Incident Update: Plateau Road, Bilgola

6 April, 3.40pm

Plateau Road is now open with a temporary 3-tonne load limit in place. VMS Boards have been updated accordingly, and buses will continue to use alternate routes.

The roadworks are still ongoing, so we encourage drivers to follow road work signage and use caution.

A small traffic control crew will remain on site over the weekend to monitor conditions and implement restrictions if required.

Permanent asphalting works are planned for the evening of Tuesday, 11 April, weather permitting.

Garbage bins should be left out as normal on collection day; however, they may be collected later than usual.

Please call our Customer Service team on 1300 434 434 for information regarding changes to collection times should there be a delay.

We will continue to provide updates on any changes, and thank you for your ongoing patience.

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6 April, 9.30am

Today our contractors are stabilising the road in front of driveways and installing temporary asphalt speed humps to help slow traffic and channel water into the stormwater system.

Again, we thank you for your patience.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  5 April

Our contractors completed the temporary seal today, and the road remains closed overnight with traffic controllers onsite to provide access to residents only. 

Council has door-knocked or mailbox-dropped all residents in the work zone. 

Thank you for your patience, we apologise for any inconvenience.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 April, 3pm 

Plateau Road remains closed to traffic with detours in place. Traffic controllers will assist residents in accessing their properties.

Council staff are door-knocking to check in on residents and clearing debris from residents’ yards.  We expect our contractor will complete temporary seals to the road this week and permanent seals next, weather permitting.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 April, 2.55pm 

Council and our contractor remain onsite cleaning up, reinstating access to driveways and assisting residents in moving vehicles from properties, .

We continue to work on diverting runoff after the heavy weekend rains and assisting residents with clearing debris. 

Weather permitting, we expect to apply a temporary seal to the road on Wednesday, 5 April. However, road sealing works are heavily weather dependent. Should the wet weather persist, work may need to be delayed.

The road remains closed to all traffic with diversions in place.

Again, we thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 April, 10am 

Plateau Road remains closed while Council and our contractor are onsite cleaning up and reinstating access to driveways.

We are aware that it is bin collection day and ask residents to leave bins out and we will arrange for them to be emptied as soon as possible.

Again, we thank you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 April, 6pm 

Unfortunately, ongoing rain has further damaged the road, and runoff has impacted several properties. The SES is onsite sandbagging. 

The road is now fully closed and only accessible to emergency vehicles.

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Due to ongoing weather conditions, Plateau Road is also closed to buses, and only accessible to residents. 

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2 April, 10.30am

Due to wet weather, restrictions on Plateau Road are being implemented this morning.

A detour is in place. Buses can still access the area, and traffic controllers will help impacted residents access their properties while all other traffic must take the detours.VMS boards are being updated accordingly.

Should the conditions deteriorate, further restrictions may be required. 

We apologise for the inconvenience caused and will keep you updated on any changes. 

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31 March 2023

On Thursday, 30 March, a contractor engaged by Council to undertake stabilisation road works on Plateau Road, Bilgola Plateau struck a gas line, resulting in a fire.

Gas supplier, Jemena, attended the site to shut off the gas supply to the affected area. Fire and Rescue (Hazmat Crews) also attended the scene, managed the incident and extinguished the fire once the gas was shut off.  Jemena is continuing to work on reinstating the gas service to houses in the street.

No one was injured in the incident and no houses were affected.

Council understands the inconvenience to residents and is working with all stakeholders to update residents and resolve the incident.

Incident status

Jemena has now reinstated the gas service to houses on the street.

Plateau Road reopened to limited traffic at approximately 6pm today.  Buses, residents and pedestrians can continue to use this road.

Given the expected wet weather over the weekend, the contractor will have on-site traffic controllers and maintenance crews available to address any minor issues.

As a result of the incident and damage to machinery, we are reviewing options to complete the road resurfacing works and will provide further information soon.

We are working with the contractor to recommence as soon as possible.