Jun 24, 2023 3 min read

New Norman Street Crossing - Lighting On The Way

FofEV gains safety improvement - street lighting to be installed at pedestrian crossing

Exclusion zone at level crossing to be better defined

Council advises FofEV new pedestrian crossing will have street lighting installed by late July.

Safety at the new pedestrian crossing by the busy complicated Norman Street & Marshall Street intersection to be improved.

Left arrows, right arrows, Give Way signs, level crossing boom gates, a pedestrian crossing lacking flashing lights - hard by a major school and a railway station. A muddle made messier by the pedestrian crossing being placed too close to a complex junction.

Friends of Eaglemont Village raised safety concerns with Banyule Council that the new crossing was hazardous to pedestrians and drivers due to poor design, location & lack of street lighting.

Lighting is now to be installed but the crossing will not be shifted further toward the Ivanhoe Railway Station as we proposed.

The site where the Norman Street pedestrian crossing has made awkward traffic conditions even more complex

The chicane that the crossing protective intrusions create for Norman Street eastbound through traffic is a good means of slowing traffic before the Give Way signs, according to Council's traffic engineers.

Read earlier Eaglemont Voice article

Council is requesting Metro Trains to more clearly define the train level crossing zone on Marshall Street -

"Hi John

Thank you for your email regarding concerns of the newly constructed pedestrian crossing on Norman Street, Ivanhoe. Please see the following responses to your concerns.

Lighting Concerns

I can advise that new street lights are proposed on both Norman Street and Marshall Street as part of the newly constructed pedestrian crossings. We have applied to Jemena (the local power authority) for their installation and they have advised that installation is scheduled for late July.

Pedestrian Crossing Location

The current pedestrian crossing location was identified to achieve the greatest serviceability by pedestrians travelling north/south along Marshall Street between Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School and Ivanhoe Station. Furthermore, a Road Safety Audit of the design was undertaken to ensure that the crossing was appropriately located to have sufficient sight distance to motorists travelling along Marshall Street and Norman Street.

As such, we do not support relocating the pedestrian crossing.

Notwithstanding, we have applied to Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) to reinstate the yellow box linemarking at the level crossing to remind motorists not to stop their vehicle on the railway tracks when queuing.

Norman Street and Sherwood Road Intersection

With regards to concerns of the “chicane” arrangement for eastbound vehicles, we acknowledge these changes may take some time for motorists to be accustomed to. However, it will reduce overall traffic speeds as they approach the Give Way intersection.

If you have any further concerns, feel free to contact me directly.

Kind regards

Shehan Mapa
Traffic & Transport Engineer