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Yellow squiggle code cracked as footpath work startsPainted yellow squiggles have been appearing on footpaths across the Latrobe City By Latrobe City Council - 22nd May 2006 - Back to News The painted yellow squiggles residents have seen appearing on footpaths across Latrobe City have a real purpose, and in the last few days the reason for their appearance has been revealed to passers by who have seen concrete contractors at work.
While not quite as tough as the Da Vinci Code to crack, each squiggly line tells a story and it’s all to do with the relative height of a section of footpath to another, the type of pedestrian usage, and its proximity to schools, elderly persons facilities and medical precincts.
Latrobe City’s maintenance engineer, Jey Vyravipillai, explained that the yellow lines have been painted on footpaths that have risen or cracked, and that could pose a hazard to pedestrians. "The remedial works are classified into categories of high, medium or low risk and the painted lines identify the priority for a repair job," Mr Vyravipillai said.
"Work is now underway on repairing those faults designated ‘high priority’, as part of an immense footpath maintenance program being undertaken across the municipality. 2600 points have been identified as high risk and have been prioritised for repair.
"While a number of repairs can be affected by grinding joints level, in many cases there is no alternative but to remove the old and create a new concrete section of footpath," Mr Vyravipillai explained.
Latrobe City mayor, Cr Lisa Price, said the repairs ensure that the requirements of Latrobe City’s road management plan are met and the community benefits by having safer access to homes businesses and facilities utilising the footpath network.
"We all benefit from new footpaths and cycle paths as they encourage us to leave the car behind, to walk or to cycle. However, along with new facilities, it’s important we keep the existing network serviceable, in good shape, and user friendly. The half-million dollars council has allocated to this component of footpath rehabilitation, is an investment in keeping our municipality liveable and sustainable," Cr Price said.
The contract for the replacement of the concrete footpath in medium risk areas is expected to be advertised shortly and the work carried out early in the next financial year.
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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