Monthly Roads Update - September '24

CURRENT WORKS

Blue Knob Road Site 1: The installation of additional soil nails - to remediate a localised collapse caused by August heavy rainfalls – is now completed. In the coming week, the CMC subcontractor will perform acceptance tests on two of the additional soil nails (selected by the engineer.)

Blue Knob Road Site 2: The CMC subcontractor is installing the sacrificial formwork to allow for the placement of the no-fines concrete backfill. In the coming weeks, the sacrificial formwork will be completed and shotcreted.

Blue Knob Road Site 3: The soil nails for temporary stability have been installed, and the CMC subcontractor is currently placing steel mesh reinforcement in preparation for shotcreting the upper section of the cut face. The temporary nails and shotcrete face are intended to ensure safety during the installation of the permanent soil nails. Additionally, two suitability tests were conducted in the northern section of the site, both of which passed. In the coming weeks, the CMC subcontractor will begin installing the permanent nails in the northern section.

Gungas Road Necessary causeway repairs were completed at Gungas Road in September, after causeway scouring from the 12 August 2024 rainfall event.

Leycester Road Works are progressing well on Leycester Road. 90% of drainage works are now complete with granular overlay planned for week beginning 30 September '24.

Gravel Roads – Multiple Sites Works continue, to grade more than 150 kilometres of unsealed, gravel roads which were damaged by additional declared natural disasters in December 2023 and April 2024. Lismore City Council has six dedicated work crews working to complete grading works, including at Atkins Road (pictured top) and Strong Road (pictured below) both recently completed.

Mountain Top Road Slip remediation works at Mountain Top Road are now completed. Works included tree felling, jute mesh application and hydro mulching. A felled dead tree was relocated nearby, to hopefully serve as a potential wildlife habitat.

Repentance Creek Road Repentance Creek Road is progressing well. Drainage works including table drains, culvert replacements and granular overlay are now completed. The pavement area will be stabilised and sealed over coming weeks.

Stony Chute Road Landslip remediation works are now complete on Stony Chute Road after some delays due to unforeseen groundwater conditions.

Terania Creek Road Bridge No update this month for Terania Creek Bridge No.1. Restoration works remain 75% completed.

The next, October Monthly Roads Update will be published in early November 2024. Lismore City Council's Flood Restoration Portfolio thanks residents and the community for your patience and support as we complete these essential road and bridge restoration works.