Miller Street traffic management upgrades in Fitzroy North scheduled for construction in January 2025

We will be delivering the Miller Street traffic management upgrades thanks to a Victorian Government investment of $546,000 through the Safer Local Roads and Streets Program. In addition to funding allocated by Council, this investment will allow for the full delivery of works this financial year.

Preliminary work will take place over 1 week from Monday 16 December before work begins from Monday 6 January 2025. This will take approximately 6 weeks to deliver.

Buses will continue to operate on Miller Street during construction, however there will be various detours in place for other traffic as construction progresses along the street.

Traffic management will be in place during the works, although there will be disruptions to access and delays while we deliver the road safety improvements. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

More detailed information on the works will be provided to affected residents in the lead up to delivery.

As per the Council resolution at the Council Meeting on Tuesday 9 April 2024, the existing slow points will be upgraded with full width road humps and bicycle cut throughs.

These road safety treatments are funded by the Victorian Government though the Safe Local Roads and Streets Program, which is providing $210 million to improve the safety of local roads across Victoria.

Thank you for sharing your feedback to help us develop our traffic management and place-making plan for Fitzroy North in 2018.

Following our consultation and an extensive design process, we have now developed some road safety treatments for Miller Street, Fitzroy North.

Council considered two options to improve the safety of Miller Street at the Council Meeting on Tuesday 9 April. You can view the options below:

• Design Option A (upgrade of slow points with bicycle priority cut throughs)
• Design Option B (upgrade of slow points as presented to Miller Street community in November 2023)

On Tuesday 9 April, Council resolved to proceed with option A (upgrade of slow points with bicycle priority cut-throughs) and finalise the design and costing for this option.

Project update on Brunswick Street north (August 2021):

This latest stage invited feedback from 324 local properties around Brunswick street North on traffic treatment options on Brunswick Street North. Just under 8% (25 responses) were received.

We asked your feedback on kerb extensions, a splitter island treatment, cut out garden beds and installation of bike sharrows. See detailed plans of proposed treatments here. Works are expected to start later this year you will be notified closer to the date.

Feedback in brief:

While there was positive feedback we do note that approximately half stated a preference for a mid-block slow point in lieu of the proposed curb extensions at the corner of Park Street. There was also concern over loss of parking to allow the proposed planting, including a tree, where parking is currently occurring within 10 meters of the intersection.

Issues we considered from the feedback:

• Kerb extensions and splitter island at this location provide road narrowing and traffic slowing similar to the effect of mid-block slow points,
• Kerb extensions and splitter island treatments are considered to have more safety benefits at intersections where different types of road users interact,
• Kerb extensions at intersections minimise parking loss compared to mid-block slow points between intersections,
• Upgraded road humps to replace the existing failing rubber road humps between Park Street and Scotchmer Street would typically recommend 20km/hr traffic speed as would be provided by mid-block slow points.
• Mid-block slow points would require transition from angled to parallel parking after each mid-block slow points, and
• Tree removal would likely be required to accommodate the change to parallel parking.

Where did the whole (North Fitzroy) project start?

We assessed road safety data and consulted the community in July and December 2018 on ways we can improve safety and manage traffic flow in Fitzroy North.

We received an overwhelming response from the community. Thank you to everyone who took the time to contribute.

Making our streets safer – particularly for children and pedestrians – was a recurring theme in this consultation.

Based on the assessment of data and what you told us, a local area plan making (LAPM) plan was prepared and endorsed by Council.

Plan highlights

This plan includes the following access restriction proposals:

In a Council Meeting on 19 May 2020, it was determined that the central median island trials will not continue at:

• Holden Street, between Brunswick Street North and Dean Street.
• Miller Street, between Rae Street and White Street.

Watch a video recording of this Council Meeting and download the minutes.

Access restriction proposals

We have received three out of four reports from the Department of Transport (DoT) regarding the access restriction proposals. You can view these reports in the documents menu.

DoT have objected to the proposed median island trials at Miller Street and Holden Street.

They have not objected to the proposed permanent closure of the laneway west of Rae Street (between York Street and Alexandra Parade).

We have been working through issues raised by DoT on the proposal for the part closure at Rae Street/Alexandra Parade. They have requested further information and analysis regarding the closure.

More information

For more information about this project, check out the FAQs, or our Transport team on 9205 5555 or email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au