The route of the proposed shared cycle-walk path from Sutherland to Cronulla will use less of the rail corridor than first envisaged.
Greater use is made of a range of parks and reserves along the route, with new or upgraded signals to facilitate road crossings.
The route and design are set out in a review of environmental factors for the officially named Sutherland to Cronulla Active Transport Link.
Public comment is invited until February 12.
The link provides a 10.6 kilometre off-road walk-cycle path, 3.5 metre wide, connecting all train stations.
About 3.1 kilometres would be within the railway corridor.
Previously, it was envisaged about half would be within the rail corridor.
The document says the preferred route was selected because it utilises the rail corridor where possible, avoids the need to construct complex new crossings and bridges over existing roads and requires minimal change to on-street parking.
THE ROUTE
The link starts at Sutherland station, proceeds along Old Princes Highway and turns into President Avenue.
It crosses the railway line east of Fauna Place, Kirrawee, diverts through the car park, continues south on Oak Road and east on President Avenue to Bath Road and Avery Avenue, joining the rail corridor and proceeding along the southern side of the tracks.
The link leaves the rail corridor at Gymea Bay Road, turns into South Lane and follows a council pathway through parkland to Manchester Road South.
It continues through an open green corridor to Thacker Street, across Sylvania Road South, along the southern side Karimbla Road to Kareena Road
The link runs within the rail corridor from Kareena Road to the Kingsway, Caringbah, from where it runs down Hay Avenue and Banksia Road to Gannons Road, and not Denman Avenue as earlier proposed.
It follows the Kingsway from Gannons Road to Hughes Street, Woolooware, where it rejoins the rail corridor as far as Woolooware station .
The link returns to, and crosses, the Kingsway, proceeds down Connels Road to Burraneer Bay Road before connecting with existing pathways around Tonkin Park and Gunnamatta Bay to Cronulla Station.
ON DISPLAY
The plans can be seen at: transport.nsw.gov.au/projects, council libraries and Sutherland Shire Council.
Information sessions will be held at Sutherland Library on December 8 from 1pm-4pm and Cronulla Central (next to the library) on Wednesday February 2 from 4pm-7pm.