The ACT Government has responded to the Legislative Assembly petition to install traffic lights on Cotter Rd for the intersection with Fryer Rd, which is the sole access for the Amberfield retirement community.
The full response is here.
As a summary of the main points:
- Costs of any upgrade to the intersection are the responsibility of the lessee (LDK, the developer and owner of Amberfield);
- planning here is the responsibility of the National Capital Authority (NCA) rather than the ACT Government;
- traffic markings and lanes are done by ACT Roads, who are considering and discussing some improvements;
- ACT government is against traffic lights as slowing down traffic on Cotter Rd too much;
- ACT government is against adding bus stops because it’s not safe to cross Cotter Rd, unless a safer crossing can be provided.
Without traffic lights what might this safer crossing be? an overbridge or underpass? but the response also states
LDK Amberfield intends to submit a potential infrastructure upgrade option to the NCA and ACTGovernment for future consideration. Roads ACT have suggested that this option also consider a path connection to the existing Cotter Road path underpass, further to the east.
We will wait for further news.