RAIL CROSSING DESIGN WORK COMMENCES

The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has today welcomed the NSW Governments announcement that detailed design work is underway for the Railway Street/Rawson Road rail crossing.

“Following sustained lobbying from the Chamber over the last five years, its finally good news from the NSW State Government that detailed design is underway”, said Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President Matthew Wales.

“The Rawson Road rail crossing and intersection is becoming increasingly dangerous with traffic volumes on the rise”.

“The existing arrangement is a major safety risk and finally we have acknowledgement from the State Government that an upgrade is required”, said Matthew Wales.

“This is now more important than ever as Central Coast Council is due to start the Ocean beach Road/Rawson Road intersection reconstruction next year which will place further pressure on the rail crossing intersection”.

“The Chamber will obviously be keen to see the design detail and provide input during the community feedback process”, said Matthew Wales.

“But we don’t want to see this process drag on. It’s imperative that the design is finalised as soon as possible and costings prepared for the work”.

“Importantly, we want to see a commitment from the NSW Government that funding will be provided for the work and that the project actually happens”, said Matthew Wales. 

MATTHEW WALES
PENINSULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE