By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A dangerous tripping hazard has been fixed but large puddling remains at Greater Dandenong’s premier athletics track.
The “minor repair work” comes after two Springvale Masters athletes broke arms after stumbling on a flapping, uplifted section of the rubber track at Ross Reserve, Noble Park.
Both elderly women were hospitalised.
During the repairs, the council was “repairing splits and delaminated areas” of the track, Greater Dandenong engineering director Paul Kearsley said.
“Consideration is being given to future reconstruction of the athletics track, subject to funding.”
The three-day project cost about $13,000, he said.
In the meantime, the track is frequently unusable due to a persistent puddle spanning half the track.
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Wary of running the gauntlet, athletes are giving lanes on Greater Dandenong’s premier track a wide berth.
The Ross Reserve track at Noble Park has fallen into dangerous disrepair, with two elderly members of Springvale Masters Athletics recently tripping and breaking their arms in separate incidents.
The two women were hospitalised as a result of a treacherously uplifted section in lane 4, club spokesperson Claudio Riga said.
“One broke a wrist, one broke an elbow. Both had to have minor surgery and were in plaster.
“My main concern is it’s a health hazard. In fact, we’ve certainly had more than two falls.”