2018-09-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                 11 SEPTEMBER 2018




                                 Figure 1 - Location of Gum Tree Bridge

Simultaneously, Council received a report on the condition of the timber bridge on Gumtree Drive
that identified the need for major remediation works to the bridge if it were to remain open to traffic.
The report informed Council of the outcome of DMR’s consultation and recommended that Council
support the proposal to close the intersection to improve the safety of access to Gumtree Drive
and to avoid costly works to the existing timber bridges, and authorised staff to proceed with the
conversion of the two timber vehicle bridges on Gumtree Drive to pedestrian, cyclist and horse
bridges.

2.    Trunk Network and Connectivity

The Gumtree Drive pedestrian bridge is a low use facility that has not been operational for over
four years. It served as a pedestrian access from approximately 50 rural residential properties to a
roadside reserve “Cooroy-Pomona Lions Park”, that is approximately half the size of the smallest
lot of those residential properties. The park itself is a small open space park approximately 2,500m2
in area that is predominately utilised as a rest area for motorists. The park size is relatively small
compared to the adjacent rural residential blocks where the smallest residential land parcel within
a 1 kilometre radius is approximately 3,000m2 in area (Figure 22).

The Gumtree Drive Bridge is not on any trunk pedestrian and cycle networks. Swift Drive, Cooroy
which is located at the western end of Gumtree Drive has been identified as a future pedestrian
and cycle trunk network in the development of the new Noosa Plan.




                  Figure 2 - Size of Lions Park compared to Local Resident Property Size



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