Yellow Steps have GONE

I blogged some time back on the strange appearance of yellow steps on a cycle path close to home.

They have gone..........enveloped by a giant asphalt machine. While I may lament their passing...........and my curiousity about who did it remains, their loss is really a fantastic gain.

A brand spanking new, widened to four metres, covered in super smooth road grade asphalt hot-mix cycle path appeared this week. Has been some goings on and repair work for a few weeks, but it was thought it was just that......minor repairs. This is some bike path now!

I had originally been one of the "urgers" seeking the development of the bike path along Rapid Creek, urging the then local politician to seek funding to get it built. Our family has used it for many years, with the bike path the usual route to and from the pool for training, a daily event for us swimmers in the family. The path originally built was about 1.8m wide, and really too narrow - the game plan was to aim for 3.6m. It widened to about 2.5m a few years ago, but was still too narrow for the traffic.

But.......wow.........this is now a great bike path. Sets a very good standard for other local cycle paths to upgrade.

Maybe the wags who created the yellow steps will be back.........hasta la vista!!!

Congratulations - Darwin City Council!