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Subscriber only The first stage of a $27m project to duplicate River Street in Ballina is now under way. Once complete, the work is expected to ease traffic congestion between the Pacific Highway at West Ballina and Kerr Street in Ballina, marking a significant investment to improve the local road network. River Street carries the largest volume of traffic in and out of Ballina and is at capacity during peak hours, the council explains on its website. Traffic flow recorded for 2019 was 26,100 vehicles per day and traffic modelling predicts traffic flow in 2036 will be 29,500 vehicles per day. Two-lane arterial roads have the capacity for around 18,000 vehicles per day whereas a four-lane road can cater for 36,000 vehicles per day.
The $27M project that should fix Ballina s traffic woes
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Subscriber only Ballina is about to change. It s expected to grow in all directions and we better be ready for the growing pains and the opportunities it will bring. But, what s in it for you? Covering around 485 sqkm, and with a population of approximately 41,790 (2016), the shire already has a prosperous economy based on building, retail, tourism, hospitality, agriculture and education. And it s going to get busier and bigger. Demographer Bernard Salt praised the idea of the Greater Ballina area during the launch of the Aureus development in August 2020. The more I study the demography of the Northern Rivers, . the more convinced I am that it represents the leading edge of Australia s lifestyle movement, he said.
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Subscriber only A West Ballina man charged with leading police on a dangerous and lengthy pursuit through several Northern Rivers towns will return to court next week. Kenneth Pitt, 31, was arrested on January 15 and charged with 14 offences. Police said they were alerted to a white Mitsubishi Mirage being stolen near a Kerr St, Ballina shopping centre about 10.15am on January 15. Officers found the vehicle and began a pursuit, but this was terminated shortly afterwards due to alleged dangerous driving. Police said Mr Pitt abandoned the car and tried to carjack another vehicle about 10 minutes later, before stealing a nearby Kia Rio.
Regarding Ballina Council’s warnings of tidal flooding in various streets in the Ballina Shire (
Echo online,12 January). For several decades we have been trying to stop Ballina Shire Council filling in all wetlands and swamps around Ballina Island.
A drive around Ballina town will show all the areas ‘reclaimed’ from swamp and wetlands. The following are a few – Banyanda Estate, Harvey Norman near the airport, the industrial land near the airport, INXS area, housing estate near Aldi, caravan parks of West Ballina, Over 55s estate near Bunnings – all on lowlands.
The new development proposed for the old Ferryboat Motel site on Burns Point Ferry Road for up to 400 manufactured homes is a prime example of existing flood area. Entry into the motel was considered hazardous after heavy rain and king tides – just observe the flooding in the school near Bunnings, water has been an ongoing problem there for years.
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