Hipwood Road Precinct in Ascot and Hamilton
Consultation has concluded
Updated September 2020
Consultation on the Hipwood Road Precinct Project has now closed. Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback.
Council has listened to community concerns and suggestions for traffic management improvements in Hipwood Road and surrounding streets in Ascot and Hamilton as shown in the aerial photograph. In response Council has investigated various requests for changes to the road network from residents of Hipwood Road and Queens Road. Please see the list of 10 requests that Council has investigated here.
Following on from these early investigations, Council is keen to hear your feedback on 10 traffic management options that have been requested. Your feedback will help inform further investigations and future planning and design of traffic management improvements throughout the Hipwood Road precinct.
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Option 1: No right turn into Hipwood Road from Crosby Road
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to have a minimal reduction in traffic on Hipwood Road.
Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 2: No left turn into Hipwood Road from Crosby Road
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in a decrease in traffic on Hipwood Road, an increase in traffic on Crosby Road and Royal Terrace, and a small increase in traffic on Crescent Road, east of Hipwood Road.
Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 3: Closure of Hipwood Road at Crosby Road
Likely impact: This option is expected to result in a decrease in traffic on Hipwood Road, an increase in traffic on Crosby Road and Royal Terrace, and a small increase in traffic on Crescent Road, east of Hipwood Road.
This option is subject to a review and the feasibility of maintaining adequate emergency and larger vehicle access, and changes to waste collection arrangements. Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 4: One-way only on Hipwood Road in the NORTHBOUND direction
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in the largest decrease in traffic on Hipwood Road, the largest increase in traffic on Crosby Road and Royal Terrace, and a small increase in traffic on Crescent Road, east of Hipwood Road.
This option is subject to a review and the feasibility of maintaining adequate emergency and larger vehicle access, and changes to waste collection arrangements. Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 5: One-way only on Hipwood Road in the SOUTHBOUND direction
Potential/likely outcome (or impact):
This option is expected to result in a small decrease in traffic on Hipwood Road, a small increase in traffic on Crosby Road and Royal Terrace in the northbound direction, and a small increase in traffic on Crescent Rd, east of Hipwood Rd.
This option is subject to a review and the feasibility of maintaining adequate emergency and larger vehicle access, and changes to waste collection arrangements. changes.Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 6: Removal of the traffic calming devices on Royal Terrace with a 50km/h speed limit
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in a very little to no reduction in traffic on Hipwood Road, and a very little to no increase in traffic on Crosby Road and Royal Terrace.
Further design investigations will however be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 7: Removal of chicanes from Hipwood Road
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in a small increase in traffic Hipwood Road in the northbound direction, a small increase in traffic on Hipwood Rd in the southbound direction, and a decrease in travel time along Hipwood Road by about 13 seconds during morning peak traffic periods.
Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 8: Give way control on Yulestar Street at Cooksley Street
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in a very little to no reduction in traffic on Hipwood Road, a small decrease in traffic on Amy Street, and a small increase in traffic on Cooksley Street.
This option is subject to detailed geometric assessments. Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
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Option 9: Replacement of chicanes on Hipwood Road with speed platforms
Potential/likely impact:
This option is expected to result in a small increase in traffic on Hipwood Road in the northbound direction and a small increase in traffic in the southbound direction.
Further design investigations will be required if this option receives support to progress to the next stages of planning and design.
