Local Transport Forum - 11 Aug 2026

Topics

• Chester Avenue to remain two-way after Maroubra consultation
  Chester Avenue will remain a two-way road after community consultation, with the forum noting the consultation outcome.
  Residents and road users will not face a change to the current traffic arrangement.
• Local transport forum ratifies Sydney Marathon 2026 road closures
  The Local Transport Forum noted and ratified the Sydney Marathon route extents and associated road closures.
  Residents, commuters and businesses along the route will need to account for event-related closures.
• Coogee Winter Nights street closure acknowledged by transport forum
  The forum acknowledged the Coogee Winter Nights event and its short-notice street closure record.
  The event may affect short-term local access and traffic in Coogee.

Decisions

• Sydney Marathon 2026 closures ratified
  The forum noted and ratified the Sydney Marathon 2026 route extents and associated closures.
  Event-related road closures may affect travel, deliveries and access for nearby residents and businesses.
• Chester Avenue to remain two-way
  Following community consultation, the forum noted that Chester Avenue between Portland Crescent and Minneapolis Crescent will remain two-way.
  No change will be made to the existing traffic direction on this section of Chester Avenue.
• Local transport measures recorded
  The forum received or acknowledged post-facto records covering the Goodwood Street give-way installation, the Franklin Street stop-line replacement and the Coogee Winter Nights closure.
  Residents are informed of completed or recorded local transport measures and event-related access changes.

Discussion

• Sydney Marathon 2026 route and closures
  The forum noted and ratified the extents of the Sydney Marathon 2026 and associated closures.
  Residents, commuters and businesses along the marathon route may experience temporary access and traffic impacts.
• Chester Avenue traffic arrangement
  The outcome of community consultation on Chester Avenue was noted, with the existing two-way traffic arrangement retained.
  Road users and nearby residents will continue using the current two-way arrangement.
• Local traffic-control and event updates
  The forum recorded transport-related works and event information, including the Franklin Street stop-line change, Goodwood Street give-way installation and Coogee Winter Nights closure.
  These local traffic-control and event changes may affect driving conditions and short-term access.

Impacts

• Sydney Marathon 2026 closures may affect travel and access along the event route.
• Chester Avenue between Portland Crescent and Minneapolis Crescent will remain two-way.
• A Franklin Street, Malabar, give-way line was replaced with a TfNSW stop line.
• Coogee Winter Nights involved a street closure of less than 24 hours.
• A give-way installation on Goodwood Street was recorded.

Places

• Goodwood Street (road)
  Road where a give-way installation was recorded.
• Chester Avenue, Maroubra (road)
  Road where the existing two-way traffic arrangement will remain unchanged after consultation.
• Portland Crescent to Minneapolis Crescent, Maroubra (road corridor)
  Section of Chester Avenue covered by the consultation.
• Franklin Street, Malabar (road)
  Road where a give-way line was replaced with a TfNSW stop line.
• Coogee (suburb)
  Location of the Coogee Winter Nights event and associated street closure.
• Sydney Marathon 2026 route (event area)
  Area affected by the Sydney Marathon 2026 route and associated closures.

Next

• Maintain the existing two-way traffic arrangement on Chester Avenue between Portland Crescent and Minneapolis Crescent.
  No change identified; ongoing
• Implement or manage the recorded Sydney Marathon 2026 route and associated closures.
  For the 2026 event; exact dates not stated in the minutes

Extract

This is of the Minutes of the Local Transport Forum meeting held on 11 August 2026 MINUTES OF LOCAL TRANSPORT FORUM MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2026 AT 9:30 AM Present: Eva Havenstein Manager Engineering Services Councillor Rosenfeld Central ward Bushara Guidess Transdev representative Nick Bradbury TfNSW representative Varun Nayyar TfNSW representative Council Officers: Jason Huang, Farouk El-Hassan, Rasheeq Mahmood, Piran Subramaniam, Flynn Dodd, Shayne Hermansen Apologies Apologies were received from Nil. Matters Arising from the Minutes OR from Council Resolutions Items referred for advice - exceeding 6 months Nil Items referred for advice - exceeding 24 hours TA1/26 Item referre...