New trees, gardens, footpaths, paving and the first leg of a cycleway are some of the exciting streetscape upgrades about to be rolled out in the next phase of the Treeline Lurline project.
Construction of the streetscape improvements will start on Monday, 12 August 2024 and follow the recent completion of the electrical undergrounding works along the first block of Lurline Street, between Waratah Road and Merriwa Street.
The upcoming streetscape works include:
- New street trees and gardens
- Quality footpath paving
- The first leg of a cycleway
- A new pedestrian crossing
- New kerb and guttering
- Stormwater harvesting
- Street furniture
- Heritage interpretive signs
Construction will begin on the east side of the road, from Waratah Street down to Merriwa Street. During this part of the work, Lurline Street will be open to traffic in both directions but there will be no parking lane on the west side of Lurline Street, with this space used as a traffic lane.
Works on the east side of the street will progress until early November 2024 and then switch to the western side of the street. Under this arrangement, there will only be space for one lane of traffic heading in the southbound direction. Northbound traffic will need to follow a detour route that will be clearly signposted.
The streetscape works are expected to be completed in mid-February 2025 and during this time a construction compound will be set up in Dr Alex Allen Park (corner of Lurline and Waratah Streets).
Blue Mountains City Council said: "This is a key milestone in delivering the first piece of Treeline Lurline's exciting vision. The street-level improvements will dramatically enhance the safety and amenity of this significant thoroughfare."
Chair of the Treeline Lurline Steering Committee Jessica Lawn said, "We are thrilled to see this legacy project for the Blue Mountains taking shape with the first block of power underground completed and the civil works to beautify the streetscape about to begin."
Construction works will generally take place 7am - 5pm Monday to Friday.
While some noise and vibration will occur from the construction, active efforts will be made to reduce and mitigate the disruption.
Delivery of the first stage of the Treeline Lurline project is funded through the Federal Government's Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant Program secured by the Katoomba Chamber of Commerce and Community in March 2022. Bendigo Community Bank Katoomba provided seed funding to help secure the grant.
For more information about the Treeline Lurline project, visit: www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/ward-1-projects/treeline-lurline or treelinelurline.org
Image: Treeline Lurline powerline works underway last week. Photo credit: Michael Small
