The Town of Mosman Park has been recognised as a ‘RoadWise Council’ for demonstrating and delivering sustainable initiatives to improve safety for residents and visitors on Mosman Park roads.
The Town’s significant road safety actions that have had the greatest impact over the past year include:
- Installing traffic calming measures including speed bumps and new line markings on Wellington Street
- Extending the life of Wellington and McCabe Streets through major resurfacing works
- Allocating $1.75 million during 2023-24 to improve and maintain vital transport/road infrastructure throughout Mosman Park
- A Streetscape Masterplan for Glyde Street in 2025 that will seek to address community concerns about traffic safety through the Town Centre.
- A further $962K commitment by Council to improve road infrastructure as part of the Town’s 2024-25 Capital Works program.
Mayor Paul Shaw said the Town has also been strongly and persistently advocating for a greater share of State Government funding to improve road safety in the western suburbs.
“We continue to pursue and have key conversations with relevant ministers and Main Roads on the urgent need to address safety concerns along Stirling Highway, particularly at the Victoria St train crossing which is recognised as an increasingly dangerous intersection in metro Perth,” said Mayor Shaw.
“Our RoadWise recognition highlights the Town of Mosman Park’s holistic approach to road safety and ongoing work to get ahead of the game with local traffic management issues so that cars, public transport, bicycles, e-bikes, e-scooters and pedestrians can commute safely and in harmony on our roads.”
The Town was awarded ‘1 ribbon RoadWise Council’ status alongside over 60 Local Governments across WA in August. This official recognition is part of the WALGA RoadWise initiative which has successfully completed its inaugural year supporting local governments with adopting holistic, life-saving approaches to road safety.
To further the Town’s road safety efforts, a dedicated sub-group called the Metropolitan Regional Road Group comprising Councillors and community members regularly meet and work together to identify and address local traffic issues.