The materials have been delivered and now the State Government is set to fund the installation of 350 sandstone steps as stage 2 of the $1.4M upgrade of Bouddi Coastal Walk gets underway.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the new steps, along a steep and eroded section of the 8km track, will improve pedestrian access.
“Stage one involved 80 tons of surface material being dropped by helicopter into remote locations and distributed across 325 metres of the track between Bullimbah and Gerrin Point,” Crouch said.
“I’m excited that stage two of this ambitious upgrade is now underway and will take approximately two months.
“Throughout winter the Bouddi Coastal Walk experienced a huge influx of visitors, with a record 60,000 people visiting the area, which is more than double what we saw for the same period last year.
Crouch said visitors are now being asked to avoid the area while closures are in place.
“Once completed, these upgrades will make Bouddi National Park even safer and more user-friendly, but for a short period of time the section of track from Little Beach to Mourawaring Moor will be closed,” he said.
“The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is doing everything possible to ensure there is minimal disruption to visitors.
The Bouddi Coastal Walk upgrade is a NSW Government project funded through the Improving Access to National Parks program.
The project is expected to be completed in four stages over three years.
Source:
Media release, Oct 30
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch