traffic
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Neglected and ignored – Residents plead for council to close road
When new housing estates dramatically increase traffic and dust on an unsealed local road should the residents of that road have to pay for the fix? South Road Woodend residents say ‘no’. They are petitioning the shire council to close their road at the Washington Lane end rather than entering into a costly special charge…
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Dust up with council
A group of Kyneton residents is calling out the shire council for reneging on its stated policy in relation to road sealing. Four residents whose properties border an 800-metre unsealed section of Batters Lane are fed up with the level of through traffic sending a constant stream of dust across their properties. The road presents…
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Parking pressures mount
Car parking pressure is mounting in Gisborne’s CBD as the town faces growing pains and Gisborne Roads and Transport Group is demanding action. The group has launched a petition to see the creation of a long-term parking precinct plan “highly prioritised” for the town as well as additional short-term parking using funds available from the…