M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Hergest » Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:43 am
Woodville Road pavement was shut this morning as they were doing the work on the collapsed wall. Usually this remains open with the temporary fencing being the barrier between the path and the workzone. However, the traffic controller said that I wasn't able to go through today, she had no idea how to get around there
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:36 am
Just want to be aware as I use it most weekends.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Hergest » Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:59 am
The bit that's closed is only a small section so the detour is a simple one linked to below.tez001 wrote:Asked in another thread, but which road do you need to detour off the M4 path around the Harris Park area? Good st and Woodvile rd?
Just want to be aware as I use it most weekends.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:02 pm
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Hergest » Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:10 pm
Yep, it's had a go at me about 3 times now. It's one of those that gets close enough to spook you but so far hasn't made contact with my ears or anything else.tez001 wrote:Came across a magpie on that detour section. It started swooping half way along Allen St and continued until after the roundabout on Good St.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby zebee » Sun Sep 20, 2015 5:39 pm
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby recumbenteer » Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:32 pm
And I went through on Sunday..... nada, zip, nuttin' must be a 'bent thingzebee wrote:I was there on Sat, not a maggie in sight. Maybe it doesn't think 'bents are bikes....
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby thomas1987 » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:42 am
This part?
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:48 pm
That part, yes.thomas1987 wrote:^ where exactly?
This part?
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby phil_ » Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:55 pm
Someone's even left a busted car tyre underneath the bridge so it's something to look out for.
I cut across Woodville Road to go back down Wallace Street for my usual route. Athough Crescent Street is a decent climb and a Strava segment on the way down (of which I'm trying to KOM lol).
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Hergest » Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:15 pm
Interestingly the other side of Woodville Road is the proper designated shared path and that resembles a bombed out street in the Middle East, it's a dreadful bit of pavement.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby unbent » Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:26 pm
Went at me a few times on Monday including one contact.. Maybe it's back from holidays or an unbent thingrecumbenteer wrote:And I went through on Sunday..... nada, zip, nuttin' must be a 'bent thingzebee wrote:I was there on Sat, not a maggie in sight. Maybe it doesn't think 'bents are bikes....
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby zebee » Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:36 pm
Hmm... maybe if we can find where it clocks on for work on a Monday morning we can offer it a new job.... Swooping people who drop glass on bikepaths maybeunbent wrote:Went at me a few times on Monday including one contact.. Maybe it's back from holidays or an unbent thingrecumbenteer wrote:And I went through on Sunday..... nada, zip, nuttin' must be a 'bent thingzebee wrote:I was there on Sat, not a maggie in sight. Maybe it doesn't think 'bents are bikes....
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby skydance » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:19 pm
Cycle lane is there, but somewhat narrow, down to 30 (ish) cm. No problems riding, though I had to go to hoods instead of aerobars for approximately 30 seconds.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:43 am
Also further along there is a sign which says further diversions will be in place however I'm not sure where. My only guess is the section along the sports ground down to the diversion at Harris Park?
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Sun Mar 20, 2016 11:52 am
It appears the diversion will possible follow the railway line on the west side perhaps just before the Holroyd sports ground. I'm only guessing this as there is no way to cross back over to the east side of Railway Pde unless at Merrylands / Guildford station. Or the wooden bridge.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:40 pm
Noticed that this morning when I rode through. A real short detour. However the detour signs are a bit confusing, I wonder if there are more planned closures as when I was coming down from Burnett St, the diversion sign at the intersection of Fox st and Robert st was directing cyclists to turn right, instead of left.Hergest wrote:Well Tez you were right, they have closed the path at the bottom of the descent from Burnett close to the Holroyd Sportsground. I assume they are going to rip out the short section of soundwall on the motorway. The detour is really easy though, just go right down Fox Street , left into Robert then left again back onto the path.
There are also diversion signs at the Woodville Rd turn off, so I not sure if there will be a closure there.
I emailed Westconnex and they only mentioned the diversions which have already been put in place.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby tez001 » Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:39 am
http://www.westconnex.com.au/documents/ ... ch2016.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Interesting that they make cyclists divert around other streets instead of using the most direct route along Robert St.
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Re: M4 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Hergest » Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:51 am
tez001 wrote:Westconnex map has been updated with the additional closure around Holroyd Sportsground
http://www.westconnex.com.au/documents/ ... ch2016.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Interesting that they make cyclists divert around other streets instead of using the most direct route along Robert St.
I went through early this morning along Robert Street. I can see why that is for pedestrians only as when the gates to the park are shut there is no ramp in the pavement and you have to squeeze through a gap and then ride a couple of metres across the grass to get on the path. No big issue of course but if that was the official bike detour then I'm sure there would be complaints. It's good to see I reckon as it means someone is thinking about things and keeping you on bike paths or streets where bike paths remain accesible.
I wish I could say the same of the tossers doing the path at Meadowbank though. The hole that was left open for months on the oil pipe has been filled and concreted back over for at least a fortnight now but no bugger can be arsed going out there with a couple of barrows full of soil to fill in the gaps at the side. Perhaps the council are leaving it for a job next spring?
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