2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                          16 SEPTEMBER 2014


The detailed designs and cost estimates from this project will inform Council's forward capital
works program and future budgeting. A future funding grant application will be made to assist
with the cost of construction, most likely within the 2015/16 financial year.

Cooroy Noosa Road, Tewantin (Stage 1) – Design & Construction of Corridor Improvements

Council’s contribution is $115,000 and the State Government contribution is $115,000.

This project is the first stage of wider improvements planned on Cooroy-Noosa Road to be rolled
out as part of staged road rehabilitation works spanning 1.6km from St Andrews Drive and
continuing west beyond Beckmans Road to Gyndier Drive. This entire project contains a
package of treatments designed to improve safety and visibility for cyclists along the corridor and
includes upgrading of the Beckmans Road intersection due to the high number of serious
accidents, including 5 reported crashes in the last 12 months that all resulted in serious injuries.

This funding application however relates to Stage 1 only and includes work at the St Andrews
Drive roundabout and extends to approximately 50m west of Fairway Drive intersection. It
includes the design and construction of:

  New Shared Pathway: a 2.5m wide shared pathway on the southern side of Cooroy-Noosa
  Road starting at the intersection at St Andrews Drive and finishing at the existing bus stop
  near Fairway Drive, approximately 325m long.

  Roundabout Upgrade: new safety measures to improve cycling through and around the St
  Andrews Drive roundabout including painted green treatment, bicycle storage boxes and
  chevron treatments.

  New Kerb Ramps: installation of kerb ramps at the roundabout to enable cyclists to exit the
  on-road cycle lane and by-pass the roundabout via the off-road shared use pathway network.

  Pedestrian Refuge: safe crossing refuge as part of a new landscaped median to replace the
  eastern portion of the existing precast bolt-down refuge island, at Fairway Drive intersection.
  The landscaping treatment proposed at this intersection will assist in creating an urban feel to
  the road space and help achieve a slower operating speed. Landscaping will not obstruct or
  inhibit sight lines between motorists and pedestrians using the refuge.

  Additional safety treatment: Provision of additional bicycle symbols in bike lanes and painted
  green treatments at potential conflict locations as per specification.

  Data Counter: installation of permanent cycle data counters to enable monitoring of the route
  and statistical data that will assists in obtaining future funding from the State Government.

Eenie Creek Road Pathway Wayfinding Signage (Stage 1) - Installation

Council’s contribution is $20,000 and the State Government contribution is $20,000.

This project is the first stage rollout of off-road pathway signage for Eenie Creek Pathway which
involves signing the pathway and its major connections to improve legibility and give directional
guidance to and from surrounding attractions. The project starts at the eastern end of Eenie
Creek Road pathway at Sunshine Beach and extends approximately 600m west of the Girraween
Sports Complex.




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