New design of O’Sullivan Beach coast path and Witton Bluff update released
New designs for O’Sullivan Beach coastal path have been revealed – with an update on the long-awaited Witton Bluff Base trail.
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A coast park plan – including a proposed design of the O’Sullivan Beach pathway and progress on the Witton Bluff Base trail – has been released by Onkaparinga Council.
The council is seeking community feedback on a design for a 700m stretch at O’Sullivan Beach, linking Christies Beach to Port Stanvac.
The walkway will connect to the O’Sullivan Beach boat ramp and then lead north towards the former Port Stanvac oil refinery site.
Once completed, it would create a continuous trail from the southern boundary of Port Stanvac through to Moana.
It would form part of the State Government’s 70km coast park project, which aims to build a non-stop walking and cycling trail along the coast from Sellicks Beach to North Haven.
According to the council’s coast park plan, work on the Witton Bluff Base trail – linking Port Noarlunga and Christies Beach – is also due to occur in the next few years.
The council’s timetable says a detailed design should be completed within the 2019/20 financial year with construction scheduled for 2020/21.
Most of the 1.2km trail, which runs along the cliff edge between the two suburbs, was built in the 1980s.
However, because of construction challenges, a 300m stretch was never finished.
The community has been calling for the pathway to be completed ever since but those construction difficulties – along with an anticipated multimillion-dollar price tag – have proven to be a deterrent.
About 31km of the coast park is within Onkaparinga’s district and so far 17km have been completed including at Christies Beach, Port Noarlunga South and Port Willunga South.
To provide feedback on the council’s plan visit Onkaparinga Council’s website.