Three Chain Road
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Speed reduction recommended
Macedon Ranges Shire councillors will next week consider a recommendation to lower speeds at a section of Three Chain Road in Newham from 100km/h to 80km/h. The council commissioned an independent road safety audit for the site where it intersects with Egans Lane and Dons Road, following a fatal crash there in February. Dom Testoni,…
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Road audit for Newham intersection
An independent road safety audit for Newham’s Three Chain Road, Egans Lane and Dons Road intersection is now under way. Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s director of assets and operations Dom Testoni said council commissioned the audit for independent technical advice on the existing conditions of the intersection. “The assessment considers the Three Chain Road corridor…
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Urgent safety upgrades needed
Newham residents are seeking urgent safety improvements to avoid another tragedy at a notorious stretch of Three Chain Road. The Egans Lane intersection was the site of a fatal collision, which claimed the life of a Macedon Ranges man and injured another, earlier this month. While police continue to investigate the cause of that crash,…
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Longstanding dispute resolved
A longstanding farm zone permit dispute between a Lancefield property owner and Macedon Ranges Shire Council has ended in the applicant’s favour.
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Anger at fire hazard
Long dry grass left from the edge of Three Chain Road in Cobaw to a property fenceline, after the rest of the roadside had been slashed, has angered the resident who has to live by it in fear it is a major fire hazard. “Council was late slashing the sides of Three Chain Road this…
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‘Road graffiti’ message
‘Road graffiti’ from a likely wildlife rescuer artist has been been praised as Three Chain Road residents hope to see wildlife road trauma reduce. The large yellow wombat sketch was seen sprayed on the road about 6kms west of Lancefield last week, alerting drivers to a nearby wombat that had been hit and killed by…