By Charlene Macaulay
Speed humps will be installed on a Point Cook road after a petition signed by 26 residents called on Wyndham council to take action.
The council has agreed to install speed humps along Grassbird Drive, between Sunnybank Drive and Boardwalk Boulevard, after investigations found about 20 per cent of drivers were flouting the road’s 50km/h speed limit.
Traffic counters found that, on average, 200 of the 900 vehicles using Grassbird Drive each day were travelling above 55km/h. The project will cost $8000.
Cr Aaron An said many children crossed Grassbird Drive to get to nearby schools and parks, including Point Cook P-9 College and Featherbrook Park.
He said the speed humps would help slow down drivers and make it safer for pedestrians.
“I’m concerned that 200 vehicles each day are considered as speeding … something needs to be done,” he said.
According to a council report, Grassbird Drive will be extended in the future from Boardwalk Boulevard to Prudence Parade, which would turn the low-traffic road to “one of the most important east-west connector roads in the Point Cook South area”.
