Road safety in Braybrook (south)

Published on 28 January 2021

Ensuring our roads and road networks are safe, accessible and meet the needs of the community is a priority for Council.

Using a Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Study, Council has developed a Draft Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for Braybrook (south), and to ensure it reflects the needs of the community, we are seeking your feedback.

“Ensuring our road planning and infrastructure reflects the needs of our diverse and growing population for years to come is critical,” Mayor, Cr Michael Clarke said.

The Plan outlines the road safety concerns identified during the collection of raw data and from resident feedback during the Study, and highlights the actions we intend to take to mitigate the risks to improve road safety and accessibility.  

Key concerns raised in the area included an increase in speeding in the area, which impacts the safety of all road users – pedestrians, cyclists and drivers – and a lack of signage and road safety infrastructure such as speed humps and pedestrian crossings.  

Actions highlighted in the Plan to address these concerns include installing new signage and infrastructure such as pedestrian crossings, cycling facilities and raised intersections, and reducing some local roads to 40km/hr to reduce high speeds.  

To further our conversations with the community, we will be hosting ‘community conversations’ – information sessions with local residents to provide them the opportunity to come and speak to us, learn more about the project and provide feedback. We will be popping up in the below locations:  

Braybrook Park’s ‘Aeroplane Park’, 107 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook, 3019:

• 10am – 12pm, Wednesday 3 February
• 10am – 12pm, Saturday 6 February  

Central West Shopping Centre, Ashley St, Braybrook VIC 3019:

• 10am – 12pm, Saturday 13 February  

“I hope the community in Braybrook takes the opportunity to provide feedback around the actions we are proposing in their dedicated draft Traffic Management Plan (TMP) – a document designed to improve road safety and accessibility in their own backyard,” he continued.  

Community feedback on the Draft Traffic Management Plan for Braybrook (south) will assist us in ensuring it reflects the needs of our growing community.

To view the Draft Traffic Management Plan for Braybrook (south) and find out how to have your say, visit Your City Your Voice.   

An online survey is now available and closes on 24 February 2021.

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