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Morley and Noranda Stations Q&A Morley and Noranda stations Q&A Question/Comment Response Noranda Station 1. For Noranda Station, will there As part of planning there is a strong focus be any changes to the new on everyone being able to access the footpath installed outside 183 & station using different modes of transport. 191 Benara Rd? My concern is Consideration of where gaps in for it not being suitable for the pathways/access points exist will take elderly and disabled place. pedestrians. Residents are parking on it and it is also quite There are also laws and requirements that narrow for use. any infrastructure project needs to meet, such as the Disability Discrimination Act, and planning and design includes consideration of all user groups who may access the station to ensure that all abilities are able to access the station with ease. 2. How many people are expected Around 1,800 daily boardings are to use the underpass entry from expected at Noranda Station, so while we Davis Court? don’t have an exact figure of how many people will use the underpass, modelling for the underpass is based on a percentage of daily boardings. 3. Why do buses not enter the There are a number of challenges carpark and drop passengers associated with bringing the buses into off outside the platform at the car park, and the needs of all users, Noranda Station? It seems it is not just those travelling to/from the train the only station not to have the station, need to be considered. There are buses enter. Is this something timing and traffic impacts around bringing that can be considered? It is buses to the car park, however there may quite a long walk from the bus be opportunities through traffic modelling stops. in the area to improve connectivity. 4. Can you tell me where the bus Buses will extend in each direction - for route along Benara Rd extends the east it will go out past Kiara College, in each direction? and to the west it will connect to the Noranda Shopping Centre. 5. The bus stops on Benara Road Answered in Question 3. seem to be a fair way from the station. Is it possible for the bus to enter the station precinct and stop at the 'kiss and ride' area, given the aging population in the area walking up the bridge would be a real challenge for a lot of people? 6. How will traffic and parking of Rat running and informal parking is a cars be dealt with in street at common concern raised for all our the entrance of the underpass? stations, and we will work closely with the i.e. Davis Court. City of Bayswater to address issues around traffic on local roads. 7. Will Benara Road have the Not at this stage but this will be confirmed. speed limit changed from 70 to 60? 8. I am concerned about the bus The distance from the walkway to the access at Noranda. The buses station is 60 metres, and the bus stop to are a long way from the the station is 240 metres. station. This is unsuitable for elder people and people with disabilities. What is the distance? 9. What bike facilities will be at There will be secure bike lockers at the Noranda Station? station. These facilities are the same standard as other stations across the network. 10. Is the flora and fauna being There has been a lot of planning work considered on the south eastern studying the environment, including flora side of Tonkin Highway? There and fauna studies. One consideration for are trees that are habitat for the the car park at Noranda was preserving Redtail cockatoos and trees, and the majority will be retained for numerous other birds. the project. Unavoidably there are a small number of tress in the vicinity of Noranda Station that will need to be removed during construction. 11. How do vehicles turn right It is a left turn only out of the car park, leaving the station onto Benara with a U-turn on Benara Road for vehicles Road? wanting to travel west. The U-Turn is an existing U-Turn. 12. Turning right out of Noranda Answered in Question 11. Station onto Benara Road looks like it could be a problem. 13. Is the bus stop in Benara Road New bus services will mainly be focused near Noranda station going to on east-west connections, however be connected to Morley bus existing services will still be in place which station? includes connections to Morley bus station. 14. Motorcycles are currently using Ways to prevent clashes and issues such the footpath off Benara Road to as this will be considered in the next stage enter Davis Court. Is there a of design, and this will also be raised with plan to stop this from continuing the City of Bayswater as part of ongoing and also not being possible for conversations. motorcyclist to ride through the underpass from the station car park? 15. Will lighting, security and Safety is an important consideration and cameras be installed at the is strongly considered during the next Davis Court entrance of the phase of design, our station precinct and underpass to Noranda Station? facilities are designed with patron safety in mind and include Lightings, CCTV and transit officers at stations as they are at other stations on the network. The underpass will have lighting installed and designed with safety as a key consideration. 16. Will the northern end of the car Access to the station from the west will be park at Noranda Station be from Benara Road, the existing shared connected to the existing PSP path on the east of the station will be along the eastern side of Tonkin connected via the station precinct to Highway? Acacia Court and the Sewell Court Footbridge to the North. 17. Are you able to give an exact The underpass will align with the existing location of the entrance/exit to connection point at Davis Court. This will the underpass near Davis be confirmed through detailed design. Court please? 18. What will be the frequency of The frequency of the buses will be the buses on Benara Road, if planned to tie in with the train timetables, people have to wait for a long more information on this will be known time they just won't use the bus. closer to the line opening. When the building of the Benara Community feedback has indicated Road flyover happened, this preferences not to have traffic lights penalised the residents by not leaving the station and on Benara Road, being able to exit at Benara making a left turn only out of the car park Road and either go off at Reid the safest option. There are no plans to Highway or Morley Drive, modify Benara Road to connect to provide seems the Noranda Station is entry or exit from the Tonkin Highway. being overlooked as well for access. 19. Will the area around Noranda Answered in Question 15. Station be sufficiently lit considering the public safety especially during night? 20. Is there a concern of there The intersection is fully compliant and being a blind spot for vehicles meets all standards for safe sight distance exiting the Noranda Station as requirements. the Benara Road overpass is steep? 21. At Noranda Station what steps This is a consideration for all stations will be taken to stop light and along the line, there are standards both noise from spilling onto nationally and for the state that need to be properties backing on to the met for noise and light. Once a contractor stations and car parks? i.e. the comes on board, they will undertake houses on the northeast side of detailed design which includes the station? considering solutions to these issues. 22. Could the east/west bus to Taken on notice, this will be raised with Noranda run from Mirrabooka to the bus planning team. Caversham? 23. Will the pedestrian bridge at The Public Transport Authority will be able Noranda Station have a to close and secure the stations outside of lockable gate that is closed operating hours. outside of rail service times? 24. If the only way to get out of the This will form part of the traffic Noranda Station is to go left and assessment, the aim for this area is to then go up and do a U-turn, this utilise existing infrastructure to ensure is fraught with danger as there aren’t any adverse impacts to traffic Benara Road is extremely busy flow. and you know how impatient some drivers are. 25. Can the traffic lights can be set The current design does not include traffic up to allow right turn traffic from lights from the Station onto Benara Road. Noranda Station onto Benara During community consultation it was Road? (Similar to the one at raised that there is a preference to include Thornlie Station) traffic lights. This will be confirmed through the detail design which includes traffic modelling assessments. 26. Follow up to my question to Transit officers have powers on all undesirables entering from property owned by the PTA, including car Davis Court, you answered that parks. Outside our facilities we can work transit guards will be with councils and local police to help deter monitoring, that’s fine on the crime, but we do not have control outside platform, but when they clear this area. the platform, what extra security is being planned? 27. Is there access from Acacia Pedestrian access though this area will be Court to Noranda Station? And maintained, however there will not be is this being taking into account vehicle access.
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