I arranged a site meeting today at Barnhill Rock Garden with one of the council’s
roads engineers to look at the possibility of installing an additional dropped
kerb on The Esplanade. It had been brought to my attention that the dropped kerbs to access the garden are at either end of it, which leaves
a fair old distance for people to walk back. Stopping a vehicle half way along
doesn’t help much either as anyone not so sure on their feet has to contend
with the grass verge at that point. Although there is a significant camber on
the verge the City Development Department thinks that it still might be
possible to do something here however it will depend on the outcome of a more
detailed survey and the cost of doing the work.
The
intention would be to put a dropped kerb at the opposite side of The Esplanade
as well, near to one of the gaps in the trip rail fencing. I previously contacted
the Friends of Barnhill Rock Garden about it, and of course when a drawing is
prepared showing what is proposed they will be consulted on it.
