Cyclists on path to link roads
A KEY shared path in Armstrong Creek’s biggest residential estate now links Surf Coast Highway and Barwon Heads Rd by pedal and foot.
The 4.9km path enables residents to cycle or walk the full breadth of the Warralily estate, from the Surf Coast Highway, following the Armstrong Creek corridor to Barwon Heads Rd near Warralily Blvd.
Mayor Bruce Harwood and South Barwon MP Darren Cheeseman joined the development team on e-bikes to test the connection, which is part of a $1.95 million shared path network linking open spaces, playgrounds and the creek corridor to homes, schools, community facilities and shopping precincts.
The main shared pathway has connections to The Village shopping centre and to primary school and sports and recreation precincts.
A further connection will continue west of Surf Coast Highway into the Warralily Grange precinct.
On-road bike lanes continue at Barwon Heads Rd and Surf Coast Highway.
Warralily urban design manager Jeremy Minter said the network promoted the concept of green transport in a bid to further protect the environment and create sustainable transport across the region.
“The pathway, complete with boardwalks and viewing platforms, winds its way through the rejuvenated creek corridor where over one million plants have now grown and matured into a thriving ecosystem rich in birdlife, frogs and the like,” Mr Minter said.
Once completed, the estate will provide more than 25km of pathways that will connect to the wider Armstrong Creek and Mt Duneed area.