An article entitled Residents call on council to rethink controversial bridge construction, by Eleanor Woods from The Bellarine Times - Tuesday 24 May 2011 reports on page 1:
The debate on whether or not a double lane traffic and pedestrian bridge should be included in the development of land in Drysdale-Clifton Springs continues.
City of Greater Geelong has proposed the bridge over Griggs Creek, at the end of Bay Shore Avenue, be constructed as one of the Jetty Road Urban Development’s access ways.
But residents in Bay Shore Road are dismayed – pleading councillors to rethink the move.
Committee for Bellarine chairman, Graeme Smith, said residents in Bay Shore Avenue, a peaceful dead-end cul-de-sac overlooking the bay, are concerned that the bridge will transform their quiet street into a busy thoroughfare.
"The fear is that if this big bridge goes up, Bay Shore Avenue will become a very busy road. The influx of both residential and construction vehicles using this area will skyrocket," Smith said.
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