An Ashmont couple has raised concerns about accessibility along Dobney Avenue, with Kathyanne Clarke - who uses a mobility scooter - facing a difficult journey when she needs to head into town.
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"I'm not the only one struggling," she said.
"It's like playing with the traffic every time you go down there."
Mrs Clarke regularly travels to her doctor, the bank and the grocery store on days when her husband Warren is working, but in her mobility scooter 'Goldie', this proves a challenge.
She often has to travel on the road itself or on grass, with no pathway or gutter ramps in some places.
At one stage of the journey, she has to travel on a roundabout with vehicles because there is no other way through.
"My wife has to go onto the roundabout, literally drive on the roundabout with the vehicles," Mr Clarke said, referencing the roundabout just near Bobs Birdz N Pets.
"There's no gutter at Bobs Birdz N Pets there.
"The only way she can go is to get on the roundabout and quickly go against the traffic and get onto the Bobs Birdz N Pets carpark."
Mr Clarke said this has been an issue for around three years since the couple first moved to Ashmont. They have neighbours in mobility scooters facing the same struggle, who opt to pay for a taxi rather than risk the journey.
The couple would like to see increased gutter ramps built along Dobney Avenue to make the journey safer not only for mobility scooter users, but for people in wheelchairs and those who use prams.
He said the roundabout in particular "brings [him] nightmares".
"It's just absolutely dangerous," he said. "Someone is going to get killed there."
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In a statement, Wagga City Council's director of operations Warren Faulkner said that council acknowledges there are gaps in the transport network for the use of mobility scooters.
"This is an issue that has been developing with the increased use of mobility scooters in the community as an alternative form of transport," he added.
Mr Faulkner said that council has included actions in its 2021/22 delivery program and operational plan to review and update its pedestrian access mobility plan, as well as its disability inclusion action plan.
"This review will involve public feedback through community engagement," he said, with council welcoming feedback over the next 12 months while a review of the plans are prepared.
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