Roads Update
The rain earlier this week slowed things down a bit. Here is a snapshot of some of the work we got stuck into over the last two weeks as well as an idea of what is coming up. As always – this depends on the weather.
Grader Maintenance team
- Chinamans Hill Road – completed
- Picadilly Hill Road – is close to completion
- Mafeking Road should start next week.
- Bangalow Road edge – has been finished.
- Stuart Street in Mullumbimby – still working on drains and road edges
Capital Works crews
- Myocum Road
- Stage 2 of the Pocket Road upgrade has restarted
- Kingsley Lane project is due to start this week
Stormwater team
Over the last several weeks the Stormwater crews have been opening and clearing drains across the Shire including:
- Bulgoon Street
- The very end of Manse Road in Mullum
- Tuckaroo Estate – retention pond
They were also working on some of the open drains in Mullumbimby.
Contractors
- Kings Road at Federal is almost completed ready for seal but the rain has held this up.
- Jones Road repair should be completed very soon.
- Settlement Road Main Arm is finished.
- Whians Road at Federal is finished.
- Flood repair work in Main Arm started in late June.
- Crews have started repairing two small slips at Upper Main Arm.
- Pre work started on Springvale Road for the stabilisation crew, which will follow in the coming weeks.
Hinterland
Staff met with hinterland residents from the Huonbrook Valley this week and talked about the timeframe for repairs to roads.
Council’s priority is to get all remaining access roads in Huonbrook open as quickly as possible.
Contractors are being engaged to start this work and all going well they will be onsite by mid-August.
We will also be doing so repair work on the access roads to Huonbrook. This will include filling the potholes and grading roads where needed. We know this is not a long-term fix but it will be a lot better than it currently is.
Staff are also looking at a slip on Johnsons Road.
Report your road damage and potholes
We are working on filling the many potholes across the Shire and we welcome your notifications. The best way to notify us of particular potholes, or road damage, is via the tab on our website.
Waste
Free flood drop off has finished. Exceptions may apply with prior written approval.
