Blue Mountains City Council has commenced its citywide road repair and renewal program for the 2024-2025 financial year.
The program will see heavy patching, resealing and pothole repair works being implemented across towns and villages in the Blue Mountains.
Two teams of contractors will work alongside Council to support the accelerated repair program with work commencing between Faulconbridge and Lapstone in August, before moving to upper mountains areas in spring, when the weather is warmer and more favourable for road repairs.
The works, valued at up to $3.2 million, are part of Council's annual Asset Works Program and partly funded by the Australian Government through the Roads to Recovery grant program.
The program will prioritise repairs that reduce risks to public safety, prevent further deterioration and failure, and maintain road function.
Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill said: "I'm pleased to report the commencement of this financial year's road renewal and repair program, with a new round of works which will improve the safety of our local road network.
"Council has committed to substantially improving the local road network over the next decade, including a program of targeted drainage and pavement works, to make the road network more climate resistant and to prevent future damage from occurring."
Work valued at $19 million was completed in 2022-23, following multiple natural disasters and damage to almost one third of the City's roads. In 2023-24, Council completed an additional $2.5 million in works.
To stay up to date on planned roadworks, please go to bmcc.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/roadworks
Photo: Heavy patching during the 2023-2024 program.
