Parkes Shire Council has been successful in securing $169,000 to improve road safety around four local schools in the shire through the School Zone Infrastructure Sub Program.
The program is focused around improving safety around schools either through capital works upgrades and new installations or retrofitting of existing infrastructure.
Work at Parkes East Public are complete where a new footpath and ramps were installed on the eastern side of Thornbury Street from Want Street to Orange Street. The total cost was $81,000.
Tullamore will see new signage installed on their existing crossing and installation of a concrete footpath from the school gate to the crossing at a cost of $8,500.
Parkes High School works are partially completed, including the installation of a new pedestrian refuge, realignment of existing ramps, updated line marking and updated signage. Future works will include the construction of an additional pram ramp.
The total cost will be $62,000. A total of $17,500 was allocated to Parkes Public School with works on Bushman Street partially completed, including updated line marking, updated signage and the removal of an obstructive tree to increase sight distance. Future works include an additional handrail and concreting of existing medians.