Paech Road Draft Concept Design

Paech Road, Mount Barker is an important collector road that connects Wellington Road and Sims Road. The form and function of the road currently aligns with a level of service applicable to rural road with minimal house frontages.

Currently the road has these following issues:

• The road pavement has reached end of life and requires renewal
• The road is narrow with minimal shoulders in most areas
• Overgrown vegetation in close proximity to the road together with minimal lighting and intersection treatments presents some potential road safety issues as greater activity occurs along the road frontage
• Minimal pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure
• Basic stormwater infrastructure and localised flooding.

A draft concept plan has been prepared for the upgrading of Paech Road at Mount Barker.

The draft concept design proposes:

• Safe and compliant traffic lanes
• Pedestrians and cyclist facilities
• Suitable treatments at the various new intersections to connect new land developments
• Lighting at intersections and pedestrian/cyclist crossings
• Improved stormwater management
• Road pavement renewal options
• Speed limit of 60 km/h between Sims Road and Potts Road
• Intersection treatment considerations at Heysen Boulevard/Paech Road intersection to suit the difficult and steep terrain on the western side approach
• Improvements to the intersection at Paech Rd/Sims Rd and Sims Rd/Hartmann Rd,
• Treatment options at Potts Road/Yunkunga Road intersection

Future bus stop locations are being considered by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport.

All high-quality vegetation (trees, understory and grasses) will be retained. No trees are proposed to be removed along Paech Road (other than 1 dead tree).

Please see the plan here for further details.

There are some elements that are fixed on the Paech Road Concept Plan and these include:

• Location and extent of works
• No kerbside parking provision
• Stormwater management

What the community can influence:

• Pedestrian movement and location of the pedestrian crossing
• Proposed intersection treatments

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

Community feedback specifically regarding the Paech Road Concept Plan is open from 23 January 2024 to 13 February 2024. During this period, Council invites the community to provide their feedback by one or more of the following ways:

• Completing feedback here.
• Join the discussion below.
• A ‘drop in’ information session will be held on Thursday 8 February inside Aston Hills Shopping Centre, Heysen Boulevard (enter from the carpark) from 3:30pm to 6:30pm where you can view the plans and ask questions of Council staff.