What we proposed

Proposal involved moving the Main Road signalised pedestrian crossing slightly south to align with Cecil Street (pictured). The Cecil Street westbound exit to Main Road will be closed, with vehicles only able to enter Cecil Street at the intersection.

The rest of Cecil Street will continue to be two-way with all traffic exiting via Bible Street. This will allow longer green-light periods for vehicles travelling on Main Road, improving traffic flow.

What we heard

Of the contributions received via Participate Nillumbik, 53% did not support the proposed Cecil Street and Main Road treatment

Of the 10 resident surveys returned from Cecil Street residents (from 58 surveys distributed on 28 June 2021), 50% did not support the proposed Cecil Street and Main Road treatment

The existing arrangement provides easy access across the railway crossing to Diamond Street and traffic redistribution to Luck Street may be problematic;

• Closure of the westbound exit will only create more traffic along Luck and Arthur streets;
• Pushing more traffic up onto Bible Street is counterproductive to getting rid of the Bible Street rat run;
• To move the pedestrian crossing a few feet seems a nonsensical waste of money, crossing is fine where it is;
• Residents who live closer to Main Road on Cecil Street would be disadvantaged by longer travel times; and
• The complexity of the traffic signal phasing due to the need to link the signal with the rail crossing and the split phasing of the Diamond Street and Cecil Street legs results in this intersection being the cause of most of the congestion along Main Road through Eltham Town Centre.