By Charlene Macaulay
A set of Point Cook pedestrian lights installed 15 months ago have yet to be switched on – and it could be another three months before they are operational.
Wyndham council forked out $250,000 to install the lights at the corner of Dunnings Road and Main Street before Christmas, 2017, to provide a safe crossing point for local school children and the general public.
However, the lights are still not in use and a school crossing supervisor was deployed at the intersection towards the end of last year after land title conflicts that date back to the original development of the Point Cook Town Centre meant that power cabling and signal hardware had to be relocated.
Wyndham council city operations director Stephen Thorpe said the current delay was due to a subcontractor going into administration, delaying a number of electrical safety checks.
Mr Thorpe said the checks have since been completed, however it could take six weeks to receive the green light from Powercor, and another four weeks for VicRoads’ approval before the lights are switched on.
“We have requested that both Powercor and VicRoads consider our case sooner than the prescribed period,” he said.
“Wyndham City shares the frustration that the community is experiencing because of the delay …Unfortunately, the delay is beyond council’s control.”
