ROAD damage in the region has been raised to Council.

In a notice of motion raised by Councillor Giacomo Arnott and seconded by Mayor Ryan Palmer, several Port Stephens roads which are in bad condition were discussed at the recent Council meeting.

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These roads included Ford Avenue (Medowie), Sturgeon Street (Raymond Terrace), Nelson Bay Road and Gan Gan Road.

Councillor Arnott noted a road deformity at approximately 3 Ford Avenue, Medowie, in the form of a sharp rise across the width of the road, alongside the poor state that Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace was in.

In the Council Background Report provided by John Marcetich, Port Stephens Council Assets Section Manager, it was stated that Council is familiar with these road issues.

“Council is aware that a number of utility accesses have crossed Ford Avenue leaving depressions/humps on the road.

“While the road itself could be improved for rideability, given the other priorities on Council’s Road network, this road is not scheduled in the near foreseeable future,” Mr Marcetich said.

Sturgeon Street between Glenelg Street and Jacaranda Avenue was submitted in Round Three of the NSW Government’s Fixing Local Roads Grant in July 2021.

No announcements have yet been made for Round 3.

The General Manager will now prepare a report on these issues in the Port Stephens Council Newsletter.

Councillor Arnott also acknowledged the speed change on Nelson Bay Road near the Gan Gan Road intersection which accelerates from 60km/h to 80km/h.

The motion that was passed in the chambers requested that Council’s Traffic Committee investigate the difficulty in judging car speeds due to acceleration when trying to turn out of Gan Gan Road and whether any speed changes or relocation of speed signs would be warranted to reduce risk at this intersection.

By Tara CAMPBELL