Edward St, Willoughby proposed pedestrian, cycling and traffic calming works

This project has progressed to the next stage with Willoughby City Council commencing community engagement on a proposed streetscape improvement project for Edward St and Penshurst St South, Willoughby. 

Willoughby City Council is concerned about a range of traffic issues in Edward St, Willoughby. These issues include:

• High vehicle speeds, with a traffic study commissioned by the Council in 2020 showing 45 per cent of motorists using Edward St travelled above the posted speed limit of 50km/h;
• Variable road widths and misaligned and poorly-marked intersections, which can cause confusion and conflict between vehicles and pedestrians;
• A lack of facilities to support the safe travel of pedestrians and cyclists; and
• Rat-running along the street from motorists seeking to avoid congestion.

These issues are likely to be ongoing, given a major new residential development (Nine by Mirvac) is located at the street’s southern end.

Council set aside $450,000 in its 2022-23 Operational Plan to fund pedestrian, cycling, and traffic calming improvements at Edward St between Artarmon Road and Penkivil Street.

In August-September 2022, Council sought feedback on proposed improvements, some of which involve Edward St’s intersections with other streets.

More specifically, the proposed improvements included:

• Four new pedestrian crossing facilities (pedestrian refuge islands & a formal crossing by road narrowing);
• Three raised threshold traffic calming devices, to reduce vehicle speeds;
• New traffic islands to calm traffic and enable pedestrians to cross the road in stages;
• New bicycle logo pavement markings and signage to integrate Edward St with an existing cycling network; and
• Holding lines and traffic lane lines in Edward Street at side street intersections to define traffic lanes, improve motorists’ line of sight and improve road safety.

The proposed works would have resulted in a reduction of approximately 10 available on-street parking spaces.

Submissions closed on 5 September, 2022, with a community drop-in session held on 24 August 2022.

After being considered at the October 2022 Traffic Committee meeting, the proposal was deferred for further investigation at the November 2022 Council meeting. Council minutes are available here.

Participants in the Edward St consultation will be advised of any future updates in this project.

At this page, you can:

• Read a brochure about the proposed improvements
• Download detailed plans
• Read the report and community engagement summary which went to the Traffic Committee meeting in October 2022.

If you have any further questions about the proposal please contact Daniel Sui, Senior Transport Engineer on 02 9777 1000 during business hours.

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