Many residents of the Wattle Avenue precinct in Werribee have responded to a Wyndham council study into traffic issues within the area.
More than 80 community members have provided feedback on the study, which was launched after residents contacted the council about changed traffic patterns in the Wattle Avenue neighbourhood, following the construction of a new railway overpass from Tarneit Road to Princes Highway.
One of the proposals contained in the study, which closed for feedback earlier this month, is to lower the speed limit to 40 kilometres per hour in an area bounded by the Princes Highway, Duncans Road and the Princes Freeway.
The council is also proposing to install new “traffic calming treatments”.
One of the residents who provided a response to the study, Graeme Smart, said “major changes” were needed to address speeding and increased traffic within the Wattle Avenue precinct.
“I think to core solution is to improve Duncans Road/Synnot Street intersection, and Duncans Road end to end,” Mr Smart said.
“At the same time make the Wattle Avenue neighbourhood zone unattractive to through traffic.”
His written submission to the council stated that drivers have been speeding along Sinns Avenue.
“This is a community street, not suited to rat run traffic,” the submission read.
“Children and old people live here.
“Someone is going to get seriously hurt.
“It’s becoming dangerous with rat run traffic.”
Wyndham council’s city design and liveability director, Ludo Campbell-Reid, said local area traffic management studies “are an important way for council to provide residents with safe and liveable neighbourhoods”.
“These studies include detailed data collection and analysis,” he said.
“Community engagement is an important part of this study.”
The council will issue an engagement report, based on the study, in the coming weeks.
By Alesha Capone
