Rugby Street and Tutt Avenue Intersection Upgrade

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the design for the Rugby Street and Tutt Avenue Intersection Upgrade.

35 contributions were received and the outcomes of our consultation are summarised to the right of this page in the Consultation Report.

To summarise the key themes in order of most mentioned:

• Support for the overall design
• Suggestion to restrict additional car parking to improve visibility
• Suggestion to reduce the speed limit to 40km/hr
• Opposition to the flashing LED stop signs
• Suggestion to install a raised intersection
• Suggestion to install a roundabout

Each of these have been reviewed by our Traffic and Transport team with more detail provided in our Consultation report.

Feedback and suggestions will be incorporated into the detailed design which is scheduled to be finalised in December 2024.

Construction is estimated to commence between February and June 2025.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact our Traffic and Transport team via 1300 133 466 or email yoursay@mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au

Background

As part of the 2024-25 Black Spot Program the City of Mitcham nominated the upgrade of the Rugby Street and Tutt Avenue intersection upgrade to reduce crash factors and improve road safety for all users and we are pleased to share that this nomination was successful. This includes funding of $132,209 (including GST) funded by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.

We are now seeking community feedback on the design for the Rugby Street and Tutt Avenue intersection upgrade.

What does this upgrade hope to achieve?

The project aims to achieve significant road safety improvements for vulnerable road users and motorists through the;

• The establishment of new on-street bicycle lanes, delineated by green pavement markings, and further supplemented by 'sharrow' symbols to signal shared roadway conditions.
• Implementation of threshold treatments at the start of the designated bicycle route to alert motorists and encourage caution.
• Installation of flashing LED stop signs to enhance visibility and compliance at the Tutt Avenue approaches to the intersection.

The concept design can be viewed in the Concept Design tab to the right of this page.

When will this project commence?

Subject to feedback received, Council anticipates the commencement of construction on the proposed upgrade to occur between February and June 2025.

Council will ensure that all efforts are made to minimise any inconvenience to residents and commuters during the construction period and will provide advance notice of any impacts to surrounding residents and businesses.