2014-06-17 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

       INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  17 JUNE 2014



               threshold treatments.


        2.2    Hastings Street                                                        Council   Scott
                                                                                                Morgan
               Issue: The use of Segways on busy pedestrian pathways in
               Hastings Street was queried by N.Walker due to conflicts

               Result
                  1. The use of Segways by Police in Hastings Street was a
                      short trial and is now complete. Council officers to
                      consider measures to stop use of segways in Hastings
                      Street area as their use is deemed incompatible with high
                      use pedestrian areas with narrow pathways.
                  2. Council to investigate the development of a policy to
                      manage Segway use on road reserves and public land.


Item                                                                                  Raised    Action
 No     Item
                                                                                      by        officer

        2.3    Cooroy Noosa Road / Swift Drive
                                                                                      Council   Scott
               Issue: Cooroy Noosa Road / Swift Drive intersection                              Morgan
               investigated by Council and TMR as a result of Councillor
               and customer request for improved lighting and traffic
               calming.

               Result
               1. Nigel Walker advised that traffic count data collected on Swift
                  Drive did not support a reduction in posted speed limit of
                  50km/hr.
               2. TMR advised that if there is low crash history it’s unlikely that
                  funding will be provided to install lighting at the Swift Drive /
                  Cooroy Noosa Road Intersection. TMR to investigate lighting
                  levels.
               3. Suggestions to alleviate speeding were to firstly investigate
                  the upgrade of warning signs.

        2.4    Cooroy Noosa Road / Beckmans Rd                                        Council   QPS

               Issue: Item raised by Nigel Walker - Council
                  1. Road safety audit has been commissioned by Council to
                      investigate unusually high accident rates between cyclists
                      and motor vehicles. Accidents were mainly from vehicles
                      turning right into Beckmans Road and hitting cyclists
                      travelling towards Cooroy. The severity of accidents was
                      of concern with multiple fractures for each incident.
                  2. VMS with CAUTION CYCLISTS message was installed to

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