AN Alfredton family says more speed limit signage is needed to deter hoon drivers in their neighbourhood.
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Dyson Drive resident Mary Wood and her daughter Emily said drivers “fly down” the road daily.
“We can hear them speeding down the street at all hours of the day,” Ms Wood said.
In the three-and-a-half years the family has lived in the house, they have watched infrastructure grow and traffic more than triple in their neighbourhood.
In Dyson Drive, the speed limit has been changed from 80km/h to 60km/h but Emily said drivers speeding down Dyson Drive towards Sturt Street often neglected to drop their speed.
“I think it’s a combination of there not being clear enough signage and people not realising, but also people knowing the speed limit and continuing to speed down the street anyway,” she said.
Emily said there needed to be more signage and lighting on the side of the road so drivers were able to read the street signs.
She said she would also like to see more police around to monitor drivers speeding along Dyson Drive.
The family’s concerns come as more roadworks are being undertaken at the Ballarat-Carngham Road end of Dyson Drive.
Ms Wood said while she welcomed the works being undertaken to repair Dyson Drive, she felt more needed to be done to improve the traffic situation.
“It’s actually been good having Dyson Drive blocked off at the Ballarat-Carngham Road end because we have had a lot less traffic and the only drivers that are using the road are local residents,” Ms Wood said.
But she said unless the speed limit was enforced, she feared the same issues would exist even after the works were completed.
VicRoads Acting Project Director David Teague said VicRoads recently installed traffic signals on the intersection of Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road and Dyson Drive to improve traffic in the area.
“The signalisation of the intersection will bring improvements to both the safety of the intersection and the efficiency of the network to cater for the increased demand from nearby land use,” Mr Teague said.
He said the civil works on the intersection of Dyson Drive and Ballarat-Burrumbeet Road were complete, with the signals scheduled to be turned on by mid-year.
Mr Teague said the City of Ballarat was currently negotiating with key stakeholders to finalise the development of the Ballarat West Employment Zone and associated infrastructure.
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