Safety is key for the busy streets of Queenscliff

THE Borough of Queenscliffe have secured new safety measures to ensure greater access to the town’s parks and eateries.

Funding from the Transport Accident Commission’s Local Government Grants Program has meant Queenscliff now has the means to install traffic calming measures along Gellibrand Street.

New measures include a speed hump with a zebra crossing which will be built at the intersection where the road meets Hobson Street.

Additional funding will be allocated to commission a report into further precautions that can be taken to increase the safety of pedestrians in the nearby area of Gellibrand and Hesse Street.

The new measures came after the Council engaged with the community back in January regarding town safety.

Public consultation found that the community were supportive of speed humps and pedestrian crossings as well as voiced a need to further explore additional solutions to enhance the safety of the township.

Queenscliffe Mayor Ross Ebbels said the safety projects are a result of the collaboration of the community and Council.

“This is a project that’s come directly from community feedback.

“Council suggested a speed hump and pedestrian crossing could make Gellibrand Street safer, and our community came back and said, ‘can we look even further into making the area safer?'” he said.

Cr Ebbels said with the funding from TAC they will be able to deliver the identified outcomes of residents.

“It’s a real credit to the community and to Council’s Engineering team for working together to achieve this outcome, and I’m looking forward to work starting in the new year,” he said.

The report into pedestrian safety will include opportunities for the community to have their say and will be soon made available by Council.

More information on pending traffic diversions ahead of construction early next year is still yet come.