Bayswater-Bassendean Path commenced!

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Postby troyww » Sun May 20, 2012 11:46 pm

J Quinton wrote:They need to fix the boards on the guildford bridge asap.
Drove past yesterday and they are indeed replacing the bridge path . They really seem to be going all out to complete it .
Small compromise for the absolute abortion that the freeway south bike path has become . Hopefully it will be sweet when they eventually get around to finishing it .

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Postby Troy C » Mon May 21, 2012 12:33 pm

I haven't been past, could you please tell me if they are replacing the boards with new boards or another material?
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Postby HappyHumber » Mon May 21, 2012 1:52 pm

Troy C wrote:I haven't been past, could you please tell me if they are replacing the boards with new boards or another material?Troy
I rode Eastbound out along Guildford road about 7:30am Saturday morning on an Audax ride. it looked to me as if they were in the midst of clearing the old timber and laying metal compartments across the still solid support beams to have cement poured. I have seen a few other old timber bridges "retro-fitted" with concrete replacement surfaces like this. Something similar to the Garratt Road bridge pedestrian path - though thankfully wider.
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Postby wagr1213 » Mon May 21, 2012 6:45 pm

Gnor wrote:Black stuff went down Friday arvo...hoping for some riding along there soon!
If the short stretch they did at Claremont is anything to go by then it could be some months before you actually legally ride on it! The hotmix was down on that section for ages whilst they got organised with the lining and markings etc with it all roped off.

They have certainly done a pretty good job of the preparation and route considering the old drainage areas they had to fix and fill so it should be a good ride when done. Im sure the motorists will be envious! :P
Im curious to see what they do / how they finish, with the crossing intersections!
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Postby CycleSnail » Tue May 22, 2012 12:03 am

The first few hundred metres of hotmix went down today, a small section is rideable, sort of. I guess they want to finish it this financial year?
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Postby wagr1213 » Tue May 22, 2012 5:25 pm

CycleSnail wrote:The first few hundred metres of hotmix went down today, a small section is rideable, sort of. I guess they want to finish it this financial year?
Yes and the rest of it seems to be going down today - All between Basso and Collier rd was done when I came past and they were 3/4 of the way from the Katanning st Xing towards Collier rd.
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Postby Phil » Wed May 23, 2012 9:57 am

Yay. Fed up with the Southern PSP, this will open up more options - plus refuelling options in Guildford ;-)
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Postby Troy C » Wed May 23, 2012 11:30 am

Rode that way on my commute to Midvale this morning. Looks like the bitumen is 100% laid, but will wait and see how long until the lines and other work to be done and open. It is frustrating to ride on a temporary soft sand path (next to collier rd) while there is a new path fenced off!!
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Postby fixed » Thu May 24, 2012 1:44 am

o for want of sidecutters
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Postby fixed » Mon May 28, 2012 7:35 pm

rode on it sunday 27th, very smoooth, just rode over the ropes and safety tape like many before me
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Postby HappyHumber » Mon May 28, 2012 9:36 pm

fixed wrote:..... just rode over the ropes and safety tape like many before me
Wooo-Yeah! Now we're talking... An-arr-kee! Smash the state!

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Postby Troy C » Tue May 29, 2012 9:47 am

How Much is the path cost for this segment?
Also I drove past it last week and while the path looks almost complete, the cross overs haven't been touched - I am no civil engineer, but I thought you would at least start to clear this the same time early work would be done on the path
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Postby fixed » Tue May 29, 2012 3:00 pm

$1,600,000 per kilometre
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Postby fixed » Tue May 29, 2012 8:44 pm

Go for the KOM Troy!
Two new Strava segments for you to poach
Baysie to Basso Heinrich Benz Cycleway
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Actually spoke with the man as I rode home just near Baysie station.

edit and straight away someone takes the KOM away <chortle>
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Postby showbag » Tue May 29, 2012 10:37 pm

it wasn't open at lunch time, but they were painting the lines on the path.
Any idea when it will no longer be taped off and you can officially ride on it?

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Postby fixed » Wed May 30, 2012 12:17 am

I just threw the star picket away and rode my bike. Its open.
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Postby HappyHumber » Wed May 30, 2012 12:51 am

Probably waiting for some two-bit Pollie to come along for the official opening... :roll:
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Postby troyww » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:52 am

Thanks for the pre-opening guys . Went for a ride last weekend and made it as far as the park at the railway crossing in guilford before copping a flat . Who would of thought , broken glass next to a park near midland ...

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Postby fixed » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:31 am

no point bagging out Midland, Perth has broken glass everywhere.
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Postby Phil » Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:14 pm

fixed wrote:no point bagging out Midland, Perth has broken glass everywhere.
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Postby jet-ski » Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:42 pm

they keep putting the ropes back up but I rode it today, saw quite a few others doing the same - and they all seemed to be new cyclists too - wobbling about on Huffys :D looks like the extension has created some new riders
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Postby wagr1213 » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:35 am

Have resisted till today - Yeh not a bad ride !
be better without the closure bunting and ropes

Stopped at the Basso side of the Collier rd crossing pedestrian maze and watched the traffic flows for a while considering when would be safe to cross :shock: this will be a dangerous location - the traffic coming onto Guildford rd from along Collier was fast and hard to see coming. Chicken Run comes to mind!
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Postby cavebear2 » Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:59 pm

wagr1213 wrote:Have resisted till today - Yeh not a bad ride !
be better without the closure bunting and ropes

Stopped at the Basso side of the Collier rd crossing pedestrian maze and watched the traffic flows for a while considering when would be safe to cross :shock: this will be a dangerous location - the traffic coming onto Guildford rd from along Collier was fast and hard to see coming. Chicken Run comes to mind!
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I always thought this would be a dangerous location. Also, having the PSP running straight in front of the Basso TS with peds. walking onto the PSP is just plain dumb. I expect to see the odd bit of glass near the station in the future, but then again, maybe I won't because I'll be riding along the road as per normal, probably much safer! :wink:

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Postby bjohnson » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:44 am

Have been lurking for some time but thought I would finally join :wink:

I've ridden this path a few times now, it's a nice ride from Guildford.
Being pretty new to road cycling it's nice to be able to put in some decent km's and avoid the roads.

Now that the crossovers have been cut away I can't see what they are waiting for?

The ropes have mysteriously fallen down as I rode past the last few times...

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Re: Bayswater-Bassendean Path commenced!

Postby wagr1213 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:21 am

Beware accessing the pathway via those service driveways - there is a good 1 to 1.5 inch lip where the concrete meets the road surface. Not a safe entry point whilst travelling "Along" Guildford rd. Ouch!

They made curbing like this on Altone rd between McGuire Ave and Benara Rd when they redid the road area there - they then added bitumen to create ramps onto the driveways to enable a smooth transition, which is good now if you feel the need to escape the road, however it has created another problem in that you have to swerve out into the rd further to avoid the ramps and thus into the path of traffic.

Clever design ??????????
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