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Green light for road works By Justin Flynn Works to improve safety at a notorious Ocean Grove intersection will begin in August. Traic lights will be installed at the Orton Street and Presidents Avenue intersection which almost claimed the life of 18-year-old motorcyclist Tyler Peace, ater a collision with a car in April 2018. Following community consultation, Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) will also implement several other changes to help improve safety at the intersection, including: • New traic lights to provide safer access for
turning vehicles; • Improved footpath connections and cycling lanes to boost safety; • A new raised safety platform on Orton Street that will help to physically slow vehicles approaching the intersection from the east; • Upgraded street lighting to improve night time visibility at the intersection; and • ‘Keep clear’ zones installed outside nearby driveways. he Victorian government has invested $2.5million to upgrade the intersection ater the community raised concerns about road safety at the site in 2018.
hroughout 2019, RRV undertook extensive consultation with the local community and stakeholders to better understand the needs, impacts and to work through any issues, particularly focusing on access to properties. “We have also worked closely with one land owner to ensure support for the project and agreement over terms for the acquisition of a small slice of land – currently used as a footpath,” a RRV spokesperson said. “In such a tight intersection, the design has had to accommodate multiple services at each corner, requiring several design changes and requests for dispensation to be able to it the
proposed footings for the new traic signals. “We have been working closely with all the service authorities [gas, power, water, phone and internet] around these issues. “hrough late 2019 and early 2020, we received clearance from all but one of the authorities. We are now working with Powercor to develop a plan for relocation of underground power lines. his has added to the planned works timeframe.” Tender documents went out last month with an extended tender validity period. Construction for the intersection upgrade is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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