Beschreibung

The SUP runs parallel to Old Windsor Road either side of Toonbabbie Creek without any verge or barrier to separate bicycles and traffic, except for a strong steel railing on the road bridge proper. The SUP exiting the road bridge has a steel plate on one side that is slippery when wet. The 180 degree bend exiting the SUP has poor visibility due to inappropirate landscaping (two ?self sown palm trees subject of another report) and is narrow due to mulch encroaching on the SUP. The risk of an accident / incident is high. The consequencs could be severe if a cyclist ended up on the road which has a high traffic density in the morning peak hour and is zoned 80 k/h. A physical barrier (steel fence) should be installed along the SUP either side of the road bridge where there is no separation from Old Windosr Road. This risk has been recognised and managed with a fence about 100 m further west where a new SUP was recentlyu installed perpendicular to the existing SUP and OWR. The fence shoud be of equivalent standard to the one on the existing road bridge due to the potential for impact by vehicles as happend at the next bridge west last year. The steel plate shoud be coated with a non slippery finish and until the fence is erected the SUP shoudl be maintained free of mulch and debris and the palms removed. Cost is high. Not sure if this is a Council or RTA issue. For the record the bitumen patches are flat and level with the concrete pavement.