Browsing: Bring Down the Barriers

A COMMUNITY campaign is calling for the removal of road barriers and signage along a scenic road in Red Hill, arguing they are unsightly and “totally disproportionate” to actual crash data.Road barriers were installed along Arthurs Seat Rd between Whitehill Rd and Red Hill Rd in response to safety risks, which was funded through the Federal Government’s Black Spot Program, with the speed limit also reduced to 60kmh. But according to the Red Hill Community Association’s (RHCA) president and leader of the Bring Down the Barriers group Carolynn Massola, “the works are an overkill”, and “totally disproportionate” compared to the…