Capital Works Program Update - July 2023

Capital Works Program Update - July 2023

Published on 30 August 2023

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 during July 2023 by Federation Council’s Operations Works teams. 

Balldale Road 8km reconstruction – LRCI Grant

Works on hold for July, recommence in August.

North Street, Mulwala - Kerb & Channel and footpath

Works have commenced on new footpath, kerb and gutter and drainage on Corowa Road at North Street Mulwala, also at Lang Street Mulwala.

Bull Plain Road at Riverina Highway Intersection

In conjunction with TfNSW, installation of new safety signage and rumble strips on the northern and southern approaches to the Riverina Highway.

Maintenance Grading

A higher focus of rural roads for upcoming winter rainfall, see tables below of graded roads.

Table drain maintenance

Table drain maintenance focussed on customer request for the upcoming winter rainfall. Please Note: Works were carried out only in zones where no impact can be made on the Sloanes Froglet (between April and October breeding season).

Sealed Roads

Numerous customer requests for pothole repairs on sealed urban and rural roads have been received and actioned with the Corowa based Flocon patching truck and the Urana based Jet Master patching truck.  Work is continuous on all roads such as: Federation Way south/north, Jerilderie Road, Boree Road, Urana/Boree/Morundah/Oakland and Rand township and rural roads.  The impacts of the flooding and recent prolonged period of wet weather are still a significant issues that the operations staff are working hard to get on top of.

Maintenance Crew/Sundry Crew

Culvert installations/Repairs Patching with cold mix Sign replacements Guild Post General maintenance in townships Working on both construction jobs when needed Flood damage repairs Fulfilling customer requests Bull Plain Road at Riverina Highway – TfNSW install new safety signage and rumble strips Floating plant throughout the shire Operating loader in pits and stock piles Table drain maintenance Roadside tree sucker removal/spraying

Heavy Trucks

Carting stone from Culcairn for jet patcher Carting waste/gravel for earthworks, culvert replacement on Cullivel Rd Gravel carting for re-sheet Bonnie Doon Rd Gravel carting for patching on dirt roads Gravel carting for re-sheet Coonong Rd

TfNSW / RMCC

Maintenance works under the RMCC agreement.

Quarries

Planning is well under way for the blasting of 100,000 tons of blast and crushing at the Balldale and Daysdale quarries. The gravels will be used for upcoming RRRP and capital works programs. Awaiting contractor.

Slasher

Corowa Landfill Bynedale Rd Rand township and surrounds

Corowa Aerodrome

Twice weekly inspections carried out to ensure compliance with the MOS 139. Repairs to lights as required. Herbicide spraying on runway shoulders.

Covid 19

No Outdoor Operations staff members were affected during June.