Development on Chevron Island tipped to stall traffic in the already congested Gold Coast suburb
CHEVRON Island’s traffic woes are only going to be compounded after a 24-storey development on Parnoo St was given the go-ahead.
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CHEVRON Island’s traffic woes are likely to become worse after a 24-storey development on Parnoo St was given the go-ahead.
A presentation to the Gold Coast City Council’s planning committee showed traffic in the Chevron Island area already exceeded maximum capacity at peak times.
Despite the concerns, Chevron Island area councillor Gary Baildon was the only committee member to vote against the development. The Parnoo St and Stanhill Drive project joins 30 and 24-storey developments but the council has no solution for the traffic issues.
The latest tower includes 110 apartments with three attached townhouses on the street front.
Cr Baildon said the development needed to give more consideration to traffic.
“I go over there every day and it’s not unusual to take 20 minutes to cross that area of the Gold Coast, it’s so congested,” he said.
Cr Baildon said the traffic in the afternoon was particularly bad and there should be provision for more bridges off the island.
A traffic assessment in the development application showed the extra vehicles would only add seconds of wait time to already congested roads. The planning scheme was changed to allow highrises and high-density on Chevron Island after the light rail was built.
The tower’s location across from the proposed arts and cultural precinct was taken into consideration during the design.
Development managers CRA Group managing director Chris Alston said it was hoped the building would add to the Coast skyline like Q1, Soul and the upcoming Jewel development.
The segregated timber panelling on the outside of the building is reminiscent of similar brick designs which were popular in small unit complexes in the 1980s.
A sky-deck on level 15 will provide an aqua lounge and dining area.
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