Frank Ross - 14 October 2025

Frank Ross presented to Council at the Public Access Session on 14 October 2025.

An option for Council providing a solution for Emergency Vehicle access through Moruya now

Last week Eurobodalla Council’s Mayor Matt Hatcher publicly urged the State Government to prioritise the Moruya Bypass project, highlighting the need for quick access to the new hospital from the north. Everyone knows this bypass is many years away while the hospital is on schedule to be completed in 2027.

Moruya is already a serious traffic bottleneck most holiday times with serious delays for emergency vehicles. This already has consequences for public safety. To enable vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks quick passage through, our Council thus needs to do something asap with the resources available.

The most obvious immediate solution would appear to be to put traffic lights at the Shore Street -Vulcan Street and the North Head Drive-Princes Highway intersections. In emergencies these lights could be to be sequentially put on red to clear the bridge - and thereby enable ambulances and fire trucks to get through Moruya via Shore and Ford Streets. This could be done for the upcoming holiday season; plus enable traffic management arrangements to be fine-tuned for when the hospital is open.

What about it Council?