Works update – 31 July 2024

Council work crews are currently replacing culverts on Anzac Drive, Omagh Road, Rices Road and Clarence Way.

The walkway along the levee between the amphitheatre car park and McDougall Street in Kyogle will be closed to pedestrians for up to five weeks while the Anzac Drive culvert is replaced.

People are advised to use an alternate route via the railway underpass at the Geneva Street intersection while the work is carried out.

Meanwhile, Council will also close the low bypass road at the Anzac Drive underpass on Saturday (3 August) and possibly Sunday (4 August) as part of this project. During this time, all vehicles 3.3m and taller will need to detour via Wiangaree Back Road and Summerland Way.

Another crew is working on the first of three culverts scheduled to be replaced on Omagh Road. The road is currently closed about 7.3km from the intersection with Afterlee Road. When this culvert is replaced, the crew will move to the next culvert about 5.1km from Afterlee Road.

The culvert on the Clarence Way is one of two within Bonalbo that are being replaced as part of a major project to upgrade Clarence Way.

Flood repair work crews are currently completing batter stability works on Jane Robertson Bridge at Bonalbo and will start work tomorrow (Thursday) on abutment repairs to Lavelles Bridge. Traffic using Lavelles Bridge may experience short delays during work hours.

Council’s bridge crews are working on new bridges on Duck Creek Road and Risk Road.

The old bridge on Duck Creek Road has been removed, and piling works for the new bridge are completed. A side track has been installed around the site.

Work is also continuing on the Risk Road Bridge replacement, while Council’s contractor is building the new Lamonds Bridge on Gradys Creek Road.

Repairs to the Boorabee Creek Road landslip which have been ongoing since mid-June are expected to be completed in late August, while mid-August is the expected completion date for the remediation of the Gabal Road landslip.

Work has started on repairs to the Theresa Creek Road landslip and should be completed by late August.

Work to repair the Lillian Rock Road landslip is expected to start in early August, while work on the Main Creek Road landslip is scheduled to begin on 12 August. Both will take until near the end of the year to complete.

Three grading crews are currently working in different locations around the Council area.

One is in the Roseberry Creek catchment and will move from there to Homeleigh and Sargents roads.

A second crew is in the Horseshoe Creek catchment and will move to Knights Road next week, while the third crew is working in the Dyraaba catchment.