民宅违建封路,悉尼Hurstville小学外存安全隐患!州议员市长已介入(组图)
近日,我们办公室收到Hurstville公立小学(HPS)众多家长的电话和邮件,对于学校门口Orange St一处新建房屋违规封闭一段人行道这一事情,大家纷纷表示了深切的安全担忧。
由于该处是接送孩子的临时上下车区域,因此在上学放学时段人流量巨大。但因为有一段人行道被封,孩子和家长,甚至很多推着推车的家长们,不得不行走在马路中央,与往来的机动车抢道。尤其是本周数日都持续降雨,不管是车辆还是行人能见度都受影响,该地段存在着巨大的安全隐患。
“Hi James, I am writing to ask for your help to solve an urgent safety issue faced by the kids attending Hurstville Public School. Near the school gate on the Orange Lane, there is a new house being built in Orange Street. As shown in the attached photos, about 3 weeks ago the builder has put up a fence in front of the nearly finished house and all the way to the kerbside, completely blocked the footpath. So the kids are forced to step on to the street to walk around the fence. To make it even more dangerous, I had seen more than twice that people parked their cars next to the fence during the peak hours in the afternoon – around 3pm.When this happened, the kids had no choice but to walk in the middle of the street in order to bypass the fence and the parked car. Orange Street is a narrow street and around 3pm there is always heavy traffics, so you can imagine how dangerous it is”
得知这一情况,我们办公室紧急与市政府相关部门联系。昨日,市政府在收到信息第二天就派了相关部门负责人去实地检查,并与屋主、建造商现场商量解决方案,最后各方同意为公众留出一条临时通道,以避免出现不必要的危险。
“An Inspection was carried outyesterday, 5 June 2018 by a Development Compliance officer. The Compliance officer met with the owner/builder on site whoagreed to the design of a temporary pathway to be constructed which nowprovides clear access for the public. “
这件事情也得到了乔治河市市长Kevin Greene先生的高度重视,今天市长特地与州议员顾问James Zhou一起冒着时有时无的阵雨来到现场考察整改情况,以确保该地段没有安全隐患。
长期以来,关于学校周边道路交通安全,我们办公室一直高度重视。
2017年10月,应Hurstville公立小学校长Mr Mark Steed的邀请,柯民思州议员和顾问James Zhou专程访问该校。在长达近一个半小时的交流中,学校周边道路交通安全是大家普遍关心并重点讨论的话题。
2017年11月,柯民思州议员发起倡议,并邀请乔治河市市长、州交通及海事局RMS、HPS校长副校长、HPS家长公民委员会、以及市政府相关部门再次来到HPS,召开联合现场办公会议,就学校周边道路交通安全达成共识,州政府、市政府各相关部门分工开展落实各项工作。
几个月过去了,经过各相关部门的紧密配合,会议达成的决议中很多事项已经完成或正在进行当中。
已经完成:
·学校正门口ForestRd的公交车站向南移12米,并且车站长度由50米缩短为45米;
·由Kenwyn Street转入ForestRoad设置“LeftTurn Only“指示牌;
·学校正门口Forest Rd的人行道交通灯时间延长为10秒。
正在进行当中:
·学校另一侧门口Orange Lane的人行道拓宽正在等市政府批准;
·Lily Street转入Forest Road设置“Left Turn Arrow”正在等州交通及海事局RMS安装;
·Lily Street交界Forest Road路口人行道拓宽、交通灯升级正在等州交通及海事局RMS安装。
总而言之,学校周边道路交通关于孩子、家长和居民的安全,不容忽视,这是你我共同的责任!