Council wishes to advise of continuing investigation works along Rock Valley Road and Cawongla Road. The works will occur for approximately three weeks, from 19 August to 6 September 2024, subject to weather conditions. The road will remain open with no impact to motorists or emergency services vehicles. We apologise in advance for any disruptions you may experience while we carry out this essential work.

What are the works?
Funding has now been secured for technical investigations scheduled along Rock Valley and Cawongla Roads identified on the below map. These examinations help inform the design for road restoration works required for these roads following the 2022 natural disaster. This information will inform the design for road pavement remediation and restoration works, due for delivery around mid-February 2025.

What to Expect?

• Surveyors undertaking surveying activity in the area
• Mulching of grass verge.
• Potential drone activity in the area to assess local topography.

Further Information
Should you wish to contact us directly with any questions or comments, or register your contact details to receive updates, please call (02) 6625 0500 or email frp@lismore.nsw.gov.au and include the title ‘Rock Valley / Cawongla Road – August 2024 Update.’

Tuntable Creek Road – Road Open (15 August 2024)

Tuntable Creek Road has reopened at 9am today, 15 August, after the shutdown due to rainfall. We apologise to the community for the inconvenience caused and delays in travelling alternative routes.

As the site has not had its permanent repair designed and constructed, a management plan is in place which requires visual inspections, geotechnical instrument readings, surveying monitoring, rain records and photograph evidence.

In the event of rainfall exceeding our trigger level or other significant changes the temporary track will be closed again at short notice.

Please contact frp@lismore.nsw.gov.au with the subject ‘Tuntable Creek Road notification list’ to register your contact details to receive updates.

We also have an SMS notification list you can join, simply email your mobile number and name to be added with the subject Tuntable Creek Road SMS List.

To receive updates on Tuntable Creek Road and any other flood restoration roads, please register your contact details via our notification list form.

Tuntable Creek Road - Road Closure (12 August 2024)

We apologise for the short notice and thank the community for their understanding.

Live Traffic Information
https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/174116

ROADS & BRIDGES FLOOD RESTORATION PROJECT UPDATE
Please note, several road and bridge projects progressing concurrently, below are updates for some projects progressing this month. Please check the 'Projects By Name' and select the road name for latest updates. Additionally, if there is a road you would like specific flood restoration updates on, please register your contact details via our notification list form.


CURRENT WORKS

Blue Knob Road

Progress on the Blue Knob Road landslip project is progressing well. The drilling and soil nail installation at the first site are complete, and testing is scheduled for early August. Meanwhile, drilling has begun at the second site, and clearing and excavation work are underway at the third and fourth sites.

Eureka Road

During this busy month at the construction site, significant advancement has been made. The installation of the side track, driven steel piles, bridge abutments, and rock scour protection is now complete. Towards the end of July, crews completed the bridge deck pour with concrete curing now underway. Following these tasks, the bridge approach works are scheduled to commence in early August.

Graham Road

Construction activities for culvert replacement are currently in progress at the site. During the past month, the installation of the side track, piling, and steel driving piles were completed. This allowed crews are to commence installation of bridge components, abutment blinding layer and concrete pour of abutments, all of which are now accomplished. The bridge pour is scheduled for early August with backfilling of abutments to follow prior to bridge opening to motorists.

Haywood Lane

Works crews have been busy at site completing the installation of a side track, driven steel piles and bridge abutments. Towards the end of the month placement of rock scour protection, abutment backfilling and bridge deck installation was also accomplished. This made way for the steel works to be finalised with a deck concrete pour completed on July 23. Approach works will commence following completion of Eureka Road works.

Leycester Road

Pavement rehabilitation is progressing well with approximately 250m of open drains completed and two culvert replacements installed. Over the next 4-5 weeks, open drainage and culvert works will continue with granular overlay to follow. Bice and Yeager Roads grading will be delayed due to these works.

Newton Drive

Repairs are continuing for installation of a new culvert after the previous culvert failed. The road has been slightly diverted as works take place.

Gravel Roads – Multiple Sites

Works continue for grading over 150 kms of unsealed gravel roads, which suffered substantial damage due to declared natural disasters in December 2023 and April 2024. The most severely affected roads receive highest priority to expedite critical route restoration. This ambitious project, one of the largest of its kind, involves Council deploying six distinct work crews, strategically clustered geographically to optimise efficiency and resource allocation. Recently completed roads include Gungas Road, Upper Coopers Creek Road, Minyon Falls Road, Wallace Road and Pinchin Road.

Rogerson Road

With weather remaining on our side this month at Rogerson Road, construction works were able to continue. The works included four separate concrete pours to produce two custom-sized concrete headwalls, these two headwalls alone saw a total volume of almost 100 cubic metres of concrete.

Terania Creek Road

Excitingly, works are now completed for Bridge 3. Crews have completed the concrete approaches at Bridge 2, with installation of structure restraining brackets and concrete footings for guardrail completed. The temporary side track was also removed, and installation of the guardrail is scheduled in the coming weeks. Bridge 1 has works commenced on the concrete approaches following successful installation of a side track.


FUTURE WORKS

Repentance Creek Road

Works will commence 19 August 2024 on Repentance Creek Road. The works will occur for approximately 8 weeks, subject to weather conditions. The road will remain open with works completed under stop/go traffic control to have minimal impact on residents, delays are expected. Funding has been secured for minor pavement rehabilitation and open drainage works. View further details: https://yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au/maintaining-our-roads-and-bridges/news_feed/works-notice-repentance-creek-road-jul-2024

Council wishes to advise of upcoming works on Repentance Creek Road. The works will occur for approximately 8 weeks, from 19 August to 14 October 2024, subject to weather conditions.

The road will remain open with works completed under stop/go traffic control to have minimal impact on residents, delays are expected. Motorists will be notified of road changes via roadside signage and updated through www.livetraffic.com. There will be no impact to Emergency services vehicles. Please adhere to all road signs and directions from any traffic controllers and ensure extra care is taken around workers on foot.

We apologise in advance for any disruptions you may experience while we carry out this essential work.

What are the works?
Following the February 2022 natural disaster, Repentance Creek Road suffered extensive damage. Funding has been secured for minor pavement rehabilitation and open drainage works identified on the map below.

Further Information
Should you wish to contact us directly with any questions or comments, or register your contact details to receive updates, please call (02) 6625 0500 or email frp@lismore.nsw.gov.au and include the title ‘Repentance Creek Road – July 2024 Update.’

Lismore City Council has commenced an historic effort to restore over 120km of unsealed gravel roads damaged by natural disasters. Over the next three months, Council will deploy six dedicated local crews to grade and repair the most severely affected areas.

This extensive project, one of the largest of its kind ever undertaken in Lismore’s rural areas, represents a multi-million-dollar investment into improving Lismore’s key transport corridors for safer and faster commute times.

Lismore City Council’s Chief Operating Officer, Brendan Logan, said rural roads are lifelines for many in our community, providing essential access for locals, visitors, emergency services and local businesses.

“This record-setting grading project demonstrates our commitment to restoring these vital routes to their optimal condition as quickly as possible,” he said.

“This blitz on over 120km of unsealed roads is a welcome investment for our teams who are responsible annually for maintaining 1,215km of sealed and unsealed roads across the local government area.”

The undertaking not only addresses the critical need for road restoration post flood, but also injects significant financial benefit into Lismore’s local economy with local contractors intentionally engaged to deliver the works.

"This initiative is more than just road repairs, it's an incredible ‘shop local’ initiative. By engaging local contractors, we're ensuring that the investment benefits our community directly, creating jobs and keeping this money in our community,” he said.

The project is expected to take approximately three months to complete, weather permitting, with the most severely damaged roads prioritised to be restored first.

The assessment process is continuing with the possibility that additional roads may be included in the scope of the recovery works.

To access the complete list of roads undergoing restoration and to stay updated on the progress of recovery efforts for roads and bridges, visit the Council’s dedicated Flood Recovery – Roads and Bridges Your Say page at yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au.

The funding for this project is granted by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) guidelines to reconstruct eligible assets to pre-disaster function.

Tuntable Creek Road – Road Open (3 July 2024)

Tuntable Creek Road has reopened at 1:30pm today, 3 July, after the shutdown due to rainfall. We apologise to the community for the inconvenience caused and delays in travelling alternative routes.

As the site has not had its permanent repair designed and constructed, a management plan is in place which requires visual inspections, geotechnical instrument readings, surveying monitoring, rain records and photograph evidence.

In the event of rainfall exceeding our trigger level or other significant changes the temporary track will be closed again at short notice.

Please contact frp@lismore.nsw.gov.au with the subject ‘Tuntable Creek Road notification list’ to register your contact details to receive updates.

We also have an SMS notification list you can join, simply email your mobile number and name to be added with the subject Tuntable Creek Road SMS List.

To receive updates on Tuntable Creek Road and any other flood restoration roads, please register your contact details via our notification list form.

Tuntable Creek Road - Road Closure (2 July 2024)

We apologise for the short notice and thank the community for their understanding.

Live Traffic Information
https://www.livetraffic.com/incident-details/174116

Council wishes to advise of upcoming works on Leycester Road. The works will occur for approximately six months,

from 1 July to 24 December 2024, subject to weather conditions.

What are the works?

Following the February 2022 natural disaster, Leycester Road suffered extensive damage. Funding has now been

secured for repaving the full length of Leycester Road, approximately 3.6 kilometres, from Kyogle Road to Bice Road,

identified on the below map. Works will involve granular overlay of the existing road surface, resealing and stormwater

drainage upgrades.

During works traffic will be impacted as the works will be carried out under Traffic Control stop/go arrangement and a

reduced speed limit. At times traffic users may experience long delays to allow construction of the new pavement.

Motorists will be notified of the upcoming roadworks with VMS boards and updated through www.livetraffic.com

closer to construction commencement. Emergency services vehicles will be accommodated if required. Please adhere

to all road signs and directions from any traffic controllers and ensure extra care is taken around workers on

Further Information

Updates for these works will be posted on our Your Say dedicated Flood Recovery – Roads and Bridges page:

https://yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au/maintaining-our-roads-and-bridges.

Should you wish to contact us directly with any questions or comments, or register your contact details to receive

updates, please call (02) 6625 0500 or email frp@lismore.nsw.gov.au and include the title ‘Leycester Road – June 2024 Update.’

We apologise in advance for any disruptions you may experience while we carry out this essential work