Capital Works Program Update - September 2022

Published on 25 October 2022

Council has an ongoing program of capital works and upgrades to buildings, parks, playgrounds, and roads across the Federation Council Region. The following activities were undertaken in September 2022 by Federation Council’s Works teams.

-          John-Street Drainage: The next stage of this project is the street pavement reconstruction, which consists of further subgrade and pavement works. This is a major part of the project and requires fine weather to undertake the works. Due to the current and future forecasted weather conditions, Council has postponed the next stage of the works until late October, 2022. The final stage of the project is bitumen sealing which is scheduled to occur shortly after completion of the street reconstruction works. Notices have been letter dropped to residents of the postponement.

-          Corowa – Mulwala Cycleway: Works recommenced mid-September but are still restricted by access due to wet weather, and lack of staff. Gravel pavement sections of the Boardwalk at Drain Lane have been completed. Works have also recommenced on Cotton and River Street involving subgrade works for kerb and gutter and storm water drainage works (weather permitting).

-          Maintenance Grading Program: Roads graded in September - Warmatta Road, Roseneath Road, Waverley Road, Sandy Ridges Road, Waverley Road, Erindale Road, Carols ln, Lilydale Road, Woolshed Road, Glencore Road. No tabledrain work done as drains are too wet for plant to work in.

-          Gravel Re-sheeting Program: Commenced with Warmatta Road completed. Waverley Road in progress.

-          Table drain Maintenance: Table drain Maintenance in response to customers requesting urban and rural drains, only in zones where no impact can be made on the Sloanes Froglet (between April and October breeding season).

-          Sealed Roads: Pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads with the Corowa based Flocon patching truck and the Urana based Jetmaster patching truck.

-          Customer Requests: Numerous Customer Requests responded to for drainage, potholes, signs and footpaths, however some were unable to be acted on due to lack of staff numbers or wet weather.

-          Heavy Trucks: Cart and spread gravel for Gravel Re-sheeting Program. Cart excess spoils to Corowa & Howlong Landfills for cover & capping. Carting of aggregate for patching trucks.

-          Future Works Corowa – Mulwala Cycleway, Maintenance Grading Tom Roberts Road prior to gravel resheeting Maintenance Grading program areas North West of Corowa. Maintenance Grading program Balldale area Maintenance Grading program Savernake area Recommencement of Work Cullivel Road and Balldale Road (weather permitting).