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CYCLISTS' ROAD and PATH REPORTS

SUBJECT LIST

Update 29/6/07:

For another way to view the road and path reports, is to put them in subject groups. This way we get a knowledge of issues and locations that are relevant to people who cycle, use tricycles and wheel chairs, prams, walk etc.

More information about a report number can be viewed on the "road and path reports" page.

ROADS	PATHS	SERVICES	ACCIDENTS
Bikeability - bike routes Highways Roads Narrow Roads Road Bridges Bicycle Lanes - projects Road Shoulders - bike lanes Signalised Intersections Bicycle detection Bicycle Push Buttons Roundabouts Pedestrian Crossings Railway Crossings Local Area Traffic Management Corners Road Maintenance Road Works Water Works Closures Access Covers Drainage Grates Obstructions Reflectors Hazards Guard Rails	Bike Routes Underpasses Foot Bridges Ramps Path-Road Connections Path Construction Path Repairs Path Maintenance Bollards Visibility Footpaths Gutter Drainage Flooding Awareness	Access for people with disabilities End of trip facilities Bicycle Parking	Harassment Motorists Near Accidents Accidents Fatal Accidents

Note: Black - completed. RR - Residentents Response.

BIKEABILITY:

Route Based Checklist - roads and paths:

RR 4/2007 - 226/2006 Machans Beach to Cairns CBD
230 Clifton Beach to Trinity Beach
228 Greenslopes St to Freshwater to Whitfield
226 Machans Beach to Cairns CBD

ROADS - BRIDGES - INTERSECTIONS:

Highways:

226 Capt Cook Hwy - crossing south of Barron R
210 Capt Cook Hwy, 2 kms north of Simpson Point
199 Kamerunga Rd - crossing south of Barron R
189 Bruce Highway, north of Gordonvale to Cairns St
174 Cairns to Cape Tribulation
133 Edmonton to Innisfail
51,37 Cairns North, Sheridan St
4(2),5(2),8(4),27,61 Capt Cook Hwy, Cairns North - Arnold St

Roads:

217/2005 Wharf St - upgrade
86 Sheridan St, City - upgrade

Narrow Roads:

166 Brinsmead Rd, Highway to Freshwater roundabout
151, 36 Crystal Cascades
101 Lower Freshwater Rd

Road Bridges:

200 Barron River, Capt Cook Highway
197 Stony Creek, Gray Creek, Mt Peter Road
181,169 Wrights Ck, Bruce Hwy
176 Deep Ck, Capt Cook Hwy
151/2001 Redlynch Intake Rd, Rices Gully
149 Barron River, Brinsmead/Kamerunga Rd
131 Redlynch Intake Rd - north of Crystal Cascades
111 Richter's Creek (Thomatis Ck)
22 Kamerunga

Bicycle Lanes - projects:

RR 15/2007 - 234 Lake St, Smith St to Grove St - Cairns Pedestrian and Cycle Strategy 2004
203 Mulgrave Road
78,100 Florence St
50,52 Bunda St
40,41 Hoare St

Road Shoulders - bike lanes:

RR 23/2007 - 227/2006 Redlynch Intake Rd - 100m north of Larsen Rd
RR 16,19, 20/2007 - 8(2)/1995 Moody St, Callaghan St to Swallow St
RR 14/2007 - 233/2007 Bicentennial Rd, south of Robert Rd
RR 13/2007 - 151/2001 Redlynch Intake Rd, Redlynch to Crystal Cascades
RR 10/2007 - 231/2007 - 5(1)/1995 Holloways Beach Access Rd and Oleander St
RR3/2007 - 199/2004 Stoney Ck Rd, Kamerunga Rd to Barron R footbridge
196,179 Spence St, Aumuller St - Lyons St
190 Greenslopes St, bus stop - Centenary Lakes
173 Hardy Rd and Foster Rd
171 Riverstone Rd, west of Bruce Hwy
164 Collins Ave, Friend St
163 Hartley St, Buchan St to Fearnley St
153,92 Riverstone Rd, east of Bruce Hwy - east of Bruce Hwy
152 Martyn St
151/2001 Redlynch Intake Rd
139,91 Machans Beach Rd, opposite school - one side
128 Severin St - western side
96 Draper St
91,68,63 Access Rd, Machans Bch
87 Mill Rd, Bruce Hwy to Mt Peter Rd
87 Mill Rd, Mt Peter Rd to Wiseman Rd
66 Aeroglen Dr - widening
62 Varley St - bike path on road - narrow bike lane - one side
57,54 Upward St - one side
44 Dunne Rd
25 Redlynch - Freshwater
8(2) Moody St - Swallow St to Callaghan St
8(1) Irene St/McGregor St - new roundabout
5(1) Access Rd, Holloways Bch

Signalised Intersections:

229 Bruce Hwy - Draper St, Gordonvale - bike lanes and bicycle push buttons
196 Spence St/Lyons St
170 Robert Rd/McLaughlin St
167 Bruce Hwy/Sheehy Rd - Forest Garden Blvd
120 Hardy Rd/Robert Rd
8(5),35 Bruce Hwy/Anderson Rd
8(3) Pease St/Jensen St

Bicycle Detection:

MR Brinsmead-Kamerunga Rd/Harley St
64 Capt Cook Hwy/General Aviation
60 McCoombe St/Givens St

Bicycle Push Buttons:

226 Capt Cook Hwy - General Aviation
180 Draper St, Scott St and Spence St
175 Hoare St/Moody St
171 Bruce Hwy/Riverstone Rd
170 Robert Rd/McLaughlin St
128 Mulgrave Rd/Severin St
120 Hardy Rd/Roberts Rd

Roundabouts:

208 City
187,19 Capt Cook Hwy/Trinity Beach Rd - crossing
186 McGregor Rd - Capt Cook Hwy - crossing
183 Pease St/Anderson St - accident at exit
182 Capt Cook Hwy/Trinity Beach - narrow bike lane
156 Severin St/Gatton St
56 Capt Cook Hwy/Machans Bch - narrow bike lane
49 Capt Cook Hwy/Holloways Bch
47 City View Estate
34 Capt Cook Hwy/Yorkeys Knob - crossing
23 Capt Cook Hwy/city to Trinity Bch
21 Freshwater
45,46,69 Trinity Bch Rd
4(1) Capt Cook Hwy, Cairns North - Kewarra Bch

Pedestrian/Bike Crossings:

RR9/2007 - 220/2005 Sheridan St and Airport Dr
RR1/2007 - 230/2006 Madang St and Wewak St, centre island cut out
230 Clifton Rd - bike path Capt Cook Hwy - vegetation
207 Gatton St - Fearnley St path
188 Capt Cook Hwy - Smithfield shopping centre
187,19 Trinity Beach Rd - Capt Cook Hwy - roundabout
186 McGregor Rd - Capt Cook Hwy - roundabout
130 Anderson St - Fearnley St
128 Mulgrave Rd - Severin St
83 Pease St/Moody St
79 Ellis Beach
55 James St

Railway Crossings:

223 Minnie St
201 Arthur St
177 James St
167 Bruce Hwy - Progress Rd
158 Bruce Hwy - Foster Rd

Local Area Traffic Management:

RR24/2007 - 237/2007 Downing St
230 Madang St, Trinity Beach - modify traffic Isle and line marking
204 Little St
161 Martyn St/Minnie St
119 Endeavour Rd
118 Carnation Dr
93 DeJarlais St/Henley St/Gordon St
90 Carnation Dr/Beatrice St

Corners:

127 Sheridan St/Hartley St
102 Collins Ave/Mayers St
30 Brown St/Mulgrave Rd

Road Maintenance:

172,118 Carnation Dr, tree trimming
155 Bruce Hwy, Coconut Village Resort, sweeping
149, 22 Brinsmead/Kamerunga Rd bridge, Barron River, street sweeping
141 Redlynch bypass, Deviation Rd, street sweeping
138 Aplin St, street sweeping
89 Capt Cook Hwy, Yorkeys Knob, rumble strips
84 Pease St - shoulder maintenance

Road Works:

159 Path closed - Collins Ave to Aeroglen - water works
146 Changed conditions, Bruce Hwy - Forest Gardens
94 Bicycle access, Reservoir Rd

Water Works:

147 Mulgrave Rd, Moody Creek, foot bridge

Closures:

81 Metrez St

Access Covers:

18 Newell St/Mulgrave Rd

Drainage Grates:

99 Westcourt
31,32,33 Woree

Obstructions:

247 Kamerunga Rd, fence in bike lane
RR 22/2007 - 151/2001 Redlynch Intake Rd, north end of Rices Gully bridge
80 Greenslopes St

Reflectors:

59 Capt Cook Hwy/Caravonica roundabout
53 Aeroglen Dr - Kamerunga Rd

Hazards:

155 Bruce Hwy - Coconut Village Resort, lighting
114 Main Roads - highways
89 Capt Cook Hwy - Yorkeys Knob - roundabout - rumble strips

Guard Rails:

194 McManus St - Upper Richardson St - protruding

SHARED PATHS - BIKE PATHS - FOOT PATHS - FOOT BRIDGES - UNDERPASSES:

Bike Route:

230 Clifton Beach - Trinity Beach
226 Machans Beach to Cairns North 225 Bruce Hwy, Forest Gardens to Anderson Rd
220 Esplanade - Lake St to Airport Ave
209 Whitfield - Raintrees Shops
154 Aeroglen - Mulgrave Rd, signs
122,168 Anderson St, English St to Jensen St, foot bridge and paths

Underpasses:

226 Capt Cook Hwy - Baron R Bridge
199,95 Kamerunga Rd - Sandwich St

Foot Bridges:

RR 3/2007 - 199/2004 Barron R, Kamerunga Rd
191,136,135,105 Holloways Bch - Machans Bch
168,122 Patience St and Anderson St
162 Poolwood Rd - Cyprea Cl
147 Mulgrave Rd - Moody Ck
140 Fearnley St drain, Charles St
125 Barron River, Lake Placid
77 Foot bridge, Dillon St

Ramps:

RR 5/2007 - 165/2002 Russell St, foot bridge
97 Trafalgar Rd
77 Dillon St, foot bridge

Path Construction:

RR 21/2007 - 236/2007 Capt Cook Hwy, Vievers Rd to Cedar Rd
RR 13/2007 - 151/2001 Redlynch Intake Rd
RR 9/2007 - 220/2005 Sheridan St, south of Airport Dr
RR 8/2007 - 29/1995 Koch St, west of foot bridge
227/2006 Glenmead Village to Kamerunga Rd bike path
225 Forest Gardens - Anderson Rd - west side of highway
220 Esplanade North Parklands Project - Lake St to Airport Drive
215 Stoney Creek Rd
212 Fearnley St drain, reconstruct damaged path
205 Pease St to Brinsmead Shopping Centre to Springfield Cl
192 Mestrez St to O'Hara St, replace path - construct barrier
164 Collins Ave, road connection
156,128 Severin St, Parramatta State School
151 Redlynch Valley Estate - Redlynch Intake Rd
143 San Down Cl, Woree pub
97 Bruce Hwy, Edmonton
85 Pease St/Springfield Cres - Boden St - remove bollard
71 Cheviot St
58 Fernley St path - Upward St

Path-Road Connections:

RR 18/07 - 235/2007 DeJarlais Ave, north of bridge
RR 17/07 - 235/2007 Henley St, east of railway line
RR 12/2007 - 232/2007 Poolwood Rd, school
RR 11/2007 - 230/2006 Clifton Rd, ramp removed, path extended
RR 7/2007 - 85/1998 Boden St, barrier
RR 6/2007 - 205/2004 Pease St Shopping Centre
230 Poolwood Rd - bike path Capt Cook Hwy - gutter ramp
213 under the Kamerunga Rd overpass
206/2005 Hiacinth Cl and Miltonia St, barrier
RR 2/2007 - 206/2005 Adventure Cl, barrier
202 Arthur St - Lilly Creek path
198 Hoare St - Petersen Cl

Path Repairs:

RR 8/2007 - 29/1995 Koch St, west of foot bridge
230 Clifton Beach to Trinity Beach
224 Trinity Beach to Palm Cove
212 Fearnley St path,north of Gatton St
211 Capt Cook Hwy, Poolwood Rd to Beaver St
185 Capt Cook Hwy - opposite Paradise Palms
184 Clifton to Trinity to Kewarra Beaches
159 Aeroglen Dr - Collins Ave
148 Brinsmead Rd, Loridan Dr
157,144,126 Behan St - Russell St
137 Capt Cook Hwy, Trinity Bch - Clifton Bch
113 Lyons St
88,103 Fearnley St
70 Trinity Bch Rd

Path Maintenance:

226 Quarry St - Saltwater Creek
218 JCU area - brtoaken glass
184 Capt Cook Hwy - Clifton, Kewarra, Trinity Beaches
178 Cairns North - Aeroglen
160 Severin - Minnie St
112 Quad bike access, Quarry St - Collins Ave
48 Caravonica - Smithfield
26 Kewarra Bch - Palm Cove
24 Lake Placid - Caravonica
20 Freshwater - Kamerunga

Bollards:

219/2004 Brown St, north of Westcourt Shopping Centre - new bollards
165 Russell St, foot bridge - new bollards
134,38 Fernley St path/foot bridge - Mann St - have been removed
85 Springfield Cres to Boden St - remove bollard
42,65 Collins Ave - Aeroglen Dr - path under reconstruction
29/1995 Koch St - new bollards

Visibility:

29 Shopping entrance - Koch St - fence

Foot Paths:

132 Clifton Beach
122 Anderson St
113 Lyons St

Gutter:

198 Hoare St - Petersen Cl
104 Crossing, Enmore St

Drainage:

115 Fernley St path
113 Gutter, Lyons St

Flooding:

121 Fig Tree Dr - bike paths

Awareness:

4(3) Not suitable for racing cyclists

Access for people with disABILITIES:

227/2006 Glenmead Village to Kamerunga Rd, path connection
150 Access, Cinema, Stockland
145 Disabled Parking, Florence St - completed
134 Fernley St path/foot bridge - Mann St - bollards removed
123 Disabled Parking, Abbott St
113 Foot path access, gutter drainage, Lyons St
110 Cairns Civic Theatre - front foyer

End of Trip Facilities:

129 White Rock Shopping Centre

Bicycle Parking:

195 Central shopping centre
193,109 Stockland shopping centre
117 The Tanks, Rusty's
82 Festival Faire shopping centre
28 City

Harassment:

116 Road Rage, Gold Coast
43 Lower Freshwater Rd

Motorists:

216 Mann St, parking on bike path
124 Hit and Run
39 Education
36,37 Driving too close/fast
4(4) Abuse

Near Accidents:

36 Bus
16 Path, Metrez St
15 Truck
142 Taxi

Cycling Accidents:

18/5/2005 Henley St, corner DeJarlais St
198/2004 Hoare St/Petersen Cl - gutter repaired
183 Pease St - Anderson St roundabout
161 Martyn St/Minnie St
153 Bruce Hwy - Riverstone Rd
146 Bruce Hwy - Forest Gardens
124 Aplin St, Cairns Central
122 Anderson St - no foot bridge
108 Bruce Hwy/Portsmith Rd
107 Reservoir Rd/Ramsay Dr
106 Capt Cook Hwy, Yorkeys Knob
76 Capt Cook Hwy, Clifton Bch
75 Spence St/Draper St
73 SheridanSt
67 Access Rd, Machans Bch
18 Cnr Newell St/Mulgrave Rd
17 Kamerunga Rd
14 Crystal Cascades
13 Capt Cook Hwy/Machans Bch
1 Capt Cook Hwy/Kewarra Bch

Fatal Accidents:

98 Mulgrave Rd
74 Capt Cook Hwy, Smithfield
72 Capt Cook Hwy, Palm Cove

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