Decision details

2026/548022

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Forum review the temporary partial road closure of the northbound travel lane on Mitchell Road, Erskineville between Sydney Park Road and Maddox Street, (two lanes), from Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026 from 9am to 4pm. The southbound lane will not be affected by the closure and will have full access of Mitchell Rd with the assistance of a stop slow around the worksite, subject to the following conditions:

(A)      The Applicant must comply with the temporary road closure conditions as mentioned in Schedule B of this agenda.

(B)      The Applicant must comply with any other conditions imposed by City’s Construction Regulation Unit.

(C)      The Applicant has indicated the 2 -6 November 2026 as a contingency date.

(D)      The Applicant must contact the South Sydney PAC to discuss deployment of user pay police for the road closure.

(E)      The Applicant is to obtain a Road Occupancy Licence from the Transport Management Centre prior to commencement of works.

(F)      The Applicant must provide a telephone number of the supervisor responsible for the proposed closure and include contact details in the notification letters to be distributed to affected stakeholders.

(G)      The Applicant must contact relevant Bus Operators and arrange and pay for the rerouting of bus services around the closure, the temporary relocation of bus stops and any additional staff required.

(H)      The Applicant must contact all shared e-bike operators within the City of Sydney Local Government Area to discuss the management of shared e-bikes within and around the event footprint. This includes, but is not limited to, the identification of any requirements for temporary geofencing, restricted parking/drop-off zones, or the relocation of bikes to ensure they do not obstruct road closures, event operations, or present safety concerns

(I)        The Applicant must identify any on-street electric vehicle charging and car share spaces affected by the road closure and liaise with the relevant operator in advance of the road closure regarding access to the affected spaces.

Forum Members for this Item

Advice

The Forum raised no issues with this Item and noted the change of date:

From:

Partial road closure of the northbound travel lane on Mitchell Road, Erskineville between Sydney Park Road and Maddox Street, (two lanes), from Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026 from 9am to 4pm

With contingency dates 2 -6 November 2026

To:

Partial road closure of the northbound travel lane on Mitchell Road, Erskineville between Sydney Park Road and Maddox Street, (two lanes), from Monday 2 November 2026 to Friday 6 November 2026 from 9am to 4pm

With contingency dates 9 to 13 November 2026

Background

ARA Electrical High Voltage Services has applied for the partial road closure of the northbound travel lane on Mitchell Road, Erskineville between Sydney Park Road and Maddox Street, (two lanes), from Monday 26 October 2026 to Friday 30 October 2026 from 9am to 4pm. The southbound lane will not be affected by the closure and will have full access of Mitchell Rd with the assistance of a stop slow around the worksite.