Bay Trail duplication ready to go

One of the high risk, safety hazards on the Bay Trail will be removed with the duplication of the section of the shared path between Sandown Street and the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Brighton.

A new, three metre wide surface path for cyclists will be built on the foreshore. Once the new path has been installed, the existing bridge will revert to a designated pedestrian path.

The Mayor, Cr Michael Heffernan, said "The shared path/bridge is too narrow by current design standards to cater for the number of users it carries.

Separating cyclists and pedestrians will make a much safer experience for those using the Bay Trail and enable them to enjoy our magnificent foreshore.”

This section of the Bay Trail between Sandown Street and the Royal Brighton Yacht Club carries over 290,000 cyclists per year (with an average of 7700 cyclists per week during summer).

Results of the recent community engagement showed that 89% of respondents were in favour of the proposed design concept.

Works to provide a separated bicycle path on the Bay Trail between Bay Street and Sandown Street were completed in October 2017.

In addition, works to provide separated pedestrian and bicycle facilities through the Middle Brighton Baths precinct will be undertaken in April/May 2019.

Council will now tender for a contractor to design and complete the work between Sandown Street and the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Construction is expected to begin in 2020.