Capital Works Program Update - September 2023

Capital Works Program Update - September 2023

Published on 31 October 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 September 2023 by Federation Council’s Operations Works teams. 

Balldale Road 8km reconstruction – LRCI Grant

Section 4km to 6km of bulk earthworks and widening completed. First 100mm layer of gravel has been placed.

North Street, Mulwala - Kerb & Channel and footpath

Asphalting of the road surface in front of new kerb & gutter to be completed in early October.

Footpath Maintenance Program

Footpath repair program commenced, focusing on trip hazards and high pedestrian traffic areas.

Maintenance Grading - RLRRP

Council secured funds from the NSW Government under the Regional Local Rural Road Repair Program to undertake road repairs on sealed and unsealed roads afterthe floods in late 2022. Council is using this grantto fund themaintenance grading of unsealedroadsleading up to another large harvest season. See tables below of graded roads.

Table drain maintenance

Table drain maintenance focused on customer requests during winter. Please Note: Works were carried out only in zones where no impact can bemade on the Sloane’s 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/Oaklands and Rand township and rural roads.

Maintenance Crew/Sundry Crew

Culvert installations /repairs Patching with cold mix Sign replacements Guild posts Footpath maintenance General maintenance in townships Working on both construction jobs when needed Flood damage repairs Fulfilling customer requests Floating plant throughout the Council Area Operating loader in pits and stock piles Table drain maintenance Gravel patching dirt roads and truck stops

Heavy Trucks

Balldale Road – bulk earthworks and gravel carting Carting gravel for resheets on Coonong and Swan Lagoon Road Carting cold mix Gravel carting for patching on dirt roads Carting stone for patching truck and Jetpatcher Carting excess spoil from Mulwala to Corowa Landfill for cover & capping

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

Morundah Township and surrounds Federation Way north Redlands Road, Buraja Road, Rennie Road, Humeden Road, Bull Plain Road, Rennie Township.

Corowa Aerodrome

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

Slashing of grass runways to meet MOS 139 compliance, surrounds also slashed to suppress weeds and reduce fire risk.

Covid 19

No Outdoor Operations staff members were affected during September