Pedestrian Actuated Crossing on Greenhill Road Hazelwood Park

A Pedestrian Actuated Crossing (PAC) has been installed and activated on Greenhill Road, Hazelwood Park, to improve pedestrian safety.

Residents living south of Greenhill Road in the suburb of Hazelwood Park face a major barrier from safely accessing Hazelwood Park reserve and other facilities. The reserve is considered one of the best in the City of Burnside and is extremely popular, with the George Bolton Swimming Centre, Wombat Waterhole and numerous walking trails.

Despite heavy traffic on Greenhill Road, pedestrians continue to cross to access the reserve. In 2007 90-year-old pedestrian, Mr Colin Sargent, was killed and in 2018 a child pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the road.

Council has received multiple requests for a crossing in this vicinity in addition to Council deputations. Council raised this issue with the Department of Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) in 2017, including an offer to project manage and part fund the installation of a PAC. Although the offer was initially well received, it was ultimately not supported by DPTI on the grounds of a ‘lack of warrant’.

Council strongly believed that should a PAC be installed, pedestrian movements would increase substantially and so elected to fund the crossing.

The installation of a PAC also promotes active travel by providing the necessary infrastructure required to better connect the community and residential areas south of Greenhill Road and destinations to the north including the Hazelwood Park Reserve, Leabrook Shopping Centre, Burnside Primary School, Post Office, hotel and other businesses/facilities. Council has also been advised of a Child Care Centre who regularly use the existing ‘refuge’ to cross Greenhill Road in this location.

The late Mr Sargent’s daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Bill Dickson, were present for the activation of the crossing and were the first to use the new crossing. Mrs Dixon said "I am very happy and thankful that it has finally happened".

L – R: Council Members Sarah Hughes and Jane Davey (Kensington Park Ward), with Bill and Linda Dickson. Linda’s father Colin Sargent was killed at the location in 2007.