Road to be fixed after bike accident

A State Government agency is shelling out thousands of dollars to fix a dangerous road near the Broome jetty after a woman fell off her bicycle and was taken to hospital by ambulance with her head split open.

Janelle White, 46, of Coconut Well, was on an early morning ride with the Broome Bogucki Riders a fortnight ago when she rode through the corner of Kabbarli Road next to the old silos, which she described as "like hitting black ice".

"The whole bike lifted in the air and the first thing that hit the ground was my head," she said.

Paramedics took her to Broome Hospital where she received eight stitches above her left eye.

She was wearing a helmet.

"What made the road more slippery at the time was there was fog around at the time, which had settled on the road," Ms White said.

"All the elements combined made it quite treacherous."

Ms White said other cyclists told her of their own horror stories concerning the road as she waited for the ambulance.

"They told me of similar things where they had damaged their shoulders and all sorts of things," she said.

"That is why they don't actually ride on that particular part - they go around it because too many have come off there and I thought 'well, from now on, I will be doing that too'."

Ms White said she was pleased Kimberley Ports Authority was taking action.

"If something is going to be done now, that is great," she said.

Kimberley Ports Authority chief executive Vic Justice said oily water from boat bilges can drain out onto the road as they are towed from nearby ramps and gather at the corner. "During the early morning in particular, condensation from fog or rain from further uphill will drain down the slope and a cyclist taking the bend (particularly at a clip) then risks slipping and falling because of a slightly oily and wet road surface," he said.

"In attempting to resolve the problem, I directed our engineer to arrange resurfacing of this bend section of the road, and to ensure that the new surface is as rough as possible."

Mr Justice said a stop sign plus a specific cycling slippery surface sign would also be added.

He hoped the work would begin this week.

KPA has budgeted a total of $10,000 for the resurfacing.