Natural Disaster - Road Construction Works
Natural Disaster - Road Reconstruction Works
Our Local Government Area has been impacted by several severe weather events over a long period of time, restricting Council’s endeavours to conduct what are extensive repair and restoration works. This is referred to as a Natural Disaster Declaration. When a Natural Disaster event is declared, this means we will do emergency repairs and apply to the NSW Government for funding to do the subsequent reconstruction works. Most of our local roads have been declared under the Natural Disaster Declaration packages which we have lodged to Transport for NSW (TfNSW) for approval. Once approved by TfNSW, Council will commence roadworks, weather and staff and contractor availability permitting, as soon as practically possible. However, we stress that, unfortunately, any works are dependent upon funding availability.
Unfortunately, Council does not have the financial resources to undertake the reconstruction works following a natural disaster event like a flood and requires State and Federal Government funding. This is a process that impacts and affects all NSW Councils across the State.
How the Natural Disaster Declaration Process works
For further information please visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-02/nsw-disaster-assistance-guidelines-dag-2021.pdf
What are the different Council packages?
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P2 General Works
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P2 General Works
$ Value Subject to Change - $1,736,708.30
Status with Transport for NSW
Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads
Submitted scope of works to TfNSW for approval (last correspondence December 2024)
Scope includes:
o Unsealed roads (non-priority)
o Tree & vegetation clearing
Roads included are:
- Abbots Lane
- Adams Lane
- Adams Lane North
- Adelargo Road
- Andersons Road
- Arramagong Road
- Back Piney Range Road
- Bald Hills Road
- Beazleys Lane
- Bembricks Lane
- Berendebba Lane
- Bewleys Road
- Bimbi-Caragabal Road
- Bimbi St (Caragabal-Quanidalla Road)
- Bobelar Lane
- Campbells Lane
- Clay Pit Road
- Dixons Lane
- Dunkleys Lane
- Eualdrie Road
- Eves Lane
- Gerrybang Road-I
- Gerrybang Road-II
- Gibraltar Rocks Road
- Goodes Lane
- Grants Lane
- Grimms Lane
- Hancock-Flinns Road
- Hancock-Williams Road
- Hazells Road
- Healys Road
- Heathcotes Lane
- Holy Camp Road
- Kangarooby Road
- Major West Road
- McCanns Lane
- McDonalds Lane
- Melyra Street
- Napiers Road
- O'Loughlins Lane
- Peaks Creek Road
- Piney Range Hall Road
- Pinnacle Road
- Reeves Lane
- Sandy Creek Road
- South Street
- Taylors Road
- Yambira Road
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P3 Priority Patches
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P3 Priority Patches (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
Submitted Scope of Works to TfNSW for approval - last correspondence 19 September 2024.
$ Value Subject to Change - $8,828,278 New Value: $7,211,868.03
Status with Transport for NSW
Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads
$7,211,868.03 upper limit is approved by TfNSW for Package 3.
Submitted scope of works to TfNSW for approval
95% complete
Scope includes:
- Line marking work on Henry Lawson Way - Completed
- Driftway Road - Completed
- Deaths Lane - Completed
- Henry Lawson Way - Forbes
- Morangarell Road - Completed
- Quandialla-Caragabal Road - Completed
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P4 North Patching
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P4 - North Patching. (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
Submitted scope of works to TfNSW for approval - Last correspondence 12 June 2024
$ Value Subject to Change - $6,092,819.36
Status with Transport for NSW
Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads
Council is working with TfNSW on the revised scope of works for Package 4. TfNSW is disputing contractor rates and other issues. Council is negotiating with TfNSW and awaiting a response.
Roads included in the package are:
- Adelargo Road
- Bald Hills Road - East West
- Ballendene Road
- Bewleys Road
- Goodes Lane
- Gooloogong Road (MR237)
- Hunters Road
- Keiths Lane
- Mortray Road
- Muncks Lane
- Piney Range Hall Road
- Sandy Creek Road
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P5 South Patching
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P5 - South Patching. (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
Submitted scope of works to TfNSW for approval - last correspondence 15 May 2024
$ Value Subject to Change - $10,726,397.41
Status with Transport for NSW
Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads.
Submitted scope of works to TfNSW for Package 5 approval (last correspondence December 2024).
Scope of works include:
- Back Piney Range Road
- Berrys Road
- Bimbi-Quandialla Road
- Bimbi-Thuddungra Road
- Bland Road
- Edward Square, Greenethorpe
- Eualdrie Road
- Gambarra Road
- Gerrybang Road
- Gooloogong Road (R096/MR237)
- Greenethorpe-Bumbaldry Road
- Greenethorpe-Koorawatha Road
- Grenfell Street
- Holy Camp Road
- Iandra Road
- James Street
- Martins Lane
- Margaret Street
- Melyra Street
- Murrays Lane
- Newton Street
- Nowlans Road
- Old Forbes Road
- Sale Street
- Second Street
- South Street
- Talbot Street
- Third Street
- Tyagong Creek Road
- Wirega-Greenethorpe Road
AGRN - EVENT - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P6 Priority Unsealed
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P6 - Priority Unsealed
$ Value Subject to Change - $1,941,823 Now: $1,103,072.01
Status with Transport for NSW
Scope for Package 6 includes medium and heavy formation grading of unsealed roads.
90% of work completed (last correspondence December 2024).
Roads included are:
- Arramagong Road - Completed
- Bald Hills Road
- Barkers Road East - Completed
- Barkers Road North - Completed
- Gannons Lane - Completed
- Lynchs Road - Completed
- Maddens Lane
- McCanns Lane - Completed
- Napiers Road - Completed
- Nealons Lane - Completed
- Reeves Lane - Completed
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - P7 Sinking Culverts
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P7 - Sinking Culverts
$ Value Subject to Change - $900,000
Status with Transport for NSW
Now includes scope for drain cleaning
● Awaiting approval
Natural Disaster – Road Reconstruction Works