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Perth Now
6 days ago
- General
- Perth Now
REVEALED: The road black spots that need fixing in Perth
Federal and State government funding will be sought to fix road black spots in the Town of Bassendean, including a 'point and hope' intersection. The intersections of Anzac Terrace/Ivanhoe Street, Scaddan Street/Iolanthe Street and Haig Street/Colstoun Street have been nominated for Federal or State funding for the installation of speed plateaus, mini roundabouts and better street lighting. To be eligible for funding sites must have recorded at least five crashes in the past five years for State funding, or at least three casualty crashes within the same period for Federal funding. Your local paper, whenever you want it. Infrastructure services director Shane Asmus said at the town's May 20 briefing session he was not sure why funding had not been sought over the past four to five years. He said after a traffic engineer was appointed staff had 'pretty quickly' realised several intersections were eligible for Black Spot funding. 'There's about $140,000 of income coming into the town that could be used on traffic management and hopefully reducing road trauma,' Mr Asmus said. 'We won't find out until next year whether they're successful but certainly confident they will be.' Mayor Kath Hamilton said she had no problems with the nominated sites but questioned the proposed works. 'Most of them appear to be raised elongated beds or whatever you'd like to call them,' she said. 'On the corner of Iolanthe and Broadway you obviously have a roundabout and it is a curved entry. 'That particular roundabout used to be a prime area for accidents, some of them very serious. 'You sort of hope that the other person waves to you or points to you and says you go first.' Credit: Michael Palmer 'Since they installed the curved entrance into the roundabout there's been almost no accidents so I'm curious: is it a very expensive treatment to do what has been done on that intersection as opposed to these other treatments that you're proposing?' Mr Asmus said those works would cost more than those proposed, and there were factors such as the location of trees and services to consider. He said roundabouts provided clarity about who had right of way at uncontrolled intersections such as Scaddan and Iolanthe streets. 'That's what we call a four-way uncontrolled intersection,' Mr Asmus said. 'I use it twice a day myself when I leave work and you have that situation where there's confusion over who should be giving way and you sort of hope that the other person waves to you or points to you and says you go first. 'It's really common on four-way intersections that you have those right-angle crashes. 'The roundabout provides that clarity over who's got priority. That's why I believe roundabouts in certain situations are really effective and that site in particular I think is a perfect position for a roundabout.' The town is also seeking about $420,000 from Main Roads' low cost urban road safety program. It took part in the program for the first time this year for works in Success Hill. 'What we're proposing here is the second stage ... what we call Bassendean Central which takes in the area (around) West Road,' Mr Asmus said. 'It's quite a big area there that's certainly been the subject of concerns and conversations over the last six months around traffic congestion, speeding, parking with the proposed daycare and the primary school and the like, so we think that's the highest priority to move on to next.' The works would be staggered over two years.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Augustana crew that's making a new brew
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —Four students from Augustana are making their own bit of school history by being first to take part in one of the university's newest minors. Gracen Juffer, Steven Asmus, Grant Pederson, and Chris Oostra are all part of Augustana's Brewing and Fermentation minor which launched in the Fall of 2022. SD's petition signature bill 'most extreme in the country' 'The brew and fermentation minor Augustana is split into two tracks. You have your applied side, which is like sciency kind of learning about the off flavors, how to brew the whole process. And then you have your marketing side, which is kind of business and how, a product can be distributed and made and sold to the general public,' Juffer said. For their capstone, this crew is brewing beer with help from Big Lost Meadery. 'It's a honey orange saison beer. Our friend Chris made the recipe, and then we all kind of just jumped in and made some modifications,' Juffer said. 'We use a grain called kernza, which is regenerative, sustainable, grain, which also helps with, like, topsoil, strong, solid roots for what the grain uses,' Asmus said. 'Look at them already, you know, making sustainable beer, which is kind of crazy, but, yeah, it'll be interesting to see what the next generation of brewers bring to the scene. Hopefully not glitter beer or anything like that, but something cool,' Big Lost Meadery Bartender Quentin Robertson said. These students hope people will like their beer, but it's more than just that. 'I think it's more about the experience of trying the Augustana beer rather than, oh, like a honey orange saison, which you could probably get anywhere,' Juffer said. 'Sioux Falls has a strong tradition to their city. And we want to make something that, like, represents what Sioux Falls would like. Which I'm so excited for them to try. I think it's going to be a fantastic beer,' Asmus said. The 'Honey Orange Saison' is having a soft launch this weekend, with the launch party at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
