Path Closure Scheduled for the Outer Harbor Greenway:

PAE Council has notified the BUG of a temporary closure of sections of the OHG along Nelson Street & Semaphore Rd East (see photo below).

The closure (marked on the arial view below in red) is due to the ongoing Cedar Woods housing development at Fletcher’s Slip & need to construct a retaining wall and new pathway connections.

The closure will be in effect for about 10 weeks from 10 February until 28 April.

A detour (marked in green below) will be in place for users of the Greenway bikeway, commencing on the southern (Port-CBD) side of the river, following:

• the waterfront paths to Hart Street &…
• over the Jervois Bridge off-road bikeway, & thence to…
• the Causeway Road off-road pathway (see below).

Council will provide signs to assist with navigating this temporary route.

A possible alternative: The BUG notes that it the proposed detour could add some extra travel distance to the OHG route, depending on direction of travel & starting point or destination. We also note that the section of pathway between the Birkenhead Bridge & the push-button crossing at the junction of Semaphore Rd & Nelson Street will apparently remain open. While this will make life a bit easier for the pedestrians & mobility device users who also make use of the OHG route, but it also seems to offer an alternative ‘footpath’ route for bike users who don’t mind a bit of ‘back & forth’ across Semaphore Rd (see blue line marked ‘Pedestrian Detour’)!

Regular users of these sections of the Greenway will need to make their own choices depending on their destinations & direction of travel…