Scheduled Works – Commencing 11 September 2023

Dear Residents/Business Owners

I refer to our previous communications and am happy to advise that Stage 1 of the planned road safety works along Union Street, South Lismore is scheduled to commence from 11 September 2023, with works continuing for approximately three (3) months, subject to fine weather conditions and contractor availability.

This project is proudly funded by Lismore City Council in our Roads Forward Works Program 2023-2025 and partly funded by the NSW Government under the Regional Roads REPAIR Program, administered by Transport for NSW.

We will work with businesses

We realise these staged temporary closures of Union Street will disrupt traffic flow in this part of the South Lismore business district and to some local businesses. Temporarily closing sections of the street will allow us to complete the work in the shortest time possible as well as reduce the impact of traffic whilst we are digging up and replacing the road material.

Staff will work closely with affected businesses to maintain pedestrian access at all times and assist with any servicing and deliveries through our traffic control areas as far as possible. We will endeavour to keep the general public informed via our onsite message boards to communicate our staged traffic controls.

What are the works?

Stage 1 works will be split up into segments (1a, 1b and 1c), to be completed over about three (3) months, subject to fine weather conditions. Works will take place between approximately the Lismore Garden Centre (67 Union Street) to the Frank Street intersection. The works require 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. The roadworks will fix the deteriorating road formation.

What are the traffic adjustments?

Stage 1a

Commencing on 11 September, across four (4) weeks there will be a single lane road closure during work shifts of the southbound lane (railway side). Traffic will be allowed to travel in both directions under shuttle flow on the northbound lane (shopfront side). Following the single lane closure, a detour will be in place from the Casino Street roundabout to Bridge Street for a total of two (2) weeks. During this detour period the northbound lane will remain open; only southbound traffic will need to follow the detour. This stage of the works will see the old road foundation removed and new road base material added and compacted before it is resealed.

The plan below shows the southbound traffic detour.

Stage 1a Detour

Stage 1b

This stage comprises a single lane road closure during work shifts of the northbound lane (shopfront side), across three (3) weeks under traffic control. Traffic will be allowed to travel in both directions under shuttle flow on the southbound lane (railway side). Following the single lane closure a detour will be in place from the Casino Street roundabout to Bridge Street. The detour will be in place for a total of three (3) weeks with the southbound lane remaining open; only northbound traffic will need to follow the detour.

Shop fronts will be open and accessible along Union Street, with a U-turn area provided to permit northbound traffic to commute along Union Street to approximately Frank Vanz Tyres (63 Union Street). Local access will be available in consultation with traffic control, however driveway accessibility for residents may be periodically unavailable between 7am-4pm. The plan below shows the northbound detour.

Stage 1b Detour

Stage 1c

The stage comprises the section between the road median adjacent to Richard Marlin’s Martial Arts building (81 Union Street) and the Lismore Garden Centre (67 Union Street), and will be completed by nightwork to minimise the impact to businesses. Additional information will be provided to residents and businesses in the lead up to this stage of work commencing.

What do I need to do?

Please commute through the worksite at low speed, obey adjusted speed limits and sign posted detours, and drive carefully. We would appreciate your cooperation with all traffic control and workplace protection measures to help keep everyone safe.

Who should I contact with questions/ concerns?

Roadworks unfortunately always involve traffic and parking disruptions. We recognise that people have had a very rough time recovering from the flood so we will do everything possible to minimise traffic disruptions and ensure people can park nearby and shop while work takes place.

If you have any questions, please call Council’s Manager of Roads Construction, Lyla Nolan on (02) 6625 0500 (24-hour service) or email council@lismore.nsw.gov.au and include the title ‘Union Street, South Lismore’

Thank you.

Jeremy Sleigh

Acting Head of Roads and Quarry 30 August 2023

Our Ref: AF23/3819