After Appin Road claimed the life of local teenager Joshua Pike, local MP Greg Warren pledged that he would do everything he could to make that location safer for other pedestrians.
The 13 year old Appin school boy died a few days after he had been hit by a delivery truck while crossing Appin Road on October 11.
He had just got off his school bus near the Appin Road section also known as Church Street and was heading home.
Mr Warren has now announced that he has secured funding under the road safety projects program of Transport for NSW.
In early 2024, new lining and signposting will be added on Appin Road from Church Street to the north, for approximately three kilometres along the existing 50km/h stretch of road.
These improvements are designed to raise driver awareness of the 50km/h speed limit and of the increased pedestrian activity in the area.
In addition to this, Transport for NSW is currently finalising a design for a pedestrian refuge in the vicinity of Appin Road and the Church Street section.
This will include footpath and hard stand areas to connect to the refuge and the existing bus stop to the south.
There will also be improved signposting and line markings related to the bus stop.
Work on the pedestrian refuge is expected to be completed by mid-2024, weather permitting.
“The delivery of these projects will save lives,” says Mr Warren, the state member for Campbelltown, whose electorate has included Appin since March this year.
“The Appin community has been crying out for these safety improvements and I am proud to say that from early next year pedestrians on Appin Road will be safer.
“I have worked closely with Transport for NSW and the Roads and Transport Ministers to ensure that pedestrian safety in Appin remains a priority.
“I would like to thank the community for their continuous advocacy on this matter,’’ Mr Warren said.
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Where the tragedy was is not at this intersection, but further down the road.
Greg, why are you not addressing the several dangerous bus stops in Appin?
The worst one was on the corner Macquariedale Road, clearly recognised in the $10 million Appin Road safety study.
10 years later and still nothing.