • Public transport • Efficiency of transport
• Regular maintenance- fix punctures on tracks • Build bike parking • In particular, Wagga Wagga City Council should look to widen the Gobbagombalin Bridge from the city, all roads approaching the CBD and connecting paths to surrounding suburbs • Build a new bridge in addition to Gobbagombalin Bridge with footpaths and bike tracks separated from the other traffic • Gobbagombalin Bridge needs to be expanded to a double highway • Encourage drivers not to be so rigid in their behaviour - drivers on the Olympic Highway heading south toward Old Narrandera Road should be prepared to slow and allow cars to merge, signs preparing drivers to be alert for this intersection would be useful. Even a lower speed limit during peak hours (e.g. 8-9.30 am, 4-6 pm) • Establishment of mono-rail type systems that link the northern parts of Wagga Wagga to the CBD and southern suburbs
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