William Street, Raymond Terrace
| Project | Expected start month | Expected completion month | Status | Budget | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Street Stage 1 | February 2022 | February 2023 | Completed | $128k |  |
| William Street Stage 2 | March 2023 | April 2024 | In progress | $780k | |
Latest updates
7 March
Garden beds along William Street (including the roundabout) will receive some maintenance work on Monday, 11 March. The work will have minimal impact on parking or pedestrians during the 2 to 3 day scehdule of works.
We're also planning on installing further seating on the MarketPlace side of William Street on 21 March. This work will be done outside of business hours to minimise any impact on parking or business.
Project overview
This project is about creating new places for people to gather and spend time on the way to William Street in Raymond Terrace to create a more vibrant town centre and support local businesses.
A key purpose of the William Street project is to provide a greater level of amenity, safety and service to pedestrians in our town centres, under the principal of traffic calming which uses physical design and other measures to purposely slow traffic down. As part of the works pedestrian crossing lighting is being installed and pavement marking is part of the scope for the Stage 2 works
Click on the accordions below to find out more about the scope of works for each stage of the project:
Stage 1 is funded through the NSW Government's Streets as Shares Spaces Fund and includes 3 art-inspired shade structures featuring new decking and seating underneath, greening and planting, lighting and cameras to improve safety, and improved accessible car parking. Scheduled works include:
- Improved lighting
- Architectural shade structures
- Ballustrade installation to the decking
- Seating/planter boxes on the decking
- Decorative artwork theme
Stage 2 is funded through the NSW Government Public Spaces Legacy Fund and involves:
- Pavement cleaning and repair
- Landscaping
- Art
- Shade
- Seating
- Entry feature signage
- Safer pedestrian crossing and roundabouts using road stamping
We’ve recently begun additional works as part of Stage 2 that brighten our streets, including rejuvenating the Sturgeon Street bus stop with a large mural.
Background
This project is one of many to come that aim to meet objectives of the Raymond Terrace Public Domain Plan, which is a 20-year vision for Raymond Terrace that prioritises people and focuses on connectivity, public spaces and place activation.
The Raymond Terrace Public Domain Plan (PDP) was informed by community feedback and ideas collected through the community engagement project phase conducted in early 2020 and key findings from the Liveability Index undertaken by Placescore in 2020.
Council sought specific engagement around the William Street, Streets as Shared Spaces project in June and July 2021 with businesses and key stakeholders including: business drop-in session, business walk around, online survey, Raymond Terrace Implementation Panel meeting, project webpage, newsletter to key stakeholders, social media and media releases.
Council will continue to look for opportunities to improve the streetscape, public spaces and pedestrian connectivity as per the Raymond Terrace Public Domain Plan.