For years, catching a bus to or from Goonengerry Public School has been a potentially perilous activity.
With no proper bus stop, young students have had to use a steep grassy bank to get onto or off the bus.
Children have been known to slip under the bus when attempting this manoeuvre in wet weather.
The school’s principal has been asking Byron Shire Council and Transport for NSW for action on the issue for years, to no avail.
Until now.
Thanks to funding from Transport for NSW, Council has been able to design a proposal to help improve road safety in and around the bus stop
Two weeks ago, the members of Council’s traffic committee unanimously endorsed the proposal paving the way for works to commence later this year.
The proposed new bus stop will include an accessible footpath from the school gate to the bus boarding point, the installation of a new bus waiting area, and bus zone signage. The matter will now come before a full Council meeting for final approval.
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