Works underway to stablise Manly Lagoon dog park and widen footpath
A popular northern beaches spot for families and dog owners is currently being stablised due to serious erosion.
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A popular spot for dogs and kids is currently undergoing major stabilisation works following serious erosion.
And a footpath busy with walkers, runners and cyclists will also be widened at a “pinch point” to improve safety.
Northern Beaches Council said Manly Lagoon foreshore at Queenscliff suffered damage from two storms in 2015 and 2016, as well as from the number of animals and people using it over the past few years.
The bank stabilisation works along the southern shore of Manly Lagoon entrance will protect the bank and stormwater pipes.
Sand is also being redistributed from the main part of the lagoon to replenish the southern bank.
A council spokesman said the zone will be fenced off during the working week, however pedestrian access will be available on weekends.
The works are expected to be completed in three weeks.
Cr Candy Bingham said improvements were badly needed and it was part of the first phase of a landscape masterplan to help shore up the embankment.
“That area has been eroding badly over a number of years,” she said.
“What the council is trying to do is stabilise the embankment and better improve pedestrian access.”
She said the council had recognised the space was particularly congested near the kid’s playground and the path would be widened to accommodate everyone more safely.
“It’s a pinch point there,” she said.
There are also plans for planting alongside the embankment to help protect and support it.
Northern Beaches Council said the cost of the works was in the region of $85,000.