Not sure what works they have going on up there. There shouldn't be anything near vic rd as the cycleway stuff is all on the east side, the road doesn't narrow on the upgrades to vic rd, so it must be a local council project.JV911 wrote: do you know anything about what's going on around lyons rd west?
is it me or are they narrowing the road??? the west-bound cycle lane was only 1m wide to begin with and east-bound non-existant
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Postby sogood » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:31 am
I think Jeremy is referring to the road work at Canada Bay end where the road turns around the old golf driving range. Went through there a few weeks ago and saw the road crew but not sure where they are at right now. The Canada Bay BUGs are usually pretty active and I am surprised if they didn't have an input here.Strawburger wrote:Not sure what works they have going on up there. There shouldn't be anything near vic rd as the cycleway stuff is all on the east side, the road doesn't narrow on the upgrades to vic rd, so it must be a local council project.JV911 wrote: do you know anything about what's going on around lyons rd west?
is it me or are they narrowing the road??? the west-bound cycle lane was only 1m wide to begin with and east-bound non-existant
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Postby JV911 » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:37 am
exactlysogood wrote:I think Jeremy is referring to the road work at Canada Bay end where the road turns around the old golf driving range.
they've torn up the old kerbs/gutters - the new kerbing is quite a bit higher than the old level (must be raising the level of the road) and IMO moved inwards
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Postby Strawburger » Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:47 am
I could have a guess here (so don't take it as this is what they are doing). Perhaps they are forcing the cyclist to head up edith ave to avoid the tight bend near the school. Or they could be installing shared use paths, narrowing the road and gaining enough space for the shared path.
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Postby JV911 » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:21 am
anyone know the logic behind removing the left turn lane off lyons rd onto victoria rd (i.e victoria rd north bound)??
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Postby Strawburger » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:43 am
It's not being removed. It will now be a signalised left turn. Safer for pedestrians at the bus stop, dedicated bus stop lane (better flow for the traffic), plus there are going to be some monster traffic signals stretching over the lanes. Vic Rd Drummoyne as you knew it will be totally different...JV911 wrote: anyone know the logic behind removing the left turn lane off lyons rd onto victoria rd (i.e victoria rd north bound)??
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Postby gavinr » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:11 am
I hope that includes stopping parking on the westbound side during the morning rush hour - the delays that causes drives me mad when I have to get the bus to workStrawburger wrote:Vic Rd Drummoyne as you knew it will be totally different...
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Postby JV911 » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:59 am
city-bound traffic on saturday is worse than weekday due to the parked carsgavinr wrote:I hope that includes stopping parking on the westbound side during the morning rush hour - the delays that causes drives me mad when I have to get the bus to workStrawburger wrote:Vic Rd Drummoyne as you knew it will be totally different...
not for traffic coming off lyons rd!Strawburger wrote:better flow for the traffic
you now have to wait for the lights where previously it was a "turn left at any time after stopping" type arrangement
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Postby Strawburger » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:16 am
I think they are trying to get better flow for that intersection for the buses on vic rd rather than the cars on lyons rd. They may well be aiming to deflect the traffic down through Westbourne St to turn left instead of turning left at lyons rd.JV911 wrote:not for traffic coming off lyons rd!Strawburger wrote:better flow for the traffic
you now have to wait for the lights where previously it was a "turn left at any time after stopping" type arrangement
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Postby gavinr » Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:26 pm
Someone needs to trim the tree that's next to the new westbound cut-through in the middle of Wrights Road. I'm very aware of the fact that the lower branches hide me from motorists who've just turned left off Victoria Road to go up Seymour Street, but from the look on the face of the driver I waited for yesterday, he didn't see me until he was passing the treeStrawburger wrote:Any more cycling related feedback on this area (i have an involvement in the project and am interested how it turned out)?
Other than that it's all good from my POV. Still waiting to see what's happening at Cary Street though.
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Postby gavinr » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:20 pm
Looks like it is being replaced with something dodgierStrawburger wrote:The Cary st intersection is open for discussion at a very high level so debates continue what to do with that dodgy arrangement as it stands.
The Bus Stop seems to be moving closer to Cary Street. From how it currently looks, anyone who comes down the 'dead end' part of Roseby St and uses the new bike path down to the Cary/Victoria junction will now have no view of left turning traffic, as it will be obscured by buses/bus stop/passengers. So it will still be 'take your life in your hands' as you cross Cary to get on to the (existing) Lane Cove Bridge shared path.
The current arrangement at that junction is not good. When you're waiting to cross it's difficult to identify left turning traffic. I don't see that what is replacing it is any better from a cyclist or pedestrian viewpoint.
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Re: Roadworks - drummoyne
Postby gavinr » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:09 am
Bad news - overnight these 'bike gaps' have had the biggest speed humps I have ever seen inserted into them.gavinr wrote:Good news - there are now 'bike gaps' in the barrier between the two parts of Wrights Road at the Seymour Street junction.
These have flat, angled (not smooth/rounded) sides, are about 10cm high and have the potential to seriously damage your wheels on the downhill stretch. And I see no need for them on the uphill side.
There is no signage alerting you to the new additions, so do take care.
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Postby duncanm » Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:45 pm
yes.. what the hell are those bumps about? Are we not to be trusted to know there are roads (to give way) on either side?gavinr wrote:Bad news - overnight these 'bike gaps' have had the biggest speed humps I have ever seen inserted into them.gavinr wrote:Good news - there are now 'bike gaps' in the barrier between the two parts of Wrights Road at the Seymour Street junction.
These have flat, angled (not smooth/rounded) sides, are about 10cm high and have the potential to seriously damage your wheels on the downhill stretch. And I see no need for them on the uphill side.
There is no signage alerting you to the new additions, so do take care.
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Postby find_bruce » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:32 pm
That's a bit harsh - I have noticed a significant reduction in the number of dills on the bike path.JV911 wrote:the road around the bay run is currently being "resurfaced"
you may want to use the bike/jogging/wandering aimlessly/dog/off-leash children path for now
It's probably down to 1 or 2
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Postby sogood » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:56 pm
Thanks for the update. I'll have to give it a go soon.JV911 wrote:Road is done. Smooth and fast...just hope they're planning on doing more than the 1km they've between Thompson and Brent streets. Around near rodd point is still crapola
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Postby goneriding » Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:55 pm
The only downer was the moron (unsurprisingly in a Ute) who thought that I shouldn't be on the road and tooted and abused me as he roared past only for me to overtake him at the speed hump, claim the lane and slow down. Seemed to make him unhappier! Not sure why
Agree with the statement about Rodd Pt. I think I've still got some saddle struck somewhere!
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