Late in 2009 the BTA wrote to the Nedlands City Council commenting on the dangerous access to the underpass at Karrakatta, and also at the Loch Street railway station; both these designs put cyclists at risk. The BTA included with the letter, a plan showing how both designs could be simply modified to improve safety. So it’s good to see that a start has been made on the Karrakatta ‘problem’, and hopefully Loch Street Station improvements won’t be far behind.
Karrakatta Underpass
Published: January 27, 2010
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My issue with the Karrakatta section is that the new rock garden area was extended to cover the cyclist ‘lane’ and there is now only a very narrow strip when riding to Perth. Quite a deterrant if you like to ride up small inclines as the cars show no respect to fellow users on cycles. The alternative is to use the PSP – cross 4 lanes of traffic to get on and 4 lanes of traffic to get off when travelling to Perth.