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Lane Cove Tunnel EIS - Bicycle Facilities Proposed
Summary
The Lane Cove Tunnel EIS offers 7 kilometres of off road cycle facilities linking Park Rd, Naremburn on the lower North Shore with Wicks Rd, North Ryde.
The facility is proposed to be a mixture of:
- 4 metre wide shared pathway
- 3 metre wide dedicated two-way cycleway
- may be narrower where constrained
The facility would be:
- Along the south side of the Gore Hill Freeway corridor
- Part of the reconfiguration of Epping/Longueville Rd after the tunnel is completed
- Include an underpass of the Pacific Highway
- Include ramped access to the Pacific Highway from both sides
On-road commuter cyclists are offered the use of the Bus Lane which is also proposed as part of the configuration of this section of Epping Road. There is no similar facility along the Gore Hill Freeway.
Proposed Shared Pathway Configuration
Generally where a cycleway/shared path occurs on the road verge the configuration would consist of:
- 0.5 m separation from the edge of the facility to a traffic lane;
- 2.8 m minimum marked cyclists’ pavement;
- 1.2 m minimum marked pedestrians’ pavement;
- 0.5 m separation from edge of the facility to a private property boundary.
Proposed Cycleway Facilities
A separate dedicated cycleway would be separated from the traffic lane by a 0.6 m wide median with breaks for driveway entrances and side roads. Surfaced with green coloured pavement at least at road intersections;
Special treatment at non-signalised minor side streets. Cycleway pavement raised across intersection. Advance signage for motorists travelling parallel and beside the cycleway indicating cyclists on adjacent cycleway. Motorists on side road crossing cycleway held at stop sign before cycleway.
Special treatment at signalised intersections. A separate, marked, flush cyclists’ crossing and signal phase with detector loops and push buttons to minimise cyclists’ travel times and conflicts with vehicles and pedestrians.
Special treatments proposed at bus stops / bays and pedestrian conflicts. Cyclists to give way to pedestrians at marked pedestrian crossings.
Note: Installation of treatments proposed at non-signalised intersections with side streets would be subject to amendments to legislation covering cyclist priorities at such crossings.
Epping/Longueville Road Details
Wicks Road, North Ryde to west bank of Lane Cove River Nominal cycleway/shared facility west bank of Lane Cove River to Starch Australasia Limited entry Narrower cycleway/shared facility Starch Australasia Limited entry to Moore Street Nominal cycleway/shared facility Moore Street to 40 m west of Elizabeth Parade Separate dedicated cycleway 40 m west of Elizabeth Parade to Elizabeth Parade Cycleway/shared facility Elizabeth Parade to Centennial Avenue Separate dedicated cycleway Centennial Avenue to 150 m east of Centennial Avenue Cycleway/shared facility 150 m east of Centennial Avenue to 130 m west of Longueville Road Separate dedicated cycleway 130 m west of Longueville Road to the Pacific Highway Cycleway/shared facility beneath the west facing Pacific Highway entry ramp narrower cycleway/shared facility underpass Gore Hill Freeway Proposals
A cycleway/shared facility beside the Gore Hill Freeway would link Longueville Road to Reserve Road, Hampden Road, Francis Street, Chelmsford Avenue and Park Road, Naremburn.
At Park Road, Naremburn cyclists would join the local cycleways through Bicentennial Reserve
Commuter cyclist could access the Gore Hill Freeway shoulders by using the existing cycleway ramps adjusted to meet the Park Road cycleway.
Improvements We Need
Suggested additional improvements to the EIS Proposal will be documented in the BNSW Submission. Included here are a few highlights.
- Separate on road cyclelanes for commuter cyclists. This is especially important on the up-hill sections of Epping Rd.
- Mark shared pathway by direction of travel not by pedestrians and cyclists. White line will NOT separate pedestrians from cyclists. This is especially important on the hills where the widest possible path is required for safety reasons. On longer hills we estimate on average closing speeds in excess of 60km/hr.
- Too many pedestrian / cyclist conflict points . Arrangement of shared paths and cycleways involves too many crossings of pedestrian and cycleway paths.
- Obstacles on pathways Some paths proposed to be upgraded to shared paths are covered in poles, signs and other obstacles. How will these eliminated from the shared path / cycleway?
Last update: 12/09/2008 — Copyright © 2005