Council Works – Week ending 22 February 2019

“For the week ending 22 February, the following key works were completed by Council staff”, noted Council’s Mayor, Cr. Ray Thompson.

“Within the urban Lithgow area last week, Council staff worked towards the repair of burst services at Bayonet Street, Enfield Avenue, Comara Crescent, Brook Street, Geordie Street, Martini Parade, Lithgow, Main Street, Wallerawang and High Street, Portland. Council appreciates the patience of the community while assets are restored in these areas. Additionally, unsealed road maintenance has commenced in Clarence with the completion of Donald Road and Ray Crescent in conjunction with sealed road maintenance on Sunny Corner Road, Range Road and throughout Meadow Flat and Portland.”

“Last week, Council’s rural staff completed major stormwater repairs in the vicinity of Cary Avenue, Wallerawang”, said Mayor Thompson. “Council became aware of this failure through community consultation. Upon inspection, Council arranged for the partial closure of Cary Avenue. Staff worked diligently to resolve the issue and restore the stormwater infrastructure without interrupting and surrounding infrastructure.”

“Throughout the urban areas of Lithgow and its villages, staff have been arranging for many of Lithgow’s street trees to be pruned,” said Mayor Thompson. “While staff can attend to the pruning of many smaller trees using its own resources, many of the larger trees, particularly those along George Coates Avenue, Lithgow, require specialist contractors to perform the works safety in the vicinity of local traffic. The community will notice that such works are occurring in line with their priority and Council requests that motorists comply with changed traffic conditions in these areas.”