The City are currently exploring options to upgrade the intersection of Millhouse Road and Verbana Drive.

Intersection modifications such as a “no right turn” from Millhouse Road onto Verbana Drive are recommended to improve traffic safety and flow at this intersection.

Let’s work together to create a safer traffic environment for our community.

The opportunity to have your say closed on August 21, 2024. All updates will be posted in the latest news section of this webpage.

Project background

There have been 14 crashes reported in Main Roads WA crash records at this intersection between 2019-2023. The most common type of crashes at this intersection are rear-end and right turn-through crashes. The treatment proposed would be very effective in reducing the likelihood of these crashes.

Based on the latest 2016 and 2020 traffic counts, the traffic volume at this intersection has significantly increased by 26%. The traffic volume is expected to further increase when the City obtains 2024 traffic counts. You can view the increase below:

No Right Turn from Millhouse Road

• Eliminates right-turn conflicts, significantly improving safety.
• Simplifies traffic flow by reducing the number of traffic movements
• Improves traffic visibility, reducing risks of rear-end crashes.
• Local community residing near Verbana Drive area would need to turn earlier at alternative routes.
• Upgrade includes a median extension or modification, providing opportunities for landscaping or tree planting.
• Traffic signage and line-marking would be installed on Millhouse Road approach to emphasise traffic movement restrictions.
  

Traffic light turning signals at Millhouse Road

No significant changes from the existing intersection arrangement, the intersection geometry will operate the same as the current arrangement. The traffic lights would be upgraded to include traffic light turning signals.

Key considerations:

• Installation of turning arrow traffic lights, providing clarity on the allowed traffic movements.
• Improved safety by separating turning and straight-through movements.
• Eliminates right-turn conflicts on Millhouse Road, significantly improving safety.
• Significantly increases travel-time, due to additional traffic signal phase. Option 2 would increase the average delay at this intersection by 17% compared to option 1.
• Introduce short pauses in throughput traffic during opposing turning movements. This may increase the risk of rear-end collisions for throughput traffic.
• New signal phasing arrangement may increase risks of rear-end crashes for all movements along Millhouse Road.
• Significantly higher project cost, due to installation of traffic signals and other additional electrical equipment.

Thank you for your participation

Recently the community spent some time providing us with online feedback about the Millhouse Road and Verbana Drive Intersection.

The City received feedback suggesting replacing traffic signals with a roundabout, adding turning signals at Verbana Drive and Egerton Drive as well as Millhouse Road, changing the pedestrian crossing timing, changing the intersection geometry, and raising concerns about rat-running.

We will now complete traffic modelling to look at the impacts of adding right turning signals for traffic on Millhouse Road as well as adding right turning signals at Verbana Drive and Egerton Drive as part of our project development and planning. This will include assessment of the pedestrian crossing timing, intersection geometry, and traffic impact on commercial areas and adjacent streets.

It is not feasible to replace the traffic signals with a roundabout due to the intersection size and geometry.

We will keep you informed as the project progresses.

Created On :  11 September 2024