transport · City of Vincent
Vincent backs safety review after Vine Street and Hammill Lane petition
Councillors noted the petition, asked administration to raise crash concerns with Main Roads WA and kept the intersection under review.
Residents pressing for safer conditions around Vine Street and Hammill Lane got a formal response from the City of Vincent on 3 February, after councillors noted the petition and asked administration to report crash concerns to Main Roads WA. Councillors also supported continued monitoring and said the intersection should be reassessed if conditions change.
The petition was one part of a wider transport discussion at the briefing. Councillors also approved advertising a draft Local Area Traffic Management Policy, which is intended to guide how resident complaints, petitions and local road safety requests are assessed and prioritised across the city.
For people living near the intersection, the immediate outcome is not a promise of works. It is a commitment to keep the issue active, pass the crash concerns on to the state road authority and watch for any change in conditions that could prompt another review.
Vine Street and Hammill Lane sit within a dense inner-city area that also includes North Perth, Highgate and Leederville, where traffic pressure is felt along roads such as Charles Street and Beaufort Street. In the same briefing, councillors also dealt with a separate petition on Brentham Street, showing multiple local requests for road safety action were on the table.
The response does not set a timetable for construction or specify a treatment for the intersection. Instead, administration is to continue monitoring and return to the matter if conditions warrant a fresh look.
The broader agenda also included a submission on the draft Station Precincts Improvement Plan and a tender award for flood lighting upgrades at Menzies Park and Birdwood Square, but the Vine Street and Hammill Lane item was handled as a live safety concern rather than a completed works program.
Reference minutes
City of Vincent, Council Briefing - 3 Feb 2026 6:00 PM.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council noted a petition about safety concerns at Vine Street and Hammill Lane.
- Administration was asked to report crash concerns to Main Roads WA.
- Council supported continued monitoring and further reassessment if conditions change.
- Councillors also approved advertising a draft Local Area Traffic Management Policy.
- The same briefing included a separate response to a Brentham Street safety petition.
- The city’s broader transport work also covered a submission on the draft Station Precincts Improvement Plan.
Why it matters
- People near Vine Street and Hammill Lane have a formal council response that keeps the safety issue active, with crash concerns to be raised with Main Roads WA and the site kept under review.