Stage 1 information and consultation

Stage 1 – King Edward Street to Andersons Bay Road

In the first stage of the Princes Street Connection project, we’re making improvements in the area adjacent to The Oval that will make this intersection safer.

What are we changing?

• Construction of a four-leg roundabout at the intersection of Princes Street, South Road and Maitland Street. The intersection with South Road and Maitland Street has safety issues and is difficult to use for all road users. To improve this, we are implementing a four-leg roundabout with new crossing points.
• New angled parking on Maitland St, Lees Street and Jones Street. This offsets the parking loss from the changes to infrastructure and will result in an approximate increase of 17 parks in the area.
• One-waying of Jones Street (proposed as part of consultation). Making Jones Street one way will enable us to add the angled parking above.
• Bus stop improvements and removal of redundant bus stops. To increase bus reliability and efficiency along the route, we’ll be increasing the length of some existing bus stops and relocating and removing some. This means buses will need to stop less frequently and will be able to better access the bus stops. We will also install two in-lane bus stops at the northern end of The Oval, which allow buses to re-join traffic without delay.
• Intersection narrowing of Lees Street, Jones Street and Melville Street. The narrowing of these intersections will reduce the crossing distances for pedestrians. It also helps to reduce the speed of vehicles travelling in and out of those intersections, making it safer too.
• Changes to parking restrictions. Parking is an issue, particularly for those attending sports at The Oval. To help relieve parking pressures, we’ll add in new angled parking on some side streets, increasing available parking by approximately 17 parks. We’ll also add more crossing points and narrow the intersections with side streets to make it safer for pedestrians

What we would like your feedback on:

As part of the project, we want to make the parking work better for the community. To do this, we’re proposing changes to parking restrictions and bus stops, creating additional parking, and making Jones Street one way  .

Making these changes means we can provide more appropriate time restrictions to support the needs of businesses, as well as additional parking to alleviate some of the parking pressures in this area for all road users.

Making changes to the bus stops will improve the public transport experience for drivers and passengers. Buses will stop less often and stops will be more accessible

Changes to road layout

Jones St one-way:

• Jones St – becomes one way toward Lees St (direction southwest).

Parking changes for Princes St Stage 1:

Bus stop changes:

• 19 King Edward St – Bus stop removed and replaced with 2x unrestricted parks
• 20 King Edward St – bus stop removed and replaced with no stopping lines to provide clear sightlines for crossing point.
• Princes St (Jean McLean Pavillion and opposite Jean McLean Pavillion) – bus stops to be extended to double length, using existing no stopping lines (no loss in parking).
• South Rd, Princes St stop to be shifted south by approximately 5m. New 15m stop to be installed opposite, outside 18 South Rd.
• Opposite 738 Princes St – double length, in-lane bus stop installed (replacing 7x unrestricted parks)
• Princes St, The Oval bus stop (opposite Melville St) – bus stop replaced with 4x unrestricted parks
• Princes St, Go Bus Depot bus stop (Opposite Andersons Bay Rd) – 2x unrestricted parks removed to extend bus stop length
• Andersons Bay Rd (220 Crawford St) – Bus stop removed and replaced with 3x unrestricted parks
• Andersons Bay Rd (next to Soldiers Monument) – Bus stop removed and replaced with 3x unrestricted parks.

New angled parking:

• 13-33 Maitland St – parallel parking converted to 34x angled parks on southern side of road
• Jones St (738 Princes – 5 Jones) – parallel parking converted to 19x angled parks installed on southern side of road
• Lees St (between 5 Jones St and 768 Princes St) – parallel parking converted to 19x angled parking on northern side of road

Change in parking time restrictions:

• 848 Princes St – 2x P10 parks replaced with 2x P30 parks
• 738 Princes St – 6x unrestricted parks changed to P30

Consultation details

Changes required for infrastructure purposes

These parking changes aren’t part of the consultation, but they explain why we’ve proposed some of the parking changes in the consultation, which would ensure no parks are lost in the area

Removal of parks due to road layout changes:

• 7 Maitland St – P5 to be removed to provide for raised safety platform installation
• 738 Princes St – 2x P60 parks to be removed to provide for raised safety platform installation
• 1 Lees St – 2x unrestricted parks removed to provide for intersection buildout
• Princes St, opposite 768 Princes St – 2x unrestricted parks removed to provide for crossing point buildout
• Lees St, opposite Jones St – 1x unrestricted park removed to provide for crossing point from Jones St stairway
• Jones St (5 Melville St) – 2x unrestricted parks removed to allow for intersection buildout
• 5 Melville St – 2x unrestricted parks removed to allow for intersection buildout

Stage One - Regulatory infrastructure changes

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