Hawkesbury City Council has officially reopened Greens Road at Lower Portland at a community thank you celebration on Sunday, 23 July 2023.
Damage was caused to 715 metres of the road by the floods of 2021 and 2022, significantly impacting its structural integrity and placing it at real risk of collapse in two locations.
The $15 million repair program was carried out over 12 months and included stabilising and restoring the embankment under the road (up to eight metres deep in some places), reinforcing the adjoining rock face, implementing drainage and replacing the road surface.
Hawkesbury City Mayor Sarah McMahon said the works had delivered Lower Portland residents a road that would be far more resilient to future flooding.
“The works required Council and contractors to overcome a number of significant engineering challenges, and there was an incredible amount of work that went on behind the scenes to ensure we delivered a long-lasting and resilient solution for the community,” Mayor McMahon said.
“Locals were incredibly patient through what was a very challenging period of flooding and recovery, and Council thanks residents for their patience while design and rectification works were completed.”
The Greens Road reconstruction works were funded through Federal and State Government infrastructure recovery programs.
Visit our Renewing Hawkesbury’s Roads information hub on Council’s website for daily updated information on our entire road repairs program.
