Surfers South Oceanway gets green light from Gold Coast Council
Council has given the green light for one of the most important sections of the Gold Coast Oceanway, with planning and construction expected to proceed quickly.
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COUNCIL has given the green light to planning for a Surfers South Oceanway.
The section is 1.6km from Laycock Street to First Avenue and is expected to be completed by December 2020.
It is one of the last pieces needed to complete an Oceanway down the coastline, creating a continuous foreshore pedestrian and cycling pathway.
The cost will be $250,000 in 2019-2020 and $3.5 million for construction in 2020-21.
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The project was backed at a Council transport committee meeting this morning.
Mayor Tom Tate attended the committee and sought assurances from officers about the Oceanway section being cyclone-proof.
He also backed the a recommendation that the State, through a cycle networks grant program, would pay 50 per cent of the project cost.
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