Johns River

Taree Council is planning on designating our village main roads as B-Double Routes

The RTA requested of the GTCC that it consider and assess Johns River Road and Bulley’s Road for B-Double routes.  The Traffic Committee last Thursday and considered the request and will be recommending community consultation.

Council has the ability to place a wide range of restrictions on B-Double operations within the village, up to and including banning them from operation on village roads.

The JRCPA will host a meeting with the community, Council and the RTA in early February to address the issue and provide feedback to Council for their decision.

Whist almost all residents are firmly against having routine B-double movements within the village, a work-around solution if the quarry needs B-double access may be to allow only north-bound access to and from the quarry via the roundabout.  This would avoid such trucks travelling on Johns River Road or Koolyangarra Way at all.

That said, exceptions can be written for village residents who happen to operate B-doubles from time to time, so they can park and get to their homes in the village.

The Johns River Village Plan and included character statement for the village  does not accommodate B-doubles at the present, and the JRCPA will be seeking community input at the February meeting for any modifications to the village plan.

Most B-doubles are quite modern, and actually have similar noise profiles as single trucks.   Over a day, using B-doubles can actually reduce the aggregate truck noise along a route, since fewer engines are actually being used to haul the same tonnage of load.

The other issue, of course, is truck parking — a contentious issue which usually gets residents fairly vocal in their concerns.

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