Work will soon begin on repairing long-t…

Work will soon begin on repairing long-term damage to an embankment on Remembrance Driveway, Razorback, with a view to opening up the second southbound lane to traffic near the top of the hill.

The project consists of the restoration of the historic rockfall site which led to closure of the lane in 2010, and is part of this term of Council’s efforts to address a backlog of remediation works in the Wollondilly Shire.

Mayor Matt Gould said, “I’m delighted that we can finally see the Remembrance Driveway, Razorback landslip and rockfall repaired, which will allow for the concrete barriers to be removed.”

“Wollondilly suffered significant damage during the flooding events of the last few years including Barkers Lodge Road at Picton, Cobbitty Bridge, Cobbitty, Old Razorback Road, Razorback and Big Hill Road, The Oaks.”

“It’s great to see we are making progress on fixing these landslips, with these roads now repaired and open to traffic once more.”

The work on Remembrance Driveway will consist of embankment regrading, drainage improvement, geotechnical stabilisation, and the installation of rock bolts and rock fall mesh.

Engineers will investigate the condition of the road, and depending on the outcome this will open the way for the removal of the concrete barriers.

Once the work is completed, it should strengthen the embankment to lessen the likelihood of further damage in the future. It is estimated that the project should take approximately six months to complete.

The project is co-funded by the NSW Disaster Recovery Fund as part of a bulk grant for damage caused effecting roads in the severe weather and flooding of February 2022.

Council is also investigating options to address the landslip on the Camden side of Razorback near the Finns Road roundabout, with a view to reopening the climbing lane and removing the barriers in future.