Planned Roadworks and Proposed One-Way Street – O’Flynn Street, Lismore

Submissions regarding the planned roadworks and proposed one-way closed at 4pm on Friday, 23 June.

Community Consultation was undertaken by letters to residents, through Your Say and an onsite Coffee Cart on 30 May 2023, to speak to the residents about the proposed works and obtain feedback.

Feedback was received via online submissions, letters, phone calls and emails to Council. Majority of the feedback was supportive of the one-way proposal, which includes safer pedestrian corridors to be provided and additional formal parking areas.

A report including community feedback was presented to the Local Traffic Committee and a site inspection was also undertaken with the Committee members, with the below recommendation determined.

TAC17/23 RECOMMENDED that;

Council support in principle the conversion of O’Flynn Street, Lismore Heights to One Way Southbound.
Funding for the project has been provided by Councils 2023-2024 Capital Works Program.

Council supported this recommendation at its Ordinary Meeting of 11 July 2023.

For updates on the roadworks, please see the Community Updates tab.

Planned Roadworks and Proposed One-Way Street – O’Flynn Street, Lismore Heights Between Beardow Street and New Ballina Road.

In the 2023/24 financial year Council plans to undertake roadworks on a section of O’Flynn Street.

These planned road safety works are funded by Lismore City Council’s Forward Works Program 2023/24. We are now in the planning stage for the roadworks and want to let you know in advance.

Council is also seeking feedback from the community in relation to a proposal to convert O’Flynn Street, between Beardow Street and New Ballina Road, to one-way traffic movements in a southbound direction. By implementing a one-way traffic flow, this will allow for the formalisation of on street car parking, improved drainage and provide a safer travel road.

Where are the works?

The roadworks will be conducted along a 0.4km section of O’Flynn Street, between Beardow Street and New Ballina Road, Lismore Heights (see map attached).

Why do the works?

This section of road needs to be fixed to improve its structural integrity and driving conditions for road users.

Coupled with roadworks along other sections of O’Flynn Street over recent years, the roadworks will also improve traffic safety and help bring this local road to an acceptable community standard.

What do the works involve?

The roadworks will fix the deteriorating road formation. It requires digging out the old road foundation and adding and compacting new road base material on top before resealing it. The road surface may receive a final wearing seal several months after the initial bitumen seal has cured.

This pavement overlay may change road levels by a maximum of 0.15m above the existing road centreline level due to additional layers of new road base material. We will advertise this proposed change in road level by installing roadside signs and a notice in our Local Matters publication in accordance with the Roads Act, 1993.

All driveways that intersect the road will match any changes to the road profile. You will be contacted should your driveway/ access need modification. We will also undertake maintenance to roadside drainage as needed.

When are the works to start?

Design plans are currently in progress with plans for construction of the works currently planned for September and October 2023

A notification will be sent from Council prior to start of construction with details on driveway accesses and if any interruption to services.

What do you need to do now?

You do not need to do anything as this notification is to let you know in advance of the pending roadworks.

If you wish to make comment on the project or proposed change in road levels or one-way traffic proposal (southbound) between Beardow Street and New Ballina Road, we ask that you do this by 4pm Friday, 23 June 2023 under the title ‘O’Flynn Street Roadworks’. Comments can be submitted in the following ways:

Email to council@lismore.nsw.gov.au
Via the Online Submissions below
Postal mail to the General Manager, Lismore City Council, PO Box 23A, Lismore 2480.

Onsite Coffee Cart Meeting

An onsite coffee cart was hosted on Tuesday, 30 May 2023 between 9am-10am, where staff fielded enquiries from the community relating to this project. Around 20 community members attended, to speak with Community Engagement and Asset Design Services staff. Thank you for the feedback given, and submissions received following this engagement.