Work to start on Clarence Way flood immunity projects
The sidetrack around the Tunglebung Creek flood immunity project on Clarence Way will open to traffic on Monday (12 May).
The single lane track around the work zone will operate under traffic lights for the duration of the project.
Council is installing several large culverts, raising the road height and building a new deck on Tunglebung Creek Bridge as part of the project. The work is expected to take until the end of October to complete.
Council had hoped to start the project at the end of March, however flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Alfred and continuing wet weather since caused unavoidable delays.
Motorists are reminded that as the Tunglebung Creek site is subject to flooding, Council will implement a temporary detour via Tabulam Road to the Bruxner Highway in the event the sidetrack is inundated while the work is being carried out.
A single-lane sidetrack around a similar flood immunity project on the Clarence Way at Culmaran Creek is expected to open to traffic in about three weeks. Meanwhile, Council has closed the Culmaran Creek/Clarence Way intersection to allow for construction of the side track. It will be closed for the entire project.
