Update

A Driveway Entry on Heatherbank Terrace was installed in June 2016 to address identified speeding issues. Following installation, requests from residents to remove the Driveway Entry have been received. The Council is now reviewing the installation of the Driveway Entry.

Background

In response to complaints about speeding in Heatherbank Terrace, the Council undertook traffic surveys which confirmed that traffic speeds in Heatherbank Terrace were too high and intervention was warranted. The Council then sought independent advice about the preferred traffic calming method to deal with the issue. As a result, and following consultation with residents of Heatherbank Terrace, a ‘Driveway Entry’, or ‘chicane’, was installed in Heatherbank Terrace in June 2016.

As a result of the installation, the 85th percentile traffic speed in Heatherbank Terrace has reduced by more than 10 km/h from 68km/h, prior to the installation of the Driveway Entry, to 56 km/h. The 85th percentile speed is the maximum speed that 85 per cent of motorists that use Heatherbank Terrace are travelling at.

Complaints about the Driveway Entry

Since the installation of the Driveway Entry, the Council has received some complaints about it. These complaints relate to matters such as landscaping, signage, the construction levels of the Driveway Entry and rubbish dumping. Littering is a persistent problem in this location. Aside from detracting from the environment, it is impacting the Heatherbank Terrace residents. To help keep your community free of rubbish and beautiful for all to enjoy, the State Government and the EPA have launched the Dob in a Litterer App that you can access at www.dobinalitterer.sa.gov.au.

The Council has also been working hard to address the issues regarding the Driveway Entry as they have been reported.

There has also been pressure from some Stonyfell residents for Council to remove the Driveway Entry.

What will happen next?

I have not committed to remove the Driveway Entry, but I have committed to undertaking a comprehensive review and having a report presented to Council in July this year.

The report to Council will present further independent traffic analysis of the Driveway Entry, comprehensive discussion about options, and will include any community feedback received. I welcome any further feedback for inclusion in the report.

When the report is presented later this year, the Council unless deferring the matter, will either:

  • confirm that the Driveway Entry should remain;
  • decide that modifications to the Driveway Entry should be made;
  • decide that other traffic calming technique(s) be employed; or
  • decide that the Driveway Entry should be removed altogether.

If you would like more information regarding this issue, please send your requests for information to burnside@burnside.sa.gov.au.


Paul Deb

CEO

City of Burnside

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