内西区的司机得踩刹车减速了,在附近一条铁路线即将改造为新的地铁线期间,20条道路的限速即将降至40km/h。
由于从悉尼Sydenham到Bankstown的T3火车线路关闭,新州交通局将实施临时的40km/h限速规定,司机可以预期车流速度更加缓慢。
根据市府文件,在改建工程期间,火车线路的服务将由公交车替代。公交车预计每天将运送多达7.2万名乘客,但这也引发人们对安全问题的担忧。
受这一变化影响的大部分道路的限速将降低10km/h,当局希望较低的车速能降低车祸风险,尤其是公交车与汽车之间的碰撞。
限速规定将维持一年时间,但安全并不是其实施背后的唯一原因,这一变化还被称为将有助于给步行者带来 “信心”。
市府文件称,“在T3 Bankstown线路改造期间,限速还将为人们提供培养技能、提升信心以及促使更多人骑行和步行的机会。”
新州交通局发言人称,州政府组织正在 “敲定最终计划”,以改善T3线路关闭期间内西区所有道路使用者的安全。
他说:“这些临时限速措施将在公交车服务频率增加、驾驶者和骑自行车者共用道路的路段实施。较低的限速降低了发生碰撞的可能性和严重程度,包括公交车和汽车之间的碰撞,同时也提高了行人和自行车骑行者等易受伤害的道路使用者的安全。这些区域的限速预计将在T3线关闭期间实施,但在关闭期间将持续进行评估。”
Marrickville、Sydenham和Dulwich Hill都将受到这一变化的影响。
受影响的路段包括:
Garnett St, between Floss St and Tennent Pde
Ness Ave, between Garnett St and Tennyson St
Tennyson St, between Ness Ave and Riverside Cres
Riverside Cres, between Tennyson St and Wardell Rd
Albermarle St, between Kays Avenue E (shared path) and Livingstone Rd
Moncur St, between Livingstone Rd and Moyes St
Jersey St
Livingstone Rd and Moyes St, between Jersey St and Moncur St
Warburton St, between Moyes St and Illawarra Rd
Lower Railway Pde, between Marrickville Rd and Sydenham Rd
Gleeson Ave, between Railway Pde and Burrows Ave
Burrows Ave, between Railway Rd and Gleeson Ave
Hill Rd, between Illawarra Rd and Livingstone Rd
Carrington Rd, between Richardsons Cres and Premier St, Marrickville.
Wardell Rd, between Lang Rd and Pine St
Illawarra Rd, between Harnett Ave and Marrickville Rd
Marrickville Rd, between Meeks Rd and Railway Pde
Buckley St, between Marrickville Rd and Sydenham Rd
Railway Pde, between Marrickville Rd and Sydenham Rd
Railway Rd, between Burrows Ave and Gleeson Ave