Murray Road Engagement Findings from Phase 1 - Update December 2024

Thank you to everyone who participated in Phase 1 of the engagement with our community on proposed changes along Murray Road, East Corrimal.

About the Project

The improvements proposed for Murray Road were the largest and most significant across all 12 projects engaged on as part of the Transport Integration and Placemaking Project. The plans proposed:

• A 950m shared path along Murray Road to link Corrimal Train Station to the existing coastal shared path in the east.
• Five new raised pedestrian priority crossings

There were 69 submissions made using the survey (online and hard copy) in relation to the proposed works along Murray Road, East Corrimal.

Results

Question 1: Do you agree that this plan will improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists along Murray Road and lead to better access of the station?

Question 2: What do you think about the proposed 950m Shared Path on Murray Road?

Question 3: We want to know if the locations for the proposed new raised pedestrian crossings are best for our community. Rate them:

If you would like to understand the feedback in more detail, you can read the complete Engagement Report for this, and the 6 other train stations included in this project.

Next Steps

Council will now consider all the feedback provided by the community regarding the proposed changes to Murray Road, East Corrimal.

All feedback is important and is one factor in the decision-making process for Council. The graphic below shows some of the factors we consider in our decision making:

This project will have another phase of consultation where the community can participate in. the second phase, we will check back in with the community to finalise the detailed designs and take any last comments before we start construction.

All previous participants and the broader community will be notified via the Our Wollongong website.