Published on 14 July 2023
14 July 2023
Council has approved the consultant engineers final designs for the remediation works for Fernglade Road. Moving forward into the next stage, these works will be shortly be advertised for Tender - with work to commence in the coming months.
Thank you to the community for your understanding as we continue to work hard for you on repairing these roads
25 May 2023
Council have reviewed a preliminary design from consultant engineers. The proposal has been endorsed for final design and the project will more ahead under the 2023- 2024 capital Works program where $7.5 million has been allocated to repair the significant road damage caused by the October 2022 rain event across the region.
Thank you to the community for your understanding as we continue to work hard for you on repairing these roads
30 January 2023
Fernglade Road - Road Open Single Lane Only
Fernglade Road has been subject to a fill batter failure caused by excessive water in the rain event of October 2022.
Evaluation of gathered geotechnical information is nearing completion and a number of solutions are being considered,
Potential solutions are:
Gabion retaining wall Reinforced concrete retaining wall Contiguous piled retaining wall New road via an alternate routeEach potential solution is yet to be fully evaluated and costed and restrictions on Fernglade Road will stay in place until further notice.
Thank you to the community for your understanding as we continue to work hard for you on repairing these roads