Perth: Bike/Ped Bridge at Entertainment Centre

[Gumby]

I live in the inner northern suburbs, Mt Lawley way, so I use my bikes
for most of my transport needs. I use this bridge a lot to cross onto
the railway psp, and also the freeway bike paths, but also to get into
the city. This morning I noticed a new (last two days) sign has gone
up, warning that the bridge will be closed intermittently for the period
September to december and that alternate routes should be sourced.

No doubt this is because the work for trenching the Joondalup and
Fremantle railway lines has reached the bridge.

The only alternate bike routes I can think of:
West Perth Subway which sucks at most anytime of the day.
Beaufort St Bridge, forced to turn left and east into Wellington St,
which is generally away from where I am heading.
Cut through the Alexander Library/Art Gallery Precinct onto the
Horseshoe Bridge, thence William or Wellington heading west, which is
probably my favoured option.
Or alternately take a longer route around East Perth or even Burswood psp.

Any other ideas?

I am going to email Bikewest to find out whats going on, not cross, just
want it to hurry up.

Incidentally the bridge at the Ent Cent is always covered with bogan
droppings Saturday and Sunday mornings, any chance of a glass shedding
surface?
Steven

 

[M Bison]

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:38:43 +0800, Gumby wrote:

> Beaufort St Bridge, forced to turn left and east into Wellington St,
> which is generally away from where I am heading.

this "left turn only" is news to me. Just turn right onto wellington st,
on the footpath if need be.

 

[Gumby]

M Bison wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:38:43 +0800, Gumby wrote:
>
>
>>Beaufort St Bridge, forced to turn left and east into Wellington St,
>>which is generally away from where I am heading.
>
>
> this "left turn only" is news to me. Just turn right onto wellington st,
> on the footpath if need be.
>
>
Of course I would never disobey traffic regulations.

 

[David M]

If it were I, I'd just go the William St option. East, and the traffic
is generally nice and slow...and you often have a defacto bike lane
made out of witches hats...

Cheers
David M

 

[byron27]

M Bison wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 10:38:43 +0800, Gumby wrote:
>
>
>>Beaufort St Bridge, forced to turn left and east into Wellington St,
>>which is generally away from where I am heading.
>
>
> this "left turn only" is news to me. Just turn right onto wellington st,
> on the footpath if need be.
>
>
Of course I would never disobey traffic regulations.

ride down to citywest train station, cross the tracks on the path, you are back on the bikepath.

if i were you though, riding from mt lawley, i would ride down past hyde park on glendower, down lake st, right onto stuart st, down fitzgerald for 50 metres and onto the bikepath that goes by the graham farmer up to loftus st and go from there. easy and no traffic.