Following the opening of the bridge across the Moonee Ponds Creek between Strathmore and Oak Park further upgrades in the precinct will change access routes until the end of the year.
The shared user path on the northern side of the creek between Margaret Street and Main Street will be closed from 30 October until mid-to-late December for the installation of a boardwalk.
Path detours will be in place via Margaret Street and Main Street. See map below.
The opening of the bridge was a significant milestone in Stage 1 of the project to transform the former concrete drain into a proper, naturalised watercourse, which should wrap up in December.
Over the next few months, work will continue with shared path safety fencing and line markings, completion off the pond and terrace, construction of the boardwalk and informal shared path on the northern side of the creek. Plantings will be installed around the bridge and other landscaping around the creek, and areas affected by the works will be reinstated and restored.
Works continue with Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and the Chain of Ponds Collaboration to create an experiential trail along the creek, expected to be completed by January next year.
And now, with $16.4 million state and federal funding secured, planning and design will be scheduled for the next phase to transform the concrete section from Oak Park and Strathmore downstream through to Lebanon Reserve.
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