Bridge to link Darebin Creek Trail and Main Yarra Trail
A 23-YEAR push to link the Darebin and Yarra trails has scored a win as work begins on a bridge across the Yarra River.
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A LONG-AWAITED missing link in the Darebin-Yarra Trail is closer to completion after works on a bridge across the Yarra River started.
Dozens of spectators watched the bridge take shape as workers laid twin 62-tonne spans across the river last week.
Work starts on building 1km walking and cycle pathway near Darebin Creek trail
The bridge marks a milestone in a 23-year campaign to link the Darebin Creek Trail with the Main Yarra Trail.
The kilometre-long missing section between the Darebin Creek Trail, which runs through Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea, and the Main Yarra Trail near the Eastern Freeway in Kew East is expected to be open to the public by the end of 2017.
The path will take cyclists through Latrobe Golf Club and Willsmere Park.
Concerns have been raised over the lack of access to the path in Alphington.
The path will be entirely fenced off through the suburb, after protests from the golf club and Alphington Grammar School.
Workers have yet to install ramps and railings on the 60m bridge, which is expected to be officially completed in August.
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