Lakes Entrance - Myer Street Upgrade
About The Project
Improvements are being planned for Myer Street (and service roads) in Lakes Entrance. This project will help improve traffic and pedestrian safety by improving intersecting roads and service roads, and informal traffic movements between the service roads and Myer Street grassed medians. The proposed improvements will also address parking issues around Lakes Entrance Primary School and the shortage of pedestrian connections along Myer Street.
Objective and Scope
Safety improvements will focus on Myer Street and service roads between Roadknight Street and Coates Road, including Lambert Street. Kerb and channel is proposed to be constructed to improve drainage and additional footpath crossings will improve pedestrian safety. It is also proposed that the service roads will be formalised with dedicated entry and exit points between the service roads and Myer Street.
Consultation and Community Engagement
Consultation with Lakes Entrance Primary School led to the development of an initial concept plan. Council began community consultation in March 2023 and invited feedback on the initial concept plan to gain an understanding of community needs, and the interaction between road users along Myer Street and the residential streets abutting Lakes Entrance Primary School.
Feedback has led to the development the concept plan. Informed by what we have heard, the following changes have been made to the initial concept designs:
- Several footpaths will be reviewed for upgrading to 1800mm widths to align with the Disability Act. Where possible, shared paths will be investigated.
- The grassed areas between the service roads and Myer Street will have kerb and posts installed to prevent cars from parking on there.
- No change to access for either Silver Sands Caravan Park (33 Myer Street) or Sunnyside Caravan Park (60 Myer Street)
- Lambert Street will remain two-way with additional parking being investigated along Lambert Street. Whilst angled parking is recommended, other parking options will be further explored.
We encourage you to provide feedback on these plans and invite you to participate in the survey on the concept plans.
Schedule
This project has been allocated construction funding in the draft budget. Construction is currently scheduled for FY23/24 and FY24/25, pending adoption of the budget on 27 June 2023.
The start of construction is anticipated to commence 2023-24 (pending grant funding). Council will take a staged approach to construction to reduce disruption as much as possible. We will work closely with businesses, residents, and the appointed contractors to ensure any impact to business is kept to a minimum.