North: O'Hea St
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This east-west route will provide a great alternative to Bell St across the City of Moreland.
The O'Hea project continues to roll out
Nov 08 The path is now completed past Coburg North Primary School
New path alignment becomes clear
05 June 08 Construction is progressing on the path along O'Hea St. The structure of the new design is becoming apparent.
The space that was taken up by the two on-road bike lanes has been consolidated on one side of the road in an off road path.
The old street structure can be seen to the right.
Work has commenced
Feb 08 The O'Hea St project has begun. Moreland City Council are currently constructing Stage One, extending from Sussex St to Higinbotham St incorporating path and streetscape works. Stage One is five hundred metres and sadly and ironically includes car parking bays outside the school. Stage Two will follow in 2008/09 (refer map, right). These two stages will upgrade the eastern end. We will work to get the project completed along the whole street and then connected to the Creek paths at either end.
This project creates a separated path by reviewing the entire streetscape and in so doing reallocating space to accomodate all users. From a bike riders point of view we have cashed in our two bike lanes on the road for a two-way path on the nature strip.
The shared path will run along the south side of O'Hea St and have priority at sidestreet crossings.
This project offers a practical solution to local government which can be implemented in suburban environments to further develop the bicycle network in such a way to be more attractive to a wider audience of riders.
O'Hea St, Coburg
Aug 04 Plans are being developed for a trial bike facility on O'Hea St, Coburg. With a planned reconstruction of the roadway, there is an opportunity to develop a high quality 2-way bike path in the road reserve (with a separate footpath running parallel) which would have right-of-way over intersecting roads.
The path will connect to the Moonee Ponds Creek path in the west and the Merri Ck path in the east and will provide a link for 6 schools and the new housing estate at Pentridge.
