Byron Shire Flood Recovery Update 29 July

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Roads Update

Grading Maintenance

  • Chinamans Hill Road - completed
  • Bangalow Road edge - completed
  • Picadilly Hill Road - finished grading in preparation for seal
  • Stuart Steet - ongoing drain work.

Stormwater Maintenance

  • Bulgoon Street has been excavated and we're waiting for wet material to dry so we can remove it and finish this job.
  • Manse Road has also been excavated and we're waiting for wet material to dry before we complete this job
  • Tuckaroo Estate - still ongoing
  • Aldinga Street - repairing a nasty sink hole caused by a broken pipe.

Contractors

  • Kings Road - grading has been completed and the seal will hopefully be finished today (Friday).
  • Jones Road – grading completed
  • Settlement Road – grading completed
  • Whians Road – grading completed
  • Flood repairs in Main Arm are ongoing
  • Minyon Falls Road (Council section) has been completed and sealed
  • Springvale Road upgrade is being sealed and this should be finished today (Friday).
  • All going well the crew will head to Midgen Flat Road next week to start an upgrade of the road.

Federal

Our geotechnical engineer has started the detailed design to stabilise the landslip and reinstate the road. A preliminary design is anticipated to be finished by the end of October.

Huonbrook/Upper Wilsons Creek

Staff are meeting regularly with Huonbrook residents as well as community representatives from Upper Wilsons Creek, to keep them up to date with the plans and the schedule for the long-term repair and rebuild of some of the roads.

As we have said, the process is not easy, it is time-consuming and it will be expensive, but we have started, the contractors are engaged and all going well work should start in mid to late August.

We have a scope to build an access track for the people on the other side of the wash-out.

We have permits from NSW Fisheries to do this work and as soon as some of the final boxes are ticked, we will make a start on this.

Main Arm

In the coming months Council crews will start fixing the surface of Upper Main Arm Rd on the areas heavily affected by floods.

They will start east of Dry Creek Road and will continue east repairing pavement areas affected by floods.

There will be short delays for drivers.

Report your road damage and potholes

We are working on filling the many potholes across the Shire and we welcome your notifications. The best way to notify us of particular potholes, or road damage, is via the Report It tab on our website.

Waste

Free flood drop off has finished. Exceptions may apply with prior written approval.

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