Point Nepean Road pedestrian improvements
Location:
Dromana, Rye, Sorrento
Type:
Road
Status:
Complete
We have improved safety for pedestrians and the local community on Point Nepean Road thanks to the Australian Government’s $3 billion Road Safety Program, delivered in partnership with the Victorian Government, resulting in safer, connected journeys in Victoria.
Project update – January 2023
Crews have completed safety improvement works on Point Nepean Road.
Civil works, line marking, and asphalting are now complete at all three sites on Point Nepean Road. The traffic lights have been switched on at the Rye and Sorrento sites. Green bicycle lane surface treatments have been completed.
About the project
Point Nepean Road is a critical road link servicing key communities along the Mornington Peninsula. It provides access to beaches, businesses and residential properties close to the foreshore. We have heard that there are insufficient safe crossing locations along this road and the high vehicle and pedestrian volumes, particularly during holiday periods increasing safety risks.
To improve safety, we’ve installed pedestrian crossings on Point Nepean Road in Dromana, Rye and Sorrento.
Community information sessions
We presented our designs to the community in June 2022 at two information sessions in Sorrento. Following these sessions we asked the community to provide feedback. Submissions have now closed, and we thank all members of the community who took the time provide feedback. Read the project update here [PDF 191 Kb].
What we've done
Rye near Tyrone Avenue
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We’ve installed a pedestrian operated crossing at Point Nepean Road near Tyrone Avenue in Rye, to give pedestrians a safe place to cross to access the beach and foreshore.
The 3.5km section of Point Nepean Road between Saint Johns Wood Road and Dundas Street had two pedestrian refuges along the entire section, with no signalised crossings provided.
Our project development team conducted an assessment of the area, and this location was chosen as a priority based on safety and accessibility.
Dromana at Codrington Street
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We’ve installed a pedestrian refuge island at Point Nepean Road near Codrington Street in Dromana, to give pedestrians a safe place to cross to access the beach and foreshore.
Our project development team conducted an assessment of the area, and this location was chosen as a priority based on safety and accessibility.
Sorrento near Holyrood Avenue
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We’ve installed a pedestrian operated crossing at Point Nepean Road near Holyrood Avenue in Sorrento, to give pedestrians a safe place to cross to access the beach and foreshore.
The 3.5km section of Point Nepean Road in Sorrento had two pedestrian refuges along the entire section, with no signalised crossings provided. Between 2016 to 2020, four serious crashes occurred along this section of road with two crashes occurring near Holyrood Avenue, and one resulting in serious injury.
Our project development team conducted an assessment of the area, and this location was chosen as a priority based on safety and accessibility.
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Contact us
To find out more about this project email our project team at [email protected]