Geoff Fielding hopes Batemans Bay’s new bridge could be an opportunity to improve safety in the Bridge Plaza car park,
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“A dangerous situation exists,” Mr Fielding said.
“One meter from the back door of the Bridge Plaza semi-trailers go past – there’s a right of way through and on to Clyde Street, in favour of the shopping center. Somebody's going to get hurt, or worse.”
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Mr Fielding, who owns the undeveloped block adjacent, said he believed there was a simple solution.
“There is an alternative – the trucks and the cars can go down the western side of the Bridge Plaza property, and then exit onto the road reserve of the existing Princes Highway,” he said.
“There should be enough room between our block and the new bridge to accommodate that.”
He believes the construction of the new bridge is the ideal time to make the change, and said he had contacted Eurobodalla Shire Council and the RMS: “I’ve notified the RMS, I’ve notified the council, and they’re not really embracing it.”