Route decided for cycle link

Gosford Council has approved the route of the last section of cycleway, joining existing coastal cycleways at Woy Woy and Ettalong.

The route between McMasters Rd, Woy Woy, and The Esplanade, Ettalong was approved, after an environmental assessment was placed before Gosford Council's meeting of Tuesday, July 3.

The project, which is expected to cost around $900,000, will be 2.5 metres wide and will be constructed from reinforced concrete.

A shared footpath and cycleway has already been constructed from the Woy Woy Town Centre, along the foreshore reserve to the McMasters Rd reserve.

From there, the cycleway will now run south along Blackwall Rd, via Memorial Ave, Barrenjoey Rd, Uligandi St and then east to the existing shared pathway at The Esplanade, Ettalong.

The proposed route aims to also provide safe access for students enrolled at the Ettalong Beach Public School.

The pathway will run along the northern footway of Uligandi St, Ettalong, and will result in the removal of eight trees known as Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus).

The trees were listed on the Gosford Council Significant Tree Register.

Gosford Council has received a grant from the Department of Planning under the NSW Coastline Cycleway Program to construct a shared footpath-cycleway between Woy Woy and Ettalong.

Gosford Council Agenda ENV.59, 3 Jul 2012