THE $1.8 million upgrade of the Bonna Point Reserve car park at Kurnell has been completed on time and within budget.
The upgrade includes more formal traffic arrangements and designated car and trailer parking that will protect the environmental features of the site.
The car park has 76 angled car spaces, 40 car and trailer spaces, areas for boat preparation and a wash-down area for the boat ramp.
A section of the roadway east of the boat ramp has been replanted for passive recreation to compensate for the open space and plants lost through the expansion of the car park.
Other projects included a new amenities block and car park with mobility parking, improved pedestrian access, seating and more rubbish bins.
Landscaping includes more than 7000 native pants and defined tracks for beach access.
The upgrade makes use of anti-graffiti coating, water-saving taps, anti-vandal plumbing and energy-efficient LED street lighting.
Road millings — recyclable waste product collected from the resurfacing of old roads — was used in constructing the new roads in the reserve, saved the council $1.2 million in landfill costs.
Sutherland Shire mayor Steve Simpson said the Bonna Point project complemented work that has begun under the Silver beach master plan. It includes beach access stairs and a viewing platform at beach level at Silver beach.
"These two projects complete the Botany Bay foreshore from Bonna Point in the west to Botany Bay National Park in the east," Cr Simpson said.
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