FUTURE developments to the south will funnel even more traffic along the already busy Ocean Drive, a meeting has heard.
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Traffic figures show 8200 vehicles a day travel along Ocean Drive at Emerald Downs near Tacking Point Tavern and the figure builds to 18,000 just south of Greenmeadows.
More than 50 people attended a meeting on Thursday night to learn more about the planned duplication of Ocean Drive between Greenmeadows Drive and Matthew Flinders Drive/Emerald Drive.
They also asked questions about the project.
A $10 million election commitment for the upgrade to address traffic congestion was provided after the Coalition won the state election.
Roadnet is preparing a concept design and environmental assessments for the project.
Craig Nethery from Roadnet gave a project overview and explained how consultation would feed into the planning process.
Six intersection upgrades form part of a proposed Ocean Drive duplication project.
That includes traffic lights at the Emerald Drive/Matthew Flinders Drive and Crestwood Drive/Dahlsford Drive intersections with Ocean Drive.
Mr Nethery said the change of some roundabouts to traffic lights was generally based around traffic volumes now and into the future. The design will also include the duplication of existing major drainage and pedestrian access and the extension of the pedestrian pathway from Greenmeadows Drive (south) to Lighthouse Plaza.
People at the meeting raised issues from stormwater runoff to road position.
Noise was also a consideration.
“The noise assessment will flush out those issues and provide treatments and it will be a matter of implementing them into the design,” Mr Nethery said.
The dual lane construction is proposed to be staged with the state government grant funded portion of the works completed by the end of 2015.
People can have a say at http://pmhclistening.com.au/ocean-drive-duplication until December 19.
In response to a query about just how much road $10 million would buy, Mr Nethery said the road design had not yet progressed far enough to determine costs.
“We will have to look at staging it,” he said.
“At this stage, I can’t tell you how far that $10 million will go.”
