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read moreThe Leura Cascades Recreation Precinct, one of six precincts along the Blue Mountains Southern Escarpment, boasts an exciting mix of natural beauty with built heritage and history. Accessibility and amenity upgrades will sensitively rejuvenate the precinct with construction of a new amenities building the first piece of the upgrade program to get underway.
The upgrades to the precinct will provide a range of enhancements, including:
Before construction works begin, a number of identified trees have been recommended for removal, following investigations from a qualified arborist.
Following the tree work, construction of a new amenities building in the upper Cascades area will start.
Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill shared “these upgrades will sensitively rejuvenate the precinct. They’ll provide better access and amenity for residents and visitors and will also be more resilient to future extreme weather events, which is a key outcome.”
Following strong community support during the precinct planning process, Chelmsford Bridge will remain closed to public vehicle traffic after the upgrades are complete.
As a beautiful example of an unreinforced concrete arch bridge, designed in 1912, it is of state heritage significance and reopening would require consideration of a range of risk mitigation measures that would have a negative impact on the bridge.
With the community’s backing and in alignment with the Precinct Plan, the bridge will remain closed to public vehicle traffic.
The $5 million Leura Cascades Recreational Precinct upgrade project is funded by the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grant Program.
The grant also partially funded the upgrade of Leura culvert in 2023, helping to better manage stormwater within this environmentally sensitive precinct.
Work on the amenities building and new picnic shelter is expected to be completed by February 2025 (weather permitting) and will be followed by construction of the new carpark and linking pathways.
The walking track and lighting upgrades will follow in due course, with specific timelines to be communicated once work programmes are finalised.
Access to the walking tracks within the Leura Cascades precinct will remain open during the construction of the amenities building. During the walking track upgrades next year, some closures will be required and communicated to the community once requirements are confirmed.
More information about the Leura Cascades Recreation Precinct upgrade is available at bmcc.nsw.gov.au/leura-cascades
Image: Walking track through Leura Cascades. Credit: Ian Brown
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