Community Victory: Additional safety fences secured for Riverwood speed bumps!

Additional safety fencing is set to be installed along Belmore Road in Riverwood to stop pedestrians using speed humps as crossing points.

Two sets of safety fencing will be installed at separate locations along Belmore Road, one south of Coleridge Street and the other adjacent to 227A and 166A Belmore Road.

This comes after countless near misses were reported by both motorists and pedestrians, as well as a local campaign by Member for Oatley, Mark Coure MP.

Mr Coure said that the issue had become increasingly concerning, with pedestrians attempting to cross at the speed humps rather than using designated crossings nearby.

“These speed humps were never intended to be used as crossing points, yet Council’s initial poor design has led to repeated unsafe crossing behaviour,” Mr Coure said.

“My office received countless reports of near misses and I have no doubt that someone could have been seriously injured or even killed trying to cross. At the end of the day, fences are the commonsense solution.”

Additional fencing and safety signage would guide pedestrians to cross at the nearest formal crossings, which are located approximately 50 metres to the north and south. The fences are set to be installed by June 2026.

“I will continue to work closely with Council to ensure that the speed bumps are installed as quickly as possible,” Mr Coure said.

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