Playford councillor asks Transport Minister to see road and infrastructure problems in Angle Vale
A local councillor says roads and infrastructure in the fast-growing Angle Vale area are in desperate need of upgrading – but his calls have been unanswered.
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A local councillor says roads and infrastructure in the fast-growing Angle Vale area are in desperate need of upgrading – but his calls have been unanswered.
Playford councillor Clint Marsh says the underdevelopment is not keeping up with population growth in the semi-rural town.
Cr Marsh said he had made persistent and unsuccessful pleas to Transport Minister Corey Wingard to visit and assess the road infrastructure in Angle Vale he believed was inadequate which locals have said is unsafe.
Angle Vale has been identified as one of three growth areas by the government, with an expected 35,000 new residents moving in within the next 15 years.
Cr Marsh has lobbied for the State Government to bring forward “growth deed funding” to upgrade infrastructure as areas grow, rather than waiting for them to become fully populated and better established.
“These townships have now got to the point where the infrastructure delivery isn’t keeping up with the growth, there’s a lot of load on the existing roads and no connection from the Angle Vale township to a lot of new houses,” said Cr Marsh
“I think the rollout of the infrastructure deeds has failed, waiting for the population to arrive first before upgrading roads footpaths and drains is backwards.
“Often the only way people can get around is either through navigating deep open drains, or walking on the road.
“We’ve got people here who’ve been living on a State Government road for 30 years without a footpath, even with all this new growth any new residents still won’t have proper access to two schools, a shopping centre, a medical centre and a sporting precinct.”
Mim Marrow has lived on Heaslip Road for over 14 years and said not having a footpath in front of her house was frustrating and dangerous.
“I have three children who we drop 600 metres to get to school because it's not safe for them to walk,” said Mrs Marrow.
“For them to walk to school as it is they basically have to walk on the edge of the road right next to traffic, plus as soon as it’s not a school zone, the cars just fly past.”
Cr Marsh also said the stormwater management of Angle Vale was severely inadequate and areas flood regularly damaging homes.
“I’ve had residents on Angle Vale Road west spend tens of thousands of dollars lifting their yards up or putting in their own drainage systems,” he said.
“The lack of drainage means water on roads deteriorating the roads surface, it’s a worry because Angle Vale also has a lot of heavy vehicles travelling through it as part of a heavy vehicle route.”
Cr Marsh said Corey Wingard’s predecessor, Stephan Knoll, was happy to visit Angle Vale and receptive to the issues put forward.
However, after trying to contact Mr Wingard for five months, he said he has had little interaction with Mr Wingard and doesn’t envision he will do the same.
The Transport Minister’s office was contacted but did not respond by publication time.
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