Maud Street, Waratah West - road safety improvements

All feedback was considered, and discussed with CN's Transport team, NSW Police, and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) where appropriate. 
Advice was sought from subject matter experts across CN to ensure your concerns were appropriately addressed. 
The original plan was modified to maintain connectivity for local traffic into Prince Street and Vera Street from Maud Street.

The traffic flows have been modelled by TfNSW to estimate increases in traffic flows and impacts on intersections for current and future scenarios. It was shown that the lane configuration changes would not impact the performance of the adjacent major intersections.

Due to the level of investment and the impact on traffic movements, the process for approvals for traffic signals does take a considerable amount of time. Planning and approvals need to be completed for both City of Newcastle as well as Transport for NSW, with consideration to the state road network and traffic signal operations within the region.

Road resurfacing of Maud Street between Lorna Street and Vera Street has been planned and will occur once the signals are installed.

Recognising the important role trees plays in suburban streets, including shading us from the heat, traffic calming and improving the amenity for pedestrians, cyclists and other users, tree planting will be considered along Vera Street where we are creating wider verges and where vacancies have been identified. The trees will be planted either during or soon after the delivery of the other works for this project. For more information on tree planting visit our Tree Planting page on the CN website.

Yes, we have consulted with the stormwater team at CN and we will do flood impact studies as part of the detailed design. Any required updates to the stormwater will be included as part of the project.

There are plans to improve the adjacent roads and connections along the route between the university and the city centre. These works are still in the planning phase and will be implemented after the signals are installed.

We have installed a bicycle and pedestrian counter and can track the increased use of this crossing. We will also examine surveyed traffic impacts in the area. Verifying the performance of adjacent intersection and sections of road may also play a role in our evaluation.