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Trail objective
This key connection is complex and therefore has been broken into 4 zones to better isolate comparable alignments.
The highest ranked route
The key connection between Mornington and Moorooduc offers substantial community value, serving a rapidly growing population, multiple schools, and easing congestion on significant, often crowded roads. This trail will provide a safe, sustainable alternative to private vehicle use, particularly during peak school drop-off and pick-up times.
Given infrastructural and environmental considerations, the proposed alignment will utilise a combination of service easements and existing trails, mostly avoiding rail reserves creating a continuous, secure route for pedestrians and cyclists traveling within and through Mornington.
Zone 1
This zone aims to provide a safe cycle and pedestrian connection from the Nepean Hwy through Mornington to the Esplanade. Much of this connection may include on-road cycle lanes.
Alignment A (highest ranked): Following a series of easements connecting into the centre of Mornington and the Mornington Foreshore beyond. Within the easements and public open spaces a shared user path is possible.
SCORE: 33.8
Zone 2
This zone aims to provide a safe cycle and pedestrian connection from Bungower Rd to the Nepean Hwy. There are a number of different options here and diverse opportunities and constrains for all of them. Given the number of schools and open space reserves in this area a fully separated shared use path should be the priority.
Alignment E (highest ranked): Following Racecourse Rd on the west side. An existing shared use path can be followed from Bungower Rd to Booker Ave. South of Booker Ave the SUP becomes a 1.5m wide footpath that is too narrow to accommodate cyclists. This footpath would be widened to 2.5m-3m. The path continues to Mornington-Tyabb Rd where it crosses to an existing SUP on the south side of the road. This existing SUP continues to Flinders Park where it terminates at Yuilles Rd. Beyond here an on road cycle lane would accommodate cyclists.
SCORE: 27.7
Zone 3
This zone investigates a connection between Wooralla Dr and Bungower Rd. Much of this section is Green Wedge Zone and therefore does not contribute significantly to local community connections therefore a trail that is sympathetic to the landscape and ecological conditions is important. This connections target user group are recreational cyclists who are not currently served in this location.
Alignment H (highest ranked): Follow the services easement that criss-crosses the railway reserve. This alignment follows land that has unknown private use rights that may need to be negotiated. It will also require one new crossing of the rail line. At Baldock Rd connect with an existing SUP and travel south connecting with an existing SUP on the north side of Bungower Rd.
SCORE: 25.7
Zone 4
Unlike the objective stated for zones 1-3, zone 4 does not connect into Mornington. Zone 4’s objective is to connect to the Briars where the Peninsula Trails will continue south to Safety Beach and the Bay Trail. These alignments should therefore be considered as an alternative and different proposition to those of zones 1-3.
Alignment L (highest ranked): Following Moorooduc Highway along the west side of the road reserve. The road reserve is wide and there is plent of space for a well separated trail. However, there are a number of high speed round about intersections that will generate the main challenge for
this alignment.
SCORE: 27.1
*Although this alignment is the highest ranked within this zone, it does not connect into Mornington and therefore does not meet the overall objective for this key connection of connecting Mornington to Moorooduc.
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