Missing links – Cadigal Reserve, Summer Hill
What are we doing in this area?
The upgrades to Cadigal Reserve include:
- A new path and upgraded natural areas
- Upgraded landscaping and ecological restoration
- Creation of new 3.5m wide shared path
- Installation of new bat-friendly smart path lights
- New nature play area
- Installation of public art
- Installation of rest stop
- Wayfinding signage
- Access ramp into Hawthorne Canal
- New shared path bridge across Hawthorne Canal
- Resurfacing of the existing path on the western side of Hawthorne Canal
- New tunnel under Longport Street
- Microbat protective tunnel design
When are we doing this?
Construction in the Cadigal Reserve area between Parramatta Road and Longport Street commenced in January 2024 and is anticipated to be completed in 2025.
Cadigal Reserve closure
In order to complete these upgrades, Cadigal Reserve including the dog park and the parking lot are closed during comstruction. Detours and traffic management are in place.
A new fenced off-leash dog park will be created on the western side of Lewisham West light rail station, easily accessible via the GreenWay path. Alternative off-leash dog parks can be found on council’s website: innerwest.nsw.gov.au/live/active-inner-west
Construction access through Hawthorne Canal via Marion Street
In order to complete these upgrades, construction access is through the Hawthorne Canal via the Marion Street ramp. A temporary ramp is in place within Cadigal Reserve during construction from January 2024 to 2025. The footbridge over Hawthorne Canal (near the Lords Road pedestrian tunnel in Leichhardt) will be temporarily removed during the works to allow for construction access height requirements.
Images
Artist impression - Cadigal Reserve nature play area:
![Summer Hill Cadigal Reserve](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/02_Summer%20Hill%20Cadigal%20Reserve.jpg)
Artist impression - Longport Street tunnel and bat screen, looking south from Cadigal Reserve towards Longport Street:
![Longport St tunnel and bat screen](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/03_Longport%20St%20tunnel%20and%20bat%20screen.jpg)
Construction works have commenced on the new nature play area with a temporary access ramp into the canal:
![Cadigal temp ramp progress](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20temp%20ramp%20progress.jpg)
Retaining walls for the temporary access ramp are being constructed:
![Cadigal ramp retaining walls](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20ramp%20retaining%20walls.jpg)
![Cadigal overview](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20overview.jpg)
Delivery of reinforced steel for the piles that will support the shared boardwalk:
![Cadigal reo steel delivery](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20steel%20delivery.jpg)
Cadigal Reserve construction fencing has been installed for safe construction; ecological and bush care areas are fenced off from the construction site with dust and site run-off mitigation measures in place:
![Cadigal tree protection zone and dust and runoff control](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20tree%20protection%20zone.jpg)
![Cadigal tree and runoff protection](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20tree%20and%20runoff%20protection.jpg)
![Cadigal construction fencing up](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20construction%20fencing%20up.jpg)
![Cadigal bushcare fencing](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20bushcare%20fencing.jpg)
![Cadigal bat screen and bushcare fencing](/Images/UserUploadedImages/33060/Cadigal%20bat%20screen%20and%20bushcare%20fencing.jpg)
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