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 - 030 - 4 August 2022 onwards
AGRN – Event - 030 - 4 August 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - Emergency Works
$ Value Subject to Change - $184,777.81
Status with Transport for NSW
- Final claim approved in the amount of $161,564.25.
Council Project Status Update
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - Emergency Works
$ Value Subject to Change - $719,993.85
Status with Transport for NSW
Council Project Status Update
- Council is awaiting for Funding Grant Letter to be issued.
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - Mary Gilmore Way
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - Mary Gilmore Way
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P1 MGW
$ Value Subject to Change - $1,129,634 (including variation) for 80% completed works. Additional scope not approved by TfNSW.
Status with Transport for NSW
- Mary Gilmore Way - $1.129m submitted to TfNSW.
- Additional area sent to TfNSW not approved.
- $1,007,229.71 received from TfNSW for Mary Gilmore Way (Package 1).
- Council completed Reseal from Block Grant money for regional roads.
Council Project Status Update
- Line marking work will commence soon on reseal areas.
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - General Works
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - Emergency Works
$ Value Subject to Change - $1,850,539.82
Status with Transport for NSW
DCPM submitted scope of work to TfNSW for approval.
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
- Caragabal-Quandialla Road
- Bobelar Lane
- Campbells Lane
- Clay Pit Road
- Dixons Lane
- Dunkleys Lane
- Euraldrie Road
- Eves Lane
- Gerrybang Road
- 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 - Priority Patches
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P3 Priority Patches (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
$ Value Subject to Change - $8,828,278 New Value: $7,211,868.03
Status with Transport for NSW
$7,211,868.03 upper limit is approved by TfNSW for Package 3.
Contractor has commenced work from Quandi-Caragabal road.
Scope includes:
- Deaths Lane (80% completed by Council’s own crew as Deaths Lane was unsafe)
- Henry Lawson Way - Young
- Henry Lawson Way - Forbes
- Driftway Road (50% completed)
- Morangarell Road
- Quandialla-Caragabal Road
Council Project Status Update
Qandi-Caragabal road is due to completed on 28th May.
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - North Patching
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P4 - North Patching. (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
$ Value Subject to Change - $7,053,249.65
Status with Transport for NSW
With TfNSW for approval (31 Oct 2023).
Roads included in the package are:
- Adelargo Road
- Bald Hills Road - East West Ballendene
- 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 - South Patching
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P5 - South Patching. (Heavy Patching on Sealed Roads)
$ Value Subject to Change - $10,707,900.20
Status with Transport for NSW
DCPM submitted scope of works to TfNSW for approval.
Scope of works include:
- Back Piney Range Road
- Berrys Road
- Bimbi-Quandialla Road
- Bimbi-Thuddungra Road
- Bland Road
- Edward Square, Greenethorpe
- Euraldrie 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
- 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 - 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
$1,103,072.01 is approved from TfNSW for Package 6.
Scope includes medium and heavy formation grading of unsealed roads.
70% of the work under this scope is already completed. Council will submit the interim payment claim for this Package in June 2024.
Roads included are:
- Arramagong Road
- Bald Hills Road
- Barkers Road East
- Barkers Road North
- Gannons Lane
- Lynchs Road
- Maddens Lane
- McCanns Lane
- Napiers Road
- Nealons Lane
- Reeves Lane
Council Project Status Update
Council working on gathering completion photos for interim payment claim.
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - Drain Cleaning
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P7 - Drain Cleaning
$ Value Subject to Change - $1,550,000.00
Status with Transport for NSW
- Council providing scope and photos.
- Once all other packages are approved, Council will begin with scope of work.
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards - Sinking Culverts
AGRN – Event - 1034 - 14 September 2022 onwards
Phase – Package - EPA-RW - P7 - Sinking Culverts
$ Value Subject to Change - TBC
Status with Transport for NSW
- Council providing scope and photos.
- Once all other packages are approved, Council will begin with scope of work.
Natural Disaster – Road Reconstruction Works
Where we are working
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Quandialla - Caragabal Road
The crew is currently working at Quandialla - Caragabal Road. There were 20,000sqm of natural disaster related damage to repair on this road with 80% of stabilisation patches completed. The sealing work will commence on 24 May 2024 and the road will be fully completed and operational without any traffic signage by 28 May 2024.
Work to commence on the 29 May 2024 and will be completed in 3 weeks. The funding for this road is coming from 3 sources being, Natural Disaster (11,500 sqm), Block Grant (2,000 sqm) and RLRRP (7,000 sqm). The combined scope of works is now marked by blue marker which is visible throughout our 20km section of the road. We expect this work to be completed on approximately 15 June 2024.