Perth Voice Interactive

THE installation of signs to slow down traffic on Beaufort Street has been delayed by a lack of state government funding.

More than two years after WA main roads committed to fund and install 40kph flashing signs on the stretch between Walcott Street and 150 metres south of Queens Crescent the project remains on the shelf.

Stirling council staff told councillors the delay is due to the government prioritising similar signs at “more than 900 schools” across Perth.

“This has, to date, taken a higher priority over Beaufort Street for the limited funding resources that are available. The timing of the installation on Beaufort Street is uncertain at this stage.”

Undeterred, the council is insisting that WA main roads extend lower speed limits through Queens Crescent and up to Rosebery Street, at the end of the Inglewood town centre.

For years Cr Terry Tyzack has pushed for safety measures around Dundas Road.

Meanwhile, council approved a six-month trial to block drivers turning left into Eighth Avenue from Walter Road West, hoping the measure will reduce traffic and accidents at the Hamer Parade intersection.

Cr Rod Willox says it will also stop delivery trucks using the entrance to get to Bunnings at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Beaufort Street.

by STEPHEN POLLOCK