Bollard at dangerous Melbourne corner destroyed days after installation

Melbourne residents are furious and say they need more protection from large trucks at a notoriously dangerous intersection.

Temporary measures designed to protect pedestrians last night proved fragile, with a bollard destroyed less than a month after five people were seriously injured at the Southbank corner.

A one tonne concrete bollard was bumped away just days after it was installed following the nearly deadly accident last month.

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A street sign was mowed down by the very vehicle it warns pedestrians of, with locals demanding more action.

"Every single truck that goes around that corner ... you feel it's going to hit you," Tony Penna, President of the Southbank Residence Association said.

Last night there was another near miss in the same place five people were struck by a B-double and severely injured.

This bollard at the corner of City Road and Power Street was only installed on Monday night.

Less than 24 hours later, it was hit by a truck.

"The way that sign fell and went straight across the footpath that would have killed someone last night, potentially," local woman Jannine Pattison said.

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Residents are calling temporary measures grossly inadequate, saying B-double tankers and cattle trucks must be stopped from turning there.

Victorian Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson said it was the only avenue trucks could travel along.

"They can't use the tunnels ... they have to use that route," Mr Anderson said.

"If there was an alternate route, we would be able to go other places but there is no alternate route."

The Australian Trucking Association admits drivers are nervous about taking the corner, saying it takes a high level of skill and precision to avoid the curb.

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The Department of Transport said it's now working towards a permanent solution.

"We will consider all things from speed restrictions to intersection redesign and new line marking - all of those different things," Nick Foa from the Department of Transport said.

Ms Pattison said she just wanted locals to feel protected.

"The most important thing is to make sure the pedestrians in the local area are safe."