School pedestrian crossings upgrades

Improving safety for our children

Children crossing at a pedestrian crossing

Project snapshot

  • Project summary: Twenty-nine road safety improvement projects including installation of new wombat crossings, pedestrian refuge islands and signalised intersections.
  • Status: Underway
  • Location: Various
  • Cost: $4.365M
  • Funding: Federal Stimulus Road Safety Program School Zones project
  • Contact officer: Integrated Transport 1300 722 542 or council@randwick.nsw.gov.au

Background

Following an invitation from Transport for NSW (TfNSW), Randwick City Council successfully applied for funding to improve pedestrian safety at 29 locations near local schools.

The projects will be undertaken throughout 2021 and 2022 as part of a $4.375M grant recently awarded to Council under the Federal Stimulus Road Safety Program School Zones project.

The project involves upgrading pedestrian crossings to raised 'wombat' crossings, installing pedestrian refuge islands and the installation of signalised intersections at an accident blackspot location on Anzac Parade.

Wombat crossings are like zebra crossings but are built upon a raised platform. This makes them more conspicuous and reduces the speed of vehicles traversing the crossing.

Research has shown that wombat crossings substantially lower the potential for fatal or serious injuries to pedestrians.

A typical pedestrian refuge island.

Pedestrian refuge islands

Pedestrian refuge islands are not pedestrian crossings; they are installed on busy or wide roads to help pedestrians cross in two stages. Sometimes they are used with a pedestrian crossing when a staged crossing is required.

A typical raised 'wombat' crossing

Raised pedestrian crossings

Raised pedestrian crossings are located where there are high levels of pedestrian activity. They are raised to increase visibility for approaching drivers and slow down traffic. Pedestrian facilities on local and regional roads are installed by councils and on state roads by RMS.

Map of projects

The 29 projects are as follows (or view the table below):

StatusSchool areaLocation and project 
CompletedOur Lady of the Annunciation Primary School / South Sydney High School / Champagnat Catholic CollegeSturt Street (west of Paton Street), Kingsford - Install raised pedestrian (wombat) crossing 
CompletedOur Lady of the Annunciation Primary School / South Sydney High School / Champagnat Catholic CollegeFitzgerald Avenue (at Robey Street), Maroubra - Install pedestrian refuge 
CompletedOur Lady of the Annunciation Primary School / South Sydney High School / Champagnat Catholic CollegeFitzgerald Avenue (at Walsh Street), Maroubra - Install pedestrian refuge 
CompletedCoogee Public SchoolHoward Street (near Lee Street), Coogee - Install pedestrian refuge 
CompletedOur Lady of the Rosary Primary School and Our Lady of the Rose CollegeVilliers Street (at Addison Street), Kensington - Install pedestrian refuge 
CompletedMaroubra Junction Public SchoolLoch Maree Street, Maroubra - Raise existing crossing 
CompletedSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolArden Street, Clovelly - Raise existing crossing 
CompletedKensington Public SchoolBowral Street (near Doncaster Avenue), Kensington - Raise existing crossing 
CompletedKensington Public SchoolBowral Street, (near ANZAC Parade), Kensington - Raise existing crossing 
CompletedSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAvoca Street, Randwick - Raise existing crossing 
CompletedCoogee Boy's Preparatory School / Randwick Coogee Preschool / Randwick Public SchoolBotany Street (at Waratah Avenue), Randwick - Upgrade existing pedestrian refuge 
CompletedSouth Coogee Public SchoolRainbow Street (at Hendy Avenue), Coogee - Install pedestrian refuge 
CompletedRandwick Primary School, Coogee Preparatory Primary SchoolChurch Street (at Frances Street), Randwick - Install pedestrian refugeView concept design PDF, 303.15 KB
CompletedClovelly Public School / St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolVarna Street (at Arden Street), Clovelly - Install pedestrian refugeView concept design PDF, 284.72 KB
CompletedSt Anthony's Primary SchoolArden Street (north of Clovelly Road), Clovelly - Raise existing pedestrian crossing, create wombat crossing 
CompletedBrigidine College and Claremont Primary SchoolPerouse Road (at Aeolia Street), Randwick - Raise existing pedestrian crossing, create wombat crossingView Concept Design
PDF, 841.95 KB
CompletedSouth Coogee Public SchoolRainbow Street (at Ellen Street), Coogee - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design
PDF, 2722.89 KB
CompletedEmanuel School / St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolKing Street, Randwick- Install pedestrian refuge near Montifiore Randwick (Head Office)View Concept Design PDF, 362.86 KB
CompletedSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolClovelly Road (at Knox Street), Clovelly - Install pedestrian refuge and kerb nibsView Concept Design PDF, 1343.74 KB
CompletedCoogee Public School / Rainbow Public School / Randwick Boy's High School / Randwick Girl's High SchoolOberon Street & Higgs Street, Coogee - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design PDF, 678.28 KB
CompletedCoogee Public SchoolBream Street (at Mount Street), Coogee - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design PDF, 404.01 KB
CompletedEmanuel SchoolChepstow Street (at Stanley Street), Coogee - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design
PDF, 2331.87 KB
CompletedSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School / Emanuel SchoolCarter Street (at Avoca Street), Randwick - Install continuous footView Concept Design PDF, 304.52 KB
CompletedSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School / Emanuel School / Randwick Primary SchoolClovelly Road (at Centennial Avenue), Randwick - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design
PDF, 1199.31 KB
CompletedSt Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School / Emanuel School / Randwick Public SchoolGilderthorpe Avenue (at Frenchmans Road), Randwick - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design PDF, 2923.7 KB
CompletedOur Lady of the Sacred Heart PrimaryDutruc Street (at Alison Road), Randwick - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design PDF, 2080.91 KB
CompletedSt Mary, St Joseph Catholic Primary School / Maroubra Public SchoolWride Street (at Duncan Street), Maroubra - Install pedestrian refugeView Concept Design
PDF, 432.69 KB
CompletedSt Bridgid's Catholic Primary SchoolArden St & Bream St , Coogee - Pedestrian RefugeView Concept Design PDF, 707.97 KB
CompletedRandwick Girls' High School/ Randwick Boys' High SchoolBarker Street West of Easy Street - Pedestrian RefugeView Concept Design PNG, 235.48 KB
CompletedThe French School (Lycée Condorcet)Moverly Road, Maroubra - Raise existing pedestrian crossing, create wombat crossingView Concept Design PDF, 579.97 KB
Design Phase Our Lady of the Annunciation Primary School / South Sydney High School / Champagnat Catholic CollegeBotany Street & Bunnerong Road Intersection - Install Pedestrian Refuge Island with Kerbs ExtensionsBunnerong-Botany Community Consultation - July 2023 PDF, 219.85 KB
Last Updated: 6 December 2023
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