Wyndham council is seeking community consultation for a number of changes proposed to make Synnot Street Werribee a safer place.
Council said that after receiving feedback around safety issues on Synnot Street, an independent audit review was undertaken of sight lines along Synnot Street in Werribee in accordance with Australian Standards.
The audit found that to meet Australian Standards of traffic safety:
Under the current 60k kilometres an hour speed limit, 23 parking spaces would need to be removed
Under a 50km/h speed limit, 16 parking spaces would need to be removed
Under a 40km/h speed limit, 13 parking spaces would need to be removed.
Areas that were assessed for safety included driveway exit points next to retail services and car parks located nearby.
Council said the review also considered the driver sight lines under the current 60km/h speed limit and how a reduction in the speed limit can influence safer sight lines.
To improve the issues highlighted in the audit, council is proposing to lower the speed limit from 60km/h to 50km/h as well as the reduction of 16 on-street car parking spaces.
Residents can provide feedback using council’s The Loop service until Sunday, January 8 2023.
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