Council has been successful in receiving much needed funds from NSW Government under the Safer Speeds Program for 2023-24. Council proposes to use this money towards mitigating several safety issues in the Hurlstone Park Town Centre.

The Safer Speeds Program specifically targets High Pedestrian Activity and local areas where crashes occur, with funding introduced as part of the NSW Government’s commitment to reduce accidents on local roads. Programs of this type have proven to be very effective. By implementing relatively minor road improvements we can reduce the cost of accidents to the community.

The proposed devices for the HPAA are discussed below and are shown on the attached plan below. These traffic calming devices are designed to reduce the speed limit in the town centre to 40 km/hr and improve pedestrian safety.

• Crinan Street between Fernhill Street and Duntroon Street:
  • Flat-top speed humps outside:
    • Nos 19A and 20-24 Crinan Street
    • Nos 51 and 62 Crinan Street
  • Raised Pedestrian Crossing outside
    • Nos 27-31 and 50 Crinan Street
• Duntroon Street:
  • Flat-top speed hump outside Nos 85-87 and 94 Duntroon Street
  • Flat-top speed hump outside Nos 109 and 124
  • Upgrade the existing pedestrian refuge island to current standards
• Foss Street (east of Crinan Street):
  • Flat-top speed hump outside Nos 19 and 20 Floss Street

The above designs require No Stopping zones to be installed in line with Australian Standards and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Technical Guidelines, with some loss of on-street parking: four (4) and one (1) parking spaces in Crinan Street and Duntroon Street respectively.

The intersection of Crinan Street-Floss Street-Duntroon Street will be upgraded as part of the town centre improvement works at a later stage.