New Children Crossing

The City of Greater Geelong (COGG) has requested that we advise our school community of the following crossing change, and remind them of the road rules relating to each type of crossing.

COGG wish to advise that they will be relocating the flagged Children Crossing and its Supervisor from McKiernan St (formerly Andersons Rd) to Reserve Rd.

McKiernan St crossing 

When the Drysdale Bypass was constructed Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) funded the construction of a Zebra Crossing on McKiernan St to provide a direct and safe crossing for pedestrians using the walking/cycling path. As it is now a slow-speed environment on a dead-end road a supervised Children Crossing is no longer needed at this same location.

Reserve Rd crossing 

A new supervised Children Crossing will be installed where the walking/cycling path crosses the road. 

Parking will be prohibited close to the Children Crossing for safety reasons. Parking will still be permitted at other safe and suitable places along the edge of Reserve Rd for anyone using this crossing as an alternative drop-off/pick-up location.

COGG will be arranging for these works to occur in the next few weeks.

Reminder about road rules 

Now is a good time for all drivers and pedestrians to be reminded of the road rules that apply to each type of pedestrian crossing.

• Zebra Crossings: All drivers must give way to any pedestrian that is on or about to step onto the crossing at any time of day or night.
• Children Crossing: All drivers must give way to any pedestrian that is on or about to step onto the crossing when the Children Crossing flags are displayed, whether or not there is a Crossing Supervisor present. Pedestrians must give way to vehicles at all other times when no flags are displayed.

Peninsula Drive traffic

The City of Greater Geelong has also ask the following reminder about traffic movement be provided to our school communities.

To remind drivers to keep moving and improve parking options we arranged for the following works:

• Solid yellow edge lines along the full length of Peninsula Dr at all locations where parking is not permitted at any time for safety and access reasons. Yellow edge lines have the same meaning as “No Stopping” signs in the Road Rules.
• “No Stopping Next to Yellow Edge Lines” / “No Stopping in Traffic Lane” signs at key locations to remind drivers to keep circulating at all times.
• Yellow “No Stopping” symbols painted at key locations where many drivers may be tempted to start queuing in the traffic lane.
• Marking individual parallel parking bays along the east side of the road to encourage more efficient use of this space for long-term parking.
• Changing the parking signage of the bus-stabling area at the southern end of the road to enable public parking in this area outside school times. This provides approximately 20 extra car parking spaces after 3.30 pm. This area is marked by a broken yellow edge line.
• Never block a traffic lane. If you can’t enter a school car park you must keep driving.

Either:

• Find a designated parking bay along Peninsula Dr.
• Go to the end of Peninsula Dr, turn around, go back to the Grubb Rd roundabout and re-enter Peninsula Dr. This only takes a few minutes.
  
  
• Consider alternative drop-off/pick-up arrangements, even if it is only one day each week. Children may walk/ride to and from these locations:

Children may walk/ride to and from these locations:

• McKiernan St (previously Andersons Rd).
• Reserve Rd.
• Drysdale Railway Station.

To encourage more people to walk and cycle to and from school we will also be moving the flagged Children Crossing from McKiernan St to Reserve Rd, now that there is a zebra crossing on McKiernan St.