Transport for NSW has announced speed reductions along Riverside Drive and Jamberoo Road effective from next week. 

Riverside Drive will have a new speed zone set at 60 km/h between Fig Hill Lane and Federal Street, a scale down from 80 km/h.

The new speed will make the entire stretch of Riverside Drive a 60 km/h zone, increasing the travel time minimally by 27 seconds. 

“The speed zone review was initiated by the community and found that the reduced speed of 60 km/h is necessary to improve the safety of motorists and other frequent road users including cyclists and pedestrians,” a spokesperson for Transport NSW says.

Jamberoo Road will also adopt a 60km/h speed from Jamberoo Mountain Road in Jamberoo to Terry Street in Albion Park. 

Originally 70 km/h and 80 km/h, the reduced speed limit will increase travel time along the seven-kilometre road by one minute and 39 seconds.

“There have been 23 crashes within this length of road in the past five years, one of which resulted in a fatality and 12 which resulted in serious injuries,” the spokesperson continued. 

The speed zones are expected to be installed from 30 September on Riverside Drive and 8 October on Jamberoo Road. 

Electronic signs will be on display to advise of the speed zone changes to allow for an adjustment period.