Castle Cove Village Centre pedestrian safety improvements

What's happening?

Willoughby City Council has received just over $874,000 in funding through the NSW Safe Speeds in High Pedestrian Activity and Local Areas for the 2024/25 financial year to create a safer, more pedestrian friendly environment around Castle Cove Village Centre.

The project will focus on improving pedestrian safety and lowering traffic speeds by building new road infrastructure to help make Castle Cove Village Centre safer and more accessible for everyone.

Key features of this project include:

• Cobblestone entry treatments to the village shops area
• New pedestrian crossings on Rosebridge Avenue, and Holly Street to improve pedestrian safety and lower traffic speeds
• Minor road changes to improve intersection safety and pedestrian accessibility
• Introduction of a 40 km/h speed limit within the High Pedestrian Activity Area in the village and shops precinct.

Aerial showing key features proposed for pedestrian safety improvements in Castle Cove.

How to have your say

To help Council develop the design, community consultation with residents and businesses will be taking place. Council is seeking feedback on the pedestrian safety design aspects, parking layouts, and amenities.

Share your thoughts on the proposed road safety improvements by:

• Online Survey: completing the survey form below
• Email: contacting Brian Duong, Transport Engineer by email at brian.duong@willoughby.nsw.gov.au or via phone at 02 9777 1000 during business hours
• Post: Willoughby City Council, PO Box 57 Chatswood NSW 2057

Community Drop-In Sessions

You can also come along and speak to staff about this project at a drop-in session at the Castle Cove Village Centre:

• Saturday 11 January 2025 from 11.30am to 1pm
• Saturday 18 January 2025 from 11.30am to 1pm

The feedback period is from Wednesday 18 December 2024 to Sunday 2 February 2025.

Next steps

• The draft designs will be made public for further feedback by January 2025.
• Council’s Local Traffic Committee will consider the draft concept designs in February 2025.
• Council will formally adopt the designs for construction in early March 2025.
• A tender for construction will be issued in March 2025.
• A construction contractor will be appointed in early April 2025.
• Construction is expected to begin by mid-April and be completed by the end of June 2025.