Source: New South Wales Transport
The speed limit on sections of Glen Davis Road and Glen Alice Road in the state’s mid-west will be reduced to deliver safer trips for all road users.
Transport for NSW conducted a speed zone review on the 77-kilometre route between Capertee and Rylstone following requests from members of the public who were concerned about the number of crashes on Glen Davis Road and Glen Alice Road.
Transport also carried out a separate review of speed limits on Glen Davis Road from Glen Alice Road to Glen Davis village.
Transport for NSW Acting Executive Director Partnerships and Integration West Holly Davies said the reviews assessed a number of factors including location, crash history, road environment, the number of access points, road usage, traffic mix and traffic volumes, and recommended the introduction of a number of lower speed limits.
“Glen Davis Road and Glen Alice Road are local roads managed by Lithgow City Council and Mid-Western Regional Council that link Capertee and Rylstone via Glen Alice village,” Ms Davies said.
“Both roads are winding and undulating with many high-risk curves, yet the speed limit on both roads is 100 km/h.
“There are 76 regularly-used accesses along the 77-kilometre review area, including 16 accesses to public roads.
“Glen Davis Road, as it runs through Glen Davis village, is a local road managed by Lithgow City Council with eight regularly-used accesses along the five-kilometre review area between Glen Davis village and the intersection with Glen Alice Road.”
Ms Davies said a crash history of the roads showed there had been 15 reported crashes in a five-year period from 2019 on Glen Davis Road and Glen Alice Road, including three fatal crashes and five serious injury crashes, and one serious injury crash reported in Glen Davis village.
“The reviews recommended reduced speed limits on both Glen Davis Road and Glen Alice Road to improve overall safety for all road users,” Ms Davies said.
“The reviews also recommended reducing the existing 100 km/h speed limit on Glen Davis Road between the intersection with Glen Alice Road and Glen Davis village to 80 km/h.
“Lithgow City Council, Mid-Western Regional Council and local police have been consulted and all support the recommended changes.”
As a result of the speed zone reviews, the following changes will come into effect from Thursday 23 October:
- The 100 km/h speed zone on Glen Davis Road between Capertee and Glen Davis village will be reduced to 80 km/h, a length of 34 kilometres
- The 100 km/h speed zone on Glen Alice Road between Glen Davis Road and Rylstone (excluding Glen Alice village) will be reduced to 80 km/h, a length of 47 kilometres
- The speed zone in Glen Alice village will be reduced to 60 km/h on 800 metres of Rylstone Street and 390 metres of Jamison Street and Upper Nile Road
- The 80 km/h truck and bus speed limit on Glen Alice Road will be removed as the speed limit will be 80 km/h for all vehicles.
New signage will be installed to advise motorists of the changes.
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