Traffic improvements around from 19 August Roads and Maritime Services | August 2019

The NSW Government is introducing two traffic improvements to ease congestion and reduce travel times along the Spit Road corridor.

Roads and Maritime Services will be changing the This will allow more northbound vehicles to cross the hours of operation of the Spit Bridge morning Spit Bridge, which will ease congestion and improve tidal flow. the travel times for road users.

Currently, between 5.30am and 10am on weekdays There will be no changes to the current tidal flow there are three lanes southbound for road users to arrangements at Pearl Bay Avenue or anywhere travel into the city and only one lane northbound. else on Spit Road. Afternoon and weekend This causes congestion and delays for people arrangements will remain the same. traveling north.

From Monday 19 August the Spit Bridge tidal flow will change to two lanes in each direction at about 9.30am on weekdays.

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SOUTHBOUND/ SOUTHBOUND/ SOUTHBOUND/ CITY BOUND CITY BOUND CITY BOUND The new and extended clearway will be operational New and extended clearways between from Monday 19 August 2019. The new clearway Mosman and Balgowlah signs and posts will be installed between Monday 12 August and Sunday 18 August 2019, weather permitting. Our working hours will be DEVIATION EEK CR E between 8pm and 5am from Monday to Sunday. G B R ID A OA L R GOW D B LAH T N R U B What is a tidal flow?

NEW CLEARWAYS D A tidal flow is a where traffic can OA Y R NE YD CONDAMINE STREET S BALGOWLAH travel in either direction depending on the time of AT ALL day or traffic conditions. Tidal flows improve traffic NEW SEAFORTH TIMES CLEARWAYS flow during peak periods by making an extra lane

D A available for vehicles travelling along the busier side RO LY AN of the road. M AT ALL EXISTING TIMES CLEARWAY The Spit Bridge tidal flow is a lane management system which uses movable orange posts to show

3PM – 7PM the live lane arrangements and to separate the traffic

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NORTHBOUND E R CONDAMINE STREET travelling in opposite directions. Sandy R THE SPIT O bay N E BALGOWLAH Clontarf A Middle BEATRICE STREET V HEIGHTS Harbour Reserve E RADIO AVENUE N U What is a clearway? E BEAUTY D A POINT O R IT A clearway is a section of road where stopping and P D CLONTARF S A DOBROYD O POINT HEAD R parking is not allowed during the times shown on the

I Medusa W Street I clearway sign. R KEY R Existing clearway A P New clearway

Clearways are installed on key arterial roads where traffic is often heavy and congested. They help keep vehicles moving by making all lanes available to road Last year we spoke to you about installing clearways users. The only exceptions are the stopping of buses along both sides of Spit Road, Burnt Bridge Creek and taxis dropping off or picking up passengers as Deviation, Manly Road and Condamine Street well as emergency vehicles. between Medusa Street, Mosman and , Brookvale. Vehicles parked in a clearway during the clearway hours risk being fined and the vehicle can be towed. After further consideration we have decided to introduce four kilometres of new and extended clearways along Spit Road, Manly Road and Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation (the ) between Medusa Contact Street, Mosman and Condamine Street, Balgowlah. If you have any questions please This area already has no parking and no stopping contact us on: restrictions. So this proposal doesn’t remove any 1300 706 232 parking. Implementing these clearways will simply allow us to remove vehicles which have broken down [email protected] or illegally stopped, ensuring you can get to your destination sooner. rms.nsw.gov.au The new and extended clearways will operate in both If you need help understanding directions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. this information, please contact We are continuing to investigate clearway options the Translating and Interpreting along the A8 corridor and will engage with the Service on 131 450 and ask them community on any future proposals. to call us on 1300 706 232

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