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control. One of the crossing points (Blighs Road) has since been retrofitted with traffic signals. The 2010 extension to
Tuckers Road also included the creation of a signalised crossing at Northcote Road.
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The signalised crossings feature bicycle detectors on the pathway well in advance of the intersections, so that riders receive a green signal as they arrive at the crossings.
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