Speed limits to be reduced at 11 locations in the City of Rockingham

Tuesday, 9 March 2021 12:26

By Monique Welhan

Syren Street, Rockingham will be reduced from 50km/h to 30km/h. PIC: City of Rockingham.

The City of Rockingham has reached an agreement with Main Roads to reduce speed limits at 11 locations across the City.

The changes, which are due to begin rolling out in late March and April, come after the City completed a strategic review of speed limits in high pedestrian areas and areas with changed land use or recent development.

The speed limit changes predominantly take place in the Rockingham Foreshore area and the Baldivis Town Centre.

City of Rockingham Mayor Barry Sammels said speed limit changes were underpinned by the Safe System Principle, which focuses on taking a holistic, risk based, strategic approach to road safety.

“The speed limit of roads are determined by a number of factors such as functionality of the road, traffic volume, operating speed, road geometry, road environment, the presence of pedestrians and cyclists, and crash history,” Mayor Sammels said.

"Our aim is to improve road safety in these key activity centres that feature a high number of pedestrians, which is why the City has liaised with Main Roads WA to implement these changes."

Locations where speed limits will be changed include:

Linear Speed Limit Changes
Road	Section	Current Speed Limit	New Speed Limit
Syren Street, Rockingham	Contest Parade to Central Promenade	50 km/h	30 km/h
Baldivis Road, Baldivis	Highbury Boulevard to Sixty Eight Road	80 km/h	70 km/h
Kerosene Lane, Baldivis	McDonald Road to Mandurah Road	80 km/h	60 km/h

Linear Speed Limit Changes
Road	Section	Current Speed Limit	New Speed Limit
Syren Street, Rockingham	Contest Parade to Central Promenade	50 km/h	30 km/h
Baldivis Road, Baldivis	Highbury Boulevard to Sixty Eight Road	80 km/h	70 km/h
Kerosene Lane, Baldivis	McDonald Road to Mandurah Road	80 km/h	60 km/h

Rockingham Foreshore Area Changes
Road	Section	Current Speed Limit	New Speed Limit
Flinders Lane, Rockingham	Patterson Road to Rockingham Beach Road	50 km/h	40 km/h
Kent Street, Rockingham	Railway Terrace to Wanliss Street	50 km/h	40 km/h
Railway Terrace, Rockingham	Kent Street to Rockingham Beach Road	50 km/h	40 km/h
Val Street, Rockingham	Rockingham Beach Road to Esplanade	50 km/h	40 km/h

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Speed limits to be reduced at 11 locations in the City of Rockingham

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