Urban Road Safety Program

Further to the public consultation that was carried out in June and July 2024, the locations of the various traffic calming measures have been finalised and approved by Main Roads WA. The raised plateaus, flush entry statements, mini-roundabout and wombat crossings, as shown in this letter of notification, will be surfaced with red asphalt.

Please note: the design for the proposed Station Street wombat crossing (between Coles and Subiaco Square/Woolworths) is being finalised with aim for installation in Spring 2025.

Subject to favourable weather conditions, the asphalt works are scheduled to be carried out as night-works between Monday 12 May and Sunday 18 May 2025 from 7pm to 6am. This is intended to avoid extensive traffic management, delays and detours. Works involving asphalt profiling will be carried out with a small profiling machine to minimise noise and vibration. The planned works schedule is as follows:

1. Monday night 12/05/25 – Asphalt profiling – All asphalt layer removal works at Subiaco Rd, Hamilton St and Coghlan Rd completed.
2. Tuesday night 13/05/25 – Asphalt profiling – for all Speed Plateaus and wombat crossings for the Station Precinct works.
3. Tuesday night – 13/05/25 – Asphalt works – Lay new asphalt works at Subiaco Rd, Hamilton St and Coghlan Rd.
4. Wednesday night – 14/05/25 – Asphalt works – First phase for all plateaus and wombat crossings on the Station Precinct works.
5. Thursday night – 15/05/25 – Asphalt – Second phase for all plateaus and wombat crossings on the Station Precinct works.
6. Friday night – 16/05/25 – Asphalt profiling – Asphalt removal at intersections for the full entry statements under the Station Precinct works.
7. Sunday night – 18/05/25 – New asphalt - All full entry statements

Traffic management will be implemented with accredited traffic controllers directing traffic as required. This will include part-road closures with detours in the work area to facilitate safe delivery and laying of asphalt. The work-site area will be barricaded or coned-off to prevent vehicles being parked too close to the worksite and risk damage from the works. Owners of vehicles that are parked in the way of the works will be instructed to move their vehicles if necessary.

While these works are in progress, it is likely that vehicle access to the road and properties next to the worksite will be restricted. We recommend you find alternative parking during this time.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this period. If you have any queries regarding this work, please contact Farideh Arastoo on 08 9387 0939 between 8.30am and 3.30pm, Monday to Friday.

For any immediate concerns and queries during the works itself, please contact Jovan Drasko (Project Engineer - Fulton Hogan) on 0436 009 527.

UPDATE ON PROPOSED URBAN ROAD SAFETY PROGRAM (URSP) – SUBIACO STATION AND SUBIACO EAST PRECINCTS

Community consultation was undertaken between Wednesday 26 June 2024 and Monday 5 August 2024.

The City advertised the proposals through multiple channels, including the City’s website and Facebook, along with the Subiaco Scene of The Post Newspaper. Project information was also shared via City’s e-newsletters sent to community members and businesses.

The City received a total of thirty (30) responses for the Subiaco Station precinct and nineteen (19) responses for the Subi-East precinct. Of the total forty-nine (49) responses received, thirty-six (36) were fully supportive of the proposal, seven (7) provided suggestions on other intersection improvements (not directly related to this project), and six (6) were not supportive of proposal.

Overall, 73.33% of respondents supported Subiaco Station precinct project and 73.68% supported Subiaco East Precinct project.

Next step - detailed design

The City evaluated all responses and given the overwhelmingly supportive feedback received, the City will proceed with the detailed design with the plan to complete the construction works by July 2025. The development of the detailed design will be shaped by the feedback received during the consultation period. Some feedback included suggestions that fall outside the scope of this project and may be considered as part of a separate project in the future. The FAQs provided on this page address some of the concerns raised by respondents.

The proposed treatment type, raised plateaus with a gentle slope of 1:20 was chosen to reduce the impact on on-street parking, cycling and bus movements. The placement of these plateaus was carefully considered and placed at appropriate locations to enhance safety and reduce vehicle speeds to below 40 km/h.

The proposed wombat crossing on Station Street will facilitate easy and safe pedestrian crossings in the area. A wombat crossing is similar to a zebra crossing with a raised platform.

The updated concept plans can be viewed in the document library. The final detailed design will be published in the City’s website.

A further notification will be provided to all affected properties once the construction commencement date is confirmed.

Should you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Shoukot Osman on 9387 0965 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday or via city@subiaco.wa.gov.au.