Ross Street Intersection

Project description

The key features of which are:

• left turn ONLY from Great Western Highway into Hare St south section then left ONLY onto Wascoe St
• left turn from Wascoe St onto Hare St south section then left ONLY onto the highway (westbound)
• signalisation of Ross St intersection with the highway
• left and right turn from Ross St onto the highway
• left and right turn from the highway into Ross St
• improved bus stop facility on the northern side of the highway leading to greater safety and amenity for bus passengers

Benefits

The project provided:

• improved safety and access for all traffic and especially peak congestion at Hare St south side intersection and resulting problem driver behaviour, vehicle confrontations and accidents
• direct and enhanced access to and from Glenbrook Village Centre with the Great Western Hwy (east and west bound), as well as more effective access to the highway at Glenbrook
• additional pedestrian crossings of the highway
• improvement to the existing poor bus stop on the northern side of the highway.

Funding

The Australian Government contributed $2.4 million towards the Ross Street project.

Timetable

The project was completed in December 2018.

Project last updated: 13 Oct 2020