Byron Shire Council is about to start a one-way trial on Centennial Circuit in the Byron Bay Arts and Industry Estate

The council had hoped to begin the trial earlier on in the year but logistic challenges around waste collection meant the project was delayed.

Byron Shire Council will soon trial a one-way traffic flow in Centennial Circuit in the Arts and Industry Estate.

Byron Shire Council will this week launch a one-way traffic trial in the Byron Arts and Industry Estate.

The trial, on Centennial Circuit, will begin on May 22.

The council had hoped to launch the trial in February but it was delayed as the logistics of waste collection in the area were sorted out.

Waste and recycling bins in the area were typically emptied each Wednesday but the council has confirmed waste would be collected over two days in the one-way section.

“We know it sounds like a pretty simple problem to work out but unfortunately it was quite tricky,” project planner Isabelle Hawton said.

“The one-way traffic system would have made it impossible for the trucks we normally use to collect the waste on both sides of the street so we have had to ask people to alter where and when they put their bins out.

“The waste collection will now be spread over two days and people on the eastern side (or inside) of Centennial Circuit will have to take their bins across the road.

“People will no doubt be asking why we can’t collect all the waste and recycling on the same day and the answer is that there is just not the space on one side of the road for all the wheelie bins.

“We initially received very positive feedback from people who are supportive of the trial and we apologise for the delay.”

These changes will be in place from May 22:

• One-way traffic from Brigantine Street to Wollongbar Street in a clockwise direction.
• Waste collection for properties located in the trial area will be on Wednesday (Waste and Organics) and Thursday (Recycling). Outside the trial area, waste collection will remain as normal. People will need to take their bins out the night before.
• The one-way traffic trial will run for six months to November 2021. At the end of the trial Council will evaluate the feedback and consider whether or not it should become permanent.
• The concept of a one-way traffic trial came out of the development of the Byron Arts and Industry Estate Precinct Plan in 2019 when residents, business owners and people who work in the estate highlighted a need for better traffic management.
• The increasing number of cars and trucks on Centennial Circuit mean it is very congested and Council is hoping the one-way trial may ease some problems.