Lighting the way at Salt and Casuarina
14 June 2019
NSW Government funds cycleway lights over 3.5 kilometres
The future is bright for Salt and Casuarina, with 3.5 kilometres of new overhead cycleway lighting officially switched on.
The project is designed to improve safety along the shared-user path and to allow cyclists and pedestrians to use the path at night time, as well as improving security in the area.
The $992,000 project was funded through the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund.
A total of 83 lights stretch from Cathedral Court south to Dryandras Court. They will be more resilient to the coastal environment, meet lighting standards for safety, minimise impacts on the adjacent residents, and use minimal electricity.
Mayor of Tweed, Councillor Katie Milne, thanked the Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, for securing the funding for the project.
“I’d also like to thank the Casuarina, Seaside & Salt Residents Association (CASSRA) for their work in highlighting the importance of these lights for the locals and visitors to this area after the old bollard lights installed by the developers had to be removed when they fell into disrepair,” Cr Milne said.
“I’m particularly pleased that energy-efficient LED lights have been used, minimising energy costs to Council and carbon emissions.”
Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest, said he hoped the lights would increase safety and encourage exercise.
“I’m delighted to share in the announcement of this NSW Government Stronger Country Communities Fund project, which will help to improve the quality of community infrastructure in Tweed and quality of life for people living locally,” Mr Provest said.
“These lights are motion sensitive and will illuminate when a pedestrian comes within eight metres of a pole, helping to dramatically improve safety for thousands of locals and tourists who travel along this cycleway every week while exercising or travelling home from work.
“Excitingly, two lights will illuminate in quick succession, giving pedestrians and cyclists sight of around 100 metres ahead which will help to reduce the risk of collision between pedestrians and cyclists in the dark and help people feel more safe and secure when travelling along this popular track,” he said.
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Caption: Let there be light – Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest MP, Mayor of Tweed Councillor Katie Milne and president of the Casuarina, Seaside & Salt Residents Association (CASSRA) Mark Grunwald, joined local residents for the official opening of the new light system.
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Caption: The $992,000 project is designed to improve safety along the shared-user path and to allow cyclists and pedestrians to use the path at night time, as well as improving security in the area.