AGED care residents have asked for a \u2018please explain\u2019 from Moorabool Shire Council, as their wait for a pedestrian crossing along a busy road nears the twelve-year mark.<\/p>\n
Providence Aged Care residents have been calling for a crossing across Griffith Street, which is often host to both industrial and school traffic, since 2012.<\/p>\n
In 2019, a petition was presented at a Council meeting, and a protest was also held outside Providence Village, with the ultimate goal of the protesters being the establishment of a lighted pedestrian crossing out the front of the village.<\/p>\n
And while improvements have been made on the street, including a bus stop and shelter built last year, the street still lacks the pedestrian crossing that Providence residents argue is essential for their safety.<\/p>\n
The 2019 petition organiser and Providence resident, Sylvia Merry, recently got in touch with the Moorabool News, expressing her frustration that the crossing was still not in place.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a never-ending story about our pedestrian crossing that\u2019s coming when Griffith Street gets widened, but in the meantime, we were told a pedestrian refuge would be erected in Griffith Street to help residents cross the road and use the newly erected bus stop,\u201d Ms Merry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut like the indoor swimming pool it\u2019s drawn up on paper, stuck in a drawer somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moorabool Shire Council CEO Derek Madden said a municipal review didn\u2019t recommend a pedestrian refuge, and a pedestrian crossing was still in the works.<\/p>\n
\u201cCouncil completed works in early 2023 that included a new bus stop, shelter, hardstand and pedestrian connection at this location,\u201d Mr Madden said,<\/p>\n
\u201cA refuge wasn\u2019t installed following review of the design and overall road safety considerations.<\/p>\n
\u201cCouncil is still planning for an upgrade of Griffith St that will include a formalised pedestrian crossing point at this location.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AGED care residents have asked for a \u2018please explain\u2019 from Moorabool Shire Council, as their wait for a pedestrian crossing along a busy road nears the twelve-year mark. Providence Aged Care residents have been calling for a crossing across Griffith Street, which is often host to both industrial and school traffic, since 2012. In 2019, […]<\/p>\n