Council tackles list of footpath upgrades

Since July last year 2.6 kilometres of new concrete paths have been built in eleven locations around Orange. The list includes around 1,300 metres where a deteriorating bitumen path was replaced with a new concrete path, as well as locations where new concrete paths have been built where there weren’t paths before.

“Council members have a keen interest in the progress of our $1.4 million footpath plan, and it was good to hear that by April we’re already most of the way through the list of planned projects for this financial year. There’s no doubt we’ve still got a long way to go and we’ve got many more footpaths to work on, but it’s good to see signs of steady progress,” Cr Reg Kidd said.

“The students at Canobolas High are already making the most of new paths in Wakeford and Winter Streets. Elderly residents around Autumn St and Newman Park have told us they wanted better quality paths and I’m pleased that the planned work in the neighborhood is now complete.”

“Dalton Street is busy when it comes to cars, but there are many residents who walk in that area every day who’ve been calling for footpaths to be built," Cr Sam Romano said. "Mums pushing prams and walking with young children to and from Bowen School are already using the new paths between Spring and Seymour Streets."

The list of new and reconstructed footpaths built in the 2017/18 financial year are

The next projects this year are in Byng St, between Nile & Spring Streets and Sampson Street, between Byng and Summer Streets.

The council’s progress and its plans for new footpaths over the next three years can be seen on this map.