Footpath plan unveiled
28 July 2017
Orange City Council has unveiled the list of old footpaths to be replaced and the locations where new paths will be built during the next four years.
The list comes after council resolved to spend a record $1.4 million on the city’s footpaths by 2021.
Orange City Council’s Infrastructure Policy Committee Chair Cr Glenn Taylor said he was pleased to see existing, high traffic footpaths would be upgraded and new footpaths would also be constructed.
“We found the existing footpaths that received the most feedback from the community matched council’s own priority list, determined using its asset management system, so it was good to see we’re all on the same page.
“When it came to determining where new footpaths would go, we took seriously the feedback from the community and selected a range of locations based on residents’ views,” Cr Taylor said.
Orange Mayor John Davis said the newly completed footpath at Anson Street School was an example of where the community had helped determine where works would commence.
“We stand here, at Anson Street School where we’ve recently completed a footpath after a request from the school. The case was made, that parents and carers dropping their kids off to school would greatly benefit having a longer section of footpath in both directions.
“Another example, we’ve chosen a section of busy Dalton Street, near Bowen Primary School where parents, dropping off their children, have to walk prams on the road.
“We received several comments and submissions from the community about this area which aligned with Council’s own planning for new works and I’m pleased to announce it’s on the list for work in this financial year.
“If all goes to plan, this time next year there will be a concrete footpath from Seymour Street all the way to Spring Street which takes into account most of the feeder roads to Bowen Primary School.
“A new path in Spring Street is also on the list for future years.”
Developer contributions for some of the newer suburbs in north Orange will be used to build several new footpaths in the area.
When a developer subdivides parcels of land, council charges them money to put in footpaths. The developers then treat that as a cost of developing the block and pass that charge onto the people buying the parcels of land.
For some years previous to 2005, council resolved to not charge developers contributions for footpaths.
Therefore, anyone who bought a block of land sold during that time didn’t pay for a footpath.
Cr Davis said the council would prioritise footpaths in locations with high traffic.
“Our priority is to fix up high traffic existing footpaths in and around the CBD, so that’s where we will be concentrating our efforts.
“We’ve mapped out the next four years but it’s important to remember it’s just a plan and it might change if needs change or if we’re impacted with the weather and availability of crews.”
A map of the proposed footpaths is available which shows when each new footpath will be built.
The map shows which side of the road the footpaths will be built on and when they are expected to be built within the four year proposal.
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The work planned for this year (2017/18) is below.
Replacing existing old footpaths with new concrete footpaths :
- Bardia Avenue from Maxwell Avenue to Glenroi Avenue
- Lords Place - Moulder St to Torpy Street
- William Street - March Street to Byng Street
- Sampson Street – Moulder Street to National Avenue
- Sampson Street- National Avenue to Lamrock Avenue
- Autumn Street – Dalton Street to Newman Park
- Sampson Street – Kite Street to Moulder Street
- Peisley Street – Dalton Street to Beaumont Tiles
- Byng Street – Spring Street to Nile Street
Building new concrete footpaths where there was previously no footpath :
- Dalton Street – Seymour Street to Spring Street
- Anson Street – Anson Street School to Mitchell Parade
- Winter Street – Thomas Brosnan Way to Icely Road
- Wakeford Street – Icely Road to Austin Street
- Moulder Street – Woodward Street to Kenna Street
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The following list contains the proposed work for the following three years. (2018/19 - 2020/21)
Replacing existing footpaths with a new concrete footpath :
- Eyle Street Bathurst Road to Ellard Street
- March Street – Sale Street to Hill Street
- Sale Street- March Street to Byng Street
- McNamara Street – Kite Street to Moulder Street
- Byng Street- Hamer Street to Woodward Street
- Byng Street – Sampson Street to Hamer Street
- Sale Street – Orana Street to Casey Street
- Clinton Street- Summer to Kite Street
- Caroline Street – McLachlan Street to Edward Street
- Tobruk Crescent- Maxwell Avenue to Churchill Avenue
- McLachlan Street – Byng Street to Summer Street
- Hill Street- Prince Street to March Street
- Sampson Street – Byng Street to Summer Street
- Summer Street East – McLachlan Street to Summer Street
- March Street – Sampson Street to Woodward Street
- Sampson Street – Prince Street to March Street
- Autumn Street- March Street to Byng Street
- Glenroi Avenue – Moad Street to Churchill Avenue
- Churchill Avenue – Tobruk Crescent to Glenroi Avenue
- McLachlan Street- Little Warrendine Street to Caroline Street
- March Street – Anson Street to Sale Street
- Peisley Street – Franklin Road to Gardiner Road
- Anson Street – Prince Street to March Street
- Nile Street- March Street to Byng Street
- Autumn Street – Dalton Street to March Street
- March Street – Spring Street to Nile Street
- NDR- Telopea Way to William Maker Drive
- Dalton Street – Carramar Avenue to Spring Street
- Dalton Street – Clinton Street to Burrendong Way
- Dalton Street – Albert Street to Burrendong Way
- Park Street – March Street to Byng Street
- Anson Street – Coombes Place to NDR
- Anson Street- Heatherbrae Parade to Matthews Avenue
The following is a list of new footpaths to be built in north Orange with developer contributions. It’s expected this will happen over a number of years.
- Footpath alongside Botanic Way
- Ellenbrae
- Diamond Drive, between Ellenbrae & Platinum Parade
- Footpath off Platinum Parade
- Jasper Street
- Moonstone Drive
- Turquoise Way
- Agate Street
- Quartz Street
- Sapphire Street
- Ruby Street,
- Garnett Street,
- Moonstone Drive
- Topaz Street
- Diamond Drive
- Jade Avenue
- Farrell Rd, west from Diamond Drive
- Pearl Circuit
- Emerald Street
- Opal Street
- Eurwillah Street
- Emmaville Street
- Bligh Street
- Andres Street,
- Newport Street
- Buckland Drive
- Webb Street
- Newport Street
- Stevenson Street
- Emmaville Street
- Hughes Street
- Dimboola Way
- Downey Crescent
- Glasson Drive
- Hughes Street
- Dimboola Way
- Eurawillah Street
- Daffodil Street
- Glasson Drive
- Brown Street
- Dimboola Way
- William Maker Drive
- Molloy Drive
- Newport Street
- Halloran Way
- Webb Street
- Buckland Drive
- Connemarra Drive
- Botanic Way
- Kearneys Drive
- Botanic Way
- Japonica Place
- Clem McFawn Place
- Bella Vista Cl
Consultation has concluded
